Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

Thomas Ferger

Christian Hoffmann

Philipp Bernhardt

Markus Schild

Sven Fritzler

Ronald Dittrich

Dieter Matuszok

Kai-Uwe Taubenreuther

Mathias Kraus

Systems and methods are provided for generating X-ray pulses during X-ray imaging. A high voltage of an X-ray tube is automatically switched off. The tube voltage decays and upon reaching a predefined threshold value of the tube voltage or a predefined waiting time after switching off the high voltage, a grating voltage of a grating arranged between an emitter and an anode of the X-ray tube is automatically switched on. No electrons reach the anode from the emitter, and the tube current drops to the value zero.

Generating X-ray pulses during X-ray imaging

An x-ray tube includes a vacuum housing. A cathode and an anode are disposed in the vacuum housing and insulated by at least one insulation element. Upon application of a high voltage, the cathode emits electrons that strike the anode as an electron beam. A voltage arrester device with an insulation path has a field strength that is higher than a field strength at the insulation element. If a voltage flashover occurs, the voltage is discharged via the voltage arrester device.

X-ray tube

A cathode has a cathode head in which is arranged at least one emitter that emits electrons upon application of a heating voltage. At least one series resistor is connected in the voltage feed to at least one emitter. The use of such a cathode in an x-ray tube enables x-ray exposures with a high quality.

Cathode

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Thomas Ferger