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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Brian Lounsberry, Thiensville, WI (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
Jizhong Chen, Medford, MA (US);
Floribertus P. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Brian Lounsberry, Thiensville, WI (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Xiaoye Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
Jizhong Chen, Medford, MA (US);
Floribertus P. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An X-ray tube includes a target and a cathode assembly. The cathode assembly includes a first filament configured to emit a first beam of electrons toward the target, a first gridding electrode coupled to the first filament, a second filament configured to emit a second beam of electrons toward the target, and a second gridding electrode coupled to the second filament.