Monitoring the state of an X-ray tube
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsKlaus Jürgen Engel, Gereon Vogtmeier
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring the state of an x-ray tube (100). The method comprises: receiving sensor data from a sensor array apparatus (120) positioned to observe at least part of a surface of an anode (102) of the x-ray tube; processing the received sensor data to identify and quantify surface damage to the anode; storing the identified and quantified surface damage with a time stamp; and correlating the identified and quantified surface damage to one or more usage protocols in an operational history record of the x-ray tube and used at a time corresponding the time stamp and/or used at a time in between time stamps.
Claims14
A method for monitoring the state of an x-ray tube, the method comprising:
- receiving sensor data from a sensor apparatus positioned to measure radiation from at least part of a surface of an anode of the x-ray tube;
- processing the received sensor data to identify and quantify surface damage to the anode;
- storing the identified and quantified surface damage with a time stamp;
- and
- correlating the identified and quantified surface damage to one or more usage protocols in an operational history record of the x-ray tube and used at a time corresponding the time stamp and/or used at a time in between time stamps.
A system for monitoring the state of an x-ray tube, comprising:
- a memory that stores a plurality of instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the plurality of instructions to:
- receive sensor data from a sensor apparatus positioned to measure radiation from at least part of a surface of an anode of the x-ray tube;
- process the received sensor data to identify and quantify surface damage to the anode;
- store the identified and quantified surface damage with a time stamp;
- and
- correlate the identified and quantified surface damage to one or more usage protocols in an operational history record of the x-ray tube and used at a time corresponding the time stamp and/or used at a time in between time stamps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.