x-ray detection equipment is made of X-ray tubes, high voltage generators and control electronics to control exposure, timing, and power overruns.

A modern high quality X-ray tube capable of conducting fluoroscopic imaging or continuous X-ray generation in order to visualize the real-time manipulation of X-ray images of the internal anatomy.

In general, these more complex X-ray tubes become very hot after a period of exposure, as in fluorescent fluoroscopy, where they are opened for several minutes at a time. To address the extreme heat of melting fixed anode tubes, the anode rotation of these heavier tubes, approaching 10,000 RPM, distributes heat evenly over the larger surface area of the rotating disc, about half the size of a hockey pink. The cathode is then analyzed separately and contained in a vacuum-sealed tube roughly the size of a bowling pin.

Circulating through a radiator type cooler allows some of the heat to escape from the tube, extending the service time.

The voltage required to generate X-rays is about 120,000 volts. Zhuomao Optoelectronics' equipment uses a high voltage above 90KV, which is accelerated by the high voltage of the cathode electrons, hitting the positive metal target. The anode and X-rays are directed out of the tube and housing perpendicular to this impact Angle. As I said, the current and the time it's turned on determine how penetrating an object is, enough to expose anything visible.