High duty-cycle x-ray tube

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PATENT NO 5105456
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07649614

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A rotating x-ray tube includes an electron-beam accelerator assembly having an indirectly heated cathode structure. The cathode structure includes an electron-emitting region mounted at the center of a rotationally symmetric Pierce-cathode configuration. An electron beam travels along a selected path as the tube rotates so that the electron beam strikes selected portions of a target mounted within the tube as it rotates. Two magnetic coils and a ferromagnetic mirror plate are arranged to function as a single quadrupole electromagnet, which has its axis parallel to and offset from the electron beam and which elongates the electron beam in a radial direction.

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GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC300 NORTH GRANDVIEW BOULEVARD WAUKESHA WI 53188

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boyd, Douglas P San Mateo County, CA 26 748
Peschmann, Kristian R San Francisco County, CA 20 1792
Rand, Roy E Santa Clara County, CA 29 586

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