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US 10,693,464 B2Granted
Configurable linear accelerator
AssigneeVarex Imaging Corporation
InventorsJohn C Turner, Lawrence Miller, Nathan Hanson
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a system comprising: a particle power source configured to generate a particle power signal; a radio frequency (RF) power source configured to generate an RF power signal; a particle source configured to generate a particle beam in response to the particle power signal; a RF source configured to generate an RF signal in response to the RF power signal; and an accelerator structure configured to accelerate the particle beam in response to the RF signal; wherein a timing of the RF power signal is different from a timing of the particle power signal.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a particle power source configured to generate a particle power signal including a particle power pulse having a particle power pulse timing;
- a radio frequency (RF) power source configured to generate an RF power signal including an RF power pulse having an RF power pulse timing;
- a particle source configured to generate a particle beam pulse in response to the particle power pulse;
- a RF source configured to generate an RF signal pulse in response to the RF power pulse;
- an accelerator structure configured to accelerate the particle beam pulse in response to the RF signal pulse;
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- control logic coupled to the particle power source and the RF power source, wherein the control logic is configured to:
- receive a pulse message;
- activate the particle power source to generate the particle power pulse in response to the pulse message;
- and
- activate the RF power source to generate the RF power pulse in response to the pulse message;
- wherein the control logic is configured to activate the particle power source and the RF power source such that a difference between the particle power pulse timing and the RF power pulse timing is based on the pulse message.
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A system, comprising:
- a particle power source configured to receive a first alternating current (AC) power and a first control signal and generate a particle power signal from the first AC power based on the first control signal;
- a radio frequency (RF) power source configured to receive a second AC power and a second control signal and generate an RF power signal from the second AC power based on the second control signal;
- a particle source configured to generate a particle beam in response to the particle power signal;
- a RF source configured to generate an RF signal in response to the RF power signal;
- an accelerator structure configured to accelerate the particle beam in response to the RF signal;
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- control logic configured to generate the first control signal and the second control signal based on a pulse message;
- wherein:
- the first AC power is separate from the second AC power;
- the particle power source is configured to generate the particle power signal including a particle power pulse having a particle power pulse timing;
- the RF power source is configured to generate the RF power signal including an RF power pulse having an RF power pulse timing;
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- for at least one set of the first control signal and the second control signal, a difference between the RF power pulse timing and the particle power pulse timing based on the pulse message.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a pulse message;
- configuring a radio frequency (RF) power source to output an RF power signal having an RF power pulse based on the pulse message;
- configuring a particle power source to output a particle power signal having a particle power pulse based on the pulse message wherein a difference between the RF power pulse and the particle power pulse is based on the pulse message;
- driving a particle source with the particle power pulse;
- driving an RF source with the RF power pulse;
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- accelerating a particle beam generated in response to the particle power pulse from the particle source using an RF signal generated in response to the RF power pulse from the RF source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.