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US 12,512,744 B2Granted
Voltage regulator circuits, radiation devices and radiation systems including the same
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsFlavio Poehlmann-Martins, Ogy Sabev, Bill Main, Alexander Cahill, Reza Alibazi Behbahani, Raj Pai
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Abstract
A radiation system includes a modulator and at least one voltage regulator. The modulator is configured to output a voltage for operation of a magnetron and an electron gun of the radiation system. The at least one voltage regulator circuit is electrically connected between the modulator and at least one of the magnetron or the electron gun, and configured to control a magnitude of the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the magnetron and the electron gun.
Claims20
A radiation system comprising:
- a modulator configured to output a voltage for operation of a magnetron and an electron gun of the radiation system;
- and
- at least one voltage regulator circuit electrically connected between the modulator and at least one of the magnetron or the electron gun, the at least one voltage regulator circuit configured to control a magnitude of the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the at least one of the magnetron or the electron gun, wherein
- the at least one voltage regulator circuit includes a voltage tuning circuit electrically connected between the modulator and the at least one of the magnetron and the electron gun, the voltage tuning circuit having a first node and being configured to provide a bias voltage at the first nose to control the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the at least one of the magnetron the electron gun.
1 more element
A radiation system comprising:
- a modulator configured to output a voltage for operation magnetron and an electron gun of the radiation system;
- and
- at least one voltage regulator circuit electrically connected between the modulator and at least one of the magnetron or the electron gun, the at least one voltage regulator circuit configured to control a magnitude of the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the at least one of the magnetron or the electron gun, wherein
- the at least one voltage regulator circuit is electrically connected between the modulator and the electron,
- the at least one voltage regulator circuit is configured to regulate the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the electron gun, and
- the at least one voltage regulator circuit includes
- a voltage tuning circuit electrically connected between the modulator and the electron gun, and
- a regulated power supply electrically connected to the voltage tuning circuit, the regulated power supply configured to apply a bias voltage to a first node of the voltage tuning circuit to tune the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the electron gun.
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A radiation system comprising:
- a modulator configured to voltage for operation magnetron and an electron gun of the radiation system;
- and
- at least one voltage regulator circuit electrically connected between the modulator and the magnetron, the at least one voltage regulator circuit configured to control a magnitude of the voltage output from the modulator for operation the magnetron, wherein
- the at least one voltage regulator circuit includes a voltage tuning circuit electrically connected between the modulator and the magnetron, the voltage tuning circuit configured to provide a bias voltage to tune the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the magnetron.
1 more element
A radiation system comprising:
- a modulator configured to output a voltage for operation of a magnetron and an electron gun of the radiation system, the modulator including a transformer winding;
- and
- a voltage regulator circuit electrically connected to a stand-alone tab from the transformer winding of the modulator, the voltage regulator circuit configured to control a magnitude of the voltage output from the modulator for operation of the magnetron and the electron gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.