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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Philipp Bernhardt, Forchheim, DE;
Thomas Ferger, Fürth, DE;
Markus Schild, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Kai-uwe Taubenreuther, Schellenberg, DE;
Mathias Kraus, Gößweinstein, DE;
Philipp Bernhardt, Forchheim, DE;
Thomas Ferger, Fürth, DE;
Markus Schild, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Kai-Uwe Taubenreuther, Schellenberg, DE;
Mathias Kraus, Gößweinstein, DE;
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
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.