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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Excillum Ab, Kista, SE;
Per Takman, Kista, SE;
Ulf Lundström, Kista, SE;
EXCILLUM AB, Kista, SE;
Abstract
A method for controlling an X-ray source configured to emit, from an X-ray spot on a target, X-ray radiation generated by an interaction between an electron beam and the target, wherein the X-ray spot is determined by the field of view of an X-ray optical system of the X-ray source. The method includes providing the target, providing the electron beam forming an electron spot on the target and interacting with the target to generate X-ray radiation, and adjusting a width and total power of the electron beam such that a maximum of the power density profile in the electron spot is below a predetermined limit, and such that a total power delivered to the target in the X-ray spot is increased.