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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Klaus Jürgen Engel, Veldoven, NL;
Gereon Vogtmeier, Aachen, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for monitoring the state of an x-ray tube (). The method comprises: receiving sensor data from a sensor array apparatus () positioned to observe at least part of a surface of an anode () of the x-ray tube; processing the received sensor data to identify and quantify surface damage to the anode; storing the identified and quantified surface damage with a time stamp; and correlating the identified and quantified surface damage to one or more usage protocols in an operational history record of the x-ray tube and used at a time corresponding the time stamp and/or used at a time in between time stamps.