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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael John Utschig, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Uwe Wiedmann, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Antonio Caiafa, Albany, NY (US);
Jiahua Fan, New Berlin, WI (US);
Adam Budde, Madison, WI (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An X-ray tube is provided. The X-ray tube includes an electron beam source including a cathode configured to emit an electron beam. The X-ray tube also includes an anode assembly including an anode configured to receive the electron beam and to emit X-rays when impacted by the electron beam. The X-ray tube further includes a gridding electrode disposed about a path of the electron beam between the electron beam source and the anode assembly. The gridding electrode, when powered at a specific level, is configured to grid the electron beam in synchronization with planned transitions during a dynamic focal spot mode.