To provide an X-
ray tube that can operate with
higher power output and / or less wear. [Solution] An X-
ray tube is provided, wherein a target 11 is formed on the end face 10 of an
anode head 6 having a central axis ZA, and during operation, electrons collide with the target 11 in an excitation region 9, and the
anode head 6 provides a flow path for
cooling fluid that leads from at least one inlet connection through a radially outer section 20, further through a cooling gap 21, and further through a radially inner section 22 to at least one outlet connection, wherein the excitation region 9 of the target 11 is substantially ring-shaped, and in a region 26 of the
anode head 6 located on the opposite side of the excitation region 9 of the target 11, the local heights H1, H2 of the cooling gap 21 gradually increase from radially outward to radially inward.