x-ray target

x-ray target

[′eks ‚rā ‚tär·gət]
(electronics)
The metal body with which high-velocity electrons collide, in a vacuum tube designed to produce x-rays.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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