Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Guoping Zhu

Xu Chu

Jinglin Wu

Tieshan Zhang

Siming Chen

Bobin Tong

Biao Luo

Patrick Joseph Kling

Bin Cao

Jiawen Zhou

Fan Zhao

Yufeng Liu

Zhihui Shu

A method may include obtaining a feedback or a reference value of a tube voltage applied to a radiation source of a radiation device for generating radiation rays. The method may also include determining, based on the feedback or the reference value of the tube voltage, a specific value of a focusing parameter associated with a focusing device of the radiation device. The method may further include causing the focusing device to shape a focus of the radiation rays according to the determined value of the focusing parameter. The focus of the radiation rays may satisfy an operational constraint under the specific value of the focusing parameter.

Systems and methods for focus control in X-rays

The present disclosure relates to a high voltage generator including multiple high voltage generating modules configured to provide a total voltage. Each of the multiple high voltage generating modules may be configured to receive a driving pulse and generate a voltage component of the total voltage according to the driving pulse. The multiple high voltage generating modules may be in a series connection. Time points when the multiple high voltage generating modules receive driving pulses may be different, and waveforms of the driving pulses may be the same.

Systems and methods for high voltage generation

The present disclosure provides an arcing detection device. The arcing detection device may include a detection coil and a processing circuit operably connected to the detection coil. The detection coil may be configured to detect a current variation of a system. The processing circuit may be configured to determine information of an arcing event of the system based on the current variation of the system. The information of the arcing event of the system may include a position where the arcing event occurs in the system.

Devices and methods for arcing detection

A high voltage generator is provided. The high voltage generator includes an inverter circuit coupled to receive a direct-current (DC) input voltage, a resonant circuit coupled to the inverter circuit, a transformer coupled to the resonant circuit and also coupled to provide a high voltage output to a high voltage device, and a phase control circuit coupled to receive a voltage across and a current through the resonant circuit and also coupled to the inverter circuit. The phase control circuit generates control signals to drive the inverter circuit. The control signals drive the inverter circuit to keep the resonant circuit operating in an inductive region.

High voltage generator and control methods thereof

A high-voltage generator may be provided. The high-voltage generator may include a rectifying unit, a grid-controlled unit, and a shielding device. The rectifying unit may be configured to rectify an electric current generated in the high-voltage generator. The grid-controlled unit may be configured to generate a high voltage and electrically connected to the rectifying unit. The grid-controlled unit may have a conductive surface that opposes the rectifying unit. The shielding device may be located between the rectifying unit and the conductive surface of the grid-controlled unit. The shielding device may be spaced apart from the rectifying unit and the conductive surface of the grid-controlled unit. The shielding device may be electrically connected to the rectifying unit.

High-voltage device

Systems and methods for focus control in x-rays

Systems and methods for medical imaging. The method may include acquiring a tube voltage switching waveform for a radiation source of a medical device. The method may include determining a tube current switching period based on the tube voltage switching waveform. The method may include determining a sampling period correlated with the tube current switching period. The method may include acquiring projection data according to the sampling period. The method may further include reconstructing an image based on the acquired projection data.

Systems and methods for medical imaging

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for energy imaging. The method may include obtaining a reference waveform of a tube voltage of a radiation source of a scanner. The reference waveform may be formed based on a superposition of a sine wave and one or more harmonics corresponding to the sine wave. The method may include causing a high voltage generator to generate the tube voltage changing between a first voltage and a second voltage lower than the first voltage according to the reference waveform. The tube voltage may be provided to the radiation source for generating radiation rays. The method may further include causing the scanner to perform energy imaging.

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Guoping Zhu