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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Varex Imaging Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Dave Kirkham, South Jordan, UT (US);
VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments include an x-ray system, comprising: a vacuum enclosure; a plurality of electron sources disposed within the vacuum enclosure; an anode including at least one target with a plurality of focal spots disposed in a planar array within the vacuum enclosure, each focal spot configured to generate an x-ray beam in response to an electron beam from a corresponding one of the electron sources; a plurality of first collimators disposed within the vacuum enclosure, each first collimator associated with a corresponding one of the focal spots and configured to collimate the x-ray beam of the corresponding focal spot; and a second collimator integrated with a housing of the vacuum enclosure or external to the vacuum enclosure, the second collimator configured to collimate each of the x-ray beams.