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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Adaptix Ltd, Begbroke, GB;
Gil Travish, Oxford, GB;
Sami Mughal, Oxford, GB;
ADAPTIX LTD, Begbroke, GB;
Abstract
To achieve high quality x-ray imaging, it is important to be able to control the production of x-rays in an x-ray generator. This is achieved by an x-ray generator comprising an array of electron field emitters for producing paths of electrons, target material comprising x-ray photon producing material configured to emit x-ray photons in response to the incidence of produced electrons upon it, an array of magnetic-field generators for affecting the paths of the produced electrons from the array of electron field emitters such that one or more paths are divertable away from the x-ray photon producing material so as to reduce the production of x-ray photons by the said one or more paths of electrons, the generator further comprising a sensing circuit arranged to measure the amount of electrical charge emitted by one or more electron emitter, and a controller for controlling the array of magnetic-field generators in response to the amount of electrical charge measured.