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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Christopher David Unger, Brookfield, WI (US);
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Christopher David Unger, Brookfield, WI (US);
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for operating an electron beam system is presented. Further, an electron beam system, an X-ray tube and a CT system that implement the presented method are also described. The method includes generating an electron beam in an X-ray tube in an imaging system. Additionally, a current configuration corresponding to a particular view of the imaging system is identified. If the identified current configuration is within a determined range, a duty cycle of the electron beam for the particular view of the imaging system is modulated using pulse width modulation. Further, the modulated electron beam is focused towards a target.