Title:
X-RAY SOURCE CONTROLLER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/017178
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An x-ray source can include a power supply (10) and an x-ray tube (16). The power supply can include digital-to-analog converters (DACs) (17a, 17b) electrically-coupled between a digital controller (12) and an x-ray tube control circuit (13). A user of the x-ray source can provide a digital input to the digital controller for operation of the x-ray source. Advantages of this power supply can include easy operation of the x-ray source, minimize problems in x-ray source operation due to variation between manufactured x-ray tubes, and reduced electronic noise. There can be a small distance (Ld1, Ld2) between the DACs and the x-ray tube control circuit. The power supply electronic components can be part of a single electronic circuit rigidly-mounted together. The digital controller, the first DAC, the second DAC, and the x-ray tube control circuit can be rigidly-mounted within a housing (21).
Inventors:
CARTER CHRIS (US)
SMITH JERRY (US)
SMITH JERRY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/031225
Publication Date:
July 26, 2018
Filing Date:
May 05, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOXTEK INC (US)
International Classes:
H05G1/32; H05G1/10
Foreign References:
| US20080123815A1 | 2008-05-29 | |||
| US20120121069A1 | 2012-05-17 | |||
| US5778046A | 1998-07-07 | |||
| US7295651B2 | 2007-11-13 | |||
| US20100098216A1 | 2010-04-22 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HOBSON, Garron M. (US)
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