Methods for x-ray tube rotors with speed and/or position control
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsCarey Rogers, Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Nidhishri Tapadia, Andrew Thomas Cross, Uwe Wiedmann
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Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for an x-ray imaging system. In one example, a method for decelerating a rotor of an x-ray tube of an imaging system includes controlling and/or monitoring a speed and position of the rotor, passing the rotor through a first position where a force exerted on the rotor, is less than Earth's gravitational pull, the force due to a combination of gravity and radial acceleration, and initiating a predefined deceleration profile to decelerate the rotor to a halt when the x-ray tube passes through the first position.
Claims8
A method for decelerating a rotor of an x-ray tube of an imaging system, comprising:
- controlling and/or monitoring a speed and a position of the rotor;
- passing the rotor through a first position where a force exerted on the rotor, is less than Earth's gravitational pull, the force due to a combination of gravity and radial acceleration;
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- initiating a predefined deceleration profile to decelerate the rotor to a halt when the x-ray tube passes through the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.