Title:
TARGET AND/OR FILAMENT FOR AN X-RAY TUBE, X-RAY TUBE, METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A TARGET AND/OR A FILAMENT AND METHOD FOR SETTING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TARGET AND/OR A FILAMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/058853
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A target 1/filament 5 for an x-ray tube 9 comprising a target base 10/filament holder and a target element 11/filament element attached thereto, wherein an identification element 8, 14, 15 is attached to the target base 10/filament holder, which identification element is identifiable in conjunction with an acquisition element 13, 16, 18 at the x-ray tube 9 and has a unique association with the characteristics of the target 1/filament 5. A method for identifying a specific target 1 and/or a specific filament 5, wherein the acquisition element 13, 16, 18 attached to the x-ray tube 9 identifies the identification element 8, 14, 15, which is attached to the target base 10 and/or the filament holder, and the target 1 and/or the filament 5 is uniquely associated with the identification element 8, 14, 15 by means of a database. A method for automatically setting the characteristics of a target 1 and/or a filament 5 installed in an x-ray tube 9, wherein, after performing an above-described method, the characteristics stored in the database for the respective identification element 8, 14, 15 or the target 1 and/or the filament 5 are transferred to the setting devices for the respective characteristics and these characteristics are set by way of these setting devices.
Inventors:
NIEMANN WILLHELM (DE)
SCHRADER BJÖRN (DE)
DEYE JENS (DE)
KLEIN AXEL (DE)
SCHRADER BJÖRN (DE)
DEYE JENS (DE)
KLEIN AXEL (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2014/002839
Publication Date:
May 12, 2016
Filing Date:
October 21, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YXLON INT GMBH (DE)
International Classes:
H01J35/02; H01J35/06; H01J35/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DTS PATENT- UND RECHTSANWÄLTE
SCHNEKENBÜHL UND PARTNER MBB (München, DE)
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