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US 2019/0357342 A1Published application
Configurable linear accelerator frequency control system and method
AssigneeVarex Imaging Corporation
InventorJohn C. Turner
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a system comprising: an RF source configured to generate an RF signal; an RF frequency control circuit coupled to the RF source and configured to adjust a frequency of the RF signal; an accelerator structure configured to accelerate a particle beam in response to the RF signal; and control logic configured to: receive a plurality of settings over time for the RF source; adjust the RF signal in response to the settings; and adjust a setpoint of the RF frequency control circuit in response to the settings.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an RF source configured to generate an RF signal;
- an RF frequency control circuit coupled to the RF source and configured to adjust a frequency of the RF signal;
- an accelerator structure configured to accelerate a particle beam in response to the RF signal;
- and
- control logic configured to:
- receive a plurality of settings over time for the RF source;
- adjust the RF signal in response to the settings;
- and
- adjust a setpoint of the RF frequency control circuit in response to the settings.
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A method, comprising:
- operating an RF source to generate an RF signal in response to a plurality of energy level settings over time;
- accelerating a particle beam in response to the RF signal;
- and
- adjusting a frequency of the RF source in response to the energy level settings.
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A system, comprising:
- means for generating an RF signal in response to a plurality of energy level settings over time;
- means for accelerating a particle beam in response to the RF signal;
- and
- means for adjusting a frequency of the RF signal in response to the energy level settings.
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