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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Peter Andras Zavodszky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
Mark Alan Frontera, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Yun Zou, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Peter Andras Zavodszky, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Sergio Lemaitre, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Carey Shawn Rogers, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An injector for an X-ray tube is presented. The injector includes an emitter to emit an electron beam, at least one focusing electrode disposed around the emitter, wherein the at least one focusing electrode focuses the electron beam and at least one extraction electrode maintained at a positive bias voltage with respect to the emitter, wherein the at least one extraction electrode controls an intensity of the electron beam.