Configurable linear accelerator
AssigneeVarex Imaging Corporation
InventorsJohn C Turner, Lawrence Miller, Nathan Hanson
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a system comprising: a particle power source configured to generate a particle power signal; a radio frequency (RF) power source configured to generate an RF power signal; a particle source configured to generate a particle beam in response to the particle power signal; a RF source configured to generate an RF signal in response to the RF power signal; and an accelerator structure configured to accelerate the particle beam in response to the RF signal; wherein a timing of the RF power signal is different from a timing of the particle power signal.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a particle power source configured to generate a particle power signal;
- a radio frequency (RF) power source configured to generate an RF power signal;
- a particle source configured to generate a particle beam in response to the particle power signal;
- a RF source configured to generate an RF signal in response to the RF power signal;
- and
- an accelerator structure configured to accelerate the particle beam in response to the RF signal;
- wherein a timing of the RF power signal is different from a timing of the particle power signal.
A system, comprising:
- a particle power source configured to receive a first alternating current (AC) power and a first control signal and generate a particle power signal from the first AC power based on the first control signal;
- a radio frequency (RF) power source configured to receive a second AC power a second control signal and generate an RF power signal from the second AC power based on the second control signal;
- a particle source configured to generate a particle beam in response to the particle power signal;
- a RF source configured to generate an RF signal in response to the RF power signal;
- an accelerator structure configured to accelerate the particle beam in response to the RF signal;
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- control logic configured to generate the first control signal and the second control signal.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a pulse message;
- configuring a radio frequency (RF) power source to output an RF power signal based on the pulse message;
- configuring a particle power source to output a particle power signal based on the pulse message;
- driving a particle source with the particle power signal;
- driving an RF source with the RF power signal;
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- accelerating a particle beam from the particle source using the RF source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.