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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
John Moore Boudry, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Naveen Chandra, Kenosha, WI (US);
John Moore Boudry, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Naveen Chandra, Kenosha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for calibrating an x-ray tube include a computer programmed to acquire a starter voltage/current value corresponding to a width, a length, or a position of a target focal spot capable of being generated by the x-ray tube. The computer is programmed to generate an electron beam and to steer the electron beam based on the starter voltage/current value. The computer is also programmed to steer the electron beam based on a value adjusted from the starter voltage/current value. The computer is programmed to calculate a final voltage/current value that is configured to generate the width, length, or position of the target focal spot based on the starter voltage/current value and the adjusted starter voltage/current value.