Solutions

A micro CT scanner builds a 3D model from hundreds of X-ray pictures taken as a part rotates. The X-ray source sets the ceiling on how small a detail the finished scan can show. Scanner builders need focal spot size matched to their voxel, tube voltage set by the part’s material, and spot position stability that holds across a scan lasting hours. The CX20 carries the most flux in the range at 25 W. The CX30 reaches 130 kV and publishes its full spot against power curve. The CX40 holds the smallest spot at 4.5 μm.

When a surgeon removes tissue or a radiologist takes a biopsy core, someone has to confirm the target came out before the patient leaves the room. A cabinet X-ray exposure shows the calcifications, the marker clip and the tissue edges in seconds. A lab micro-CT scan checks the margin from every angle afterward. Specimen size sets the power needed, from about 7 W for a block or core up to 50 W for a whole specimen. Tissue keeps the voltage low, between 20 kV and 55 kV. The CX40 covers that entire voltage band and holds a 4.5 μm focal spot for blocks and cores. The CX30 40 W model suits a whole specimen.

A counterfeit component carries the right part number on the outside and the wrong part inside. Opening it up to check destroys the component a screening lab needs to sell. X-ray shows whether a die exists at all, whether it matches a genuine component’s size, how many bond wires run inside the package, and where each one lands. MIL-STD-883 sets the published requirement at a 25.4 μm feature, which is the diameter of a signal bond wire. So resolution has to reach that scale. The CX40 reaches 4.5 μm and sits at the low end of the voltage range the method asks for.