Pulsed power application for x-ray tube
OwnerKasegn Dubale Tekletsadik, John Scott Priceinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for providing pulsed power application for an x-ray tube that comprises an x-ray tube having an anode and cathode; and a power supply adapted to provide an anode-to-cathode gap voltage, wherein the gap voltage is pulsed during x-ray exposure resulting in a pulsed x-ray radiation.
Claims26
A pulsed power application system for an x-ray tube comprising:
- an x-ray tube having an anode and cathode;
- and
- a power supply adapted to provide an anode-to-cathode gap voltage, wherein said gap voltage is pulsed for a sub-millisecond duration resulting in a pulsed x-ray radiation.
An x-ray tube adapted to generate pulsed x-ray radiation comprising:
- a frame;
- an anode disposed in said frame;
- a cathode corresponding with said anode disposed in said frame;
- and
- a power supply adapted to provide an anode-to-cathode gap voltage, wherein said gap voltage is pulsed for a sub-millisecond duration resulting in a pulsed x-ray radiation.
A method to improve the efficiency of operation in x-ray tubes, the method comprising:
- connecting a high voltage supply to the x-ray tube having an anode and a cathode disposed in the x-ray tube to provide a gap voltage therebetween;
- pulsing said gap voltage for a sub-millisecond duration;
- and
- generating a pulsed x-ray radiation from said anode.
A method to control the spectral content of x-ray emission from an x-ray tube, the method comprising:
- connecting a high voltage supply to the x-ray tube having an anode and a cathode disposed in the x-ray tube to provide a gap voltage therebetween;
- disposing at least one target material on said anode;
- pulsing said gap voltage for a sub-millisecond duration;
- generating a pulsed x-ray radiation from said anode;
- and
- detecting said pulsed x-ray radiation with a detector corresponding to an energy level of the generated pulsed x-ray radiation.
A pulsed power application system for an x-ray tube comprising:
- an x-ray tube having an anode and cathode;
- a power supply adapted to provide an anode-to-cathode gap voltage;
- and
- a pulsing means for pulsing said gap voltage for a sub-millisecond duration resulting in a pulsed x-ray radiation.
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