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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Kasey Otho Greenland, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Russell Boye, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Kasey Otho Greenland, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James Russell Boye, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/06 (2006.01); H01J 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 35/08 (2013.01); H01J 35/06 (2013.01); H01J 2235/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dual-energy x-ray tubes. In one example embodiment, a dual-energy x-ray tube includes an evacuated enclosure, an anode positioned within the evacuated enclosure, a first cathode positioned within the evacuated enclosure, and a second cathode positioned within the evacuated enclosure. The first cathode and the second cathode are configured to operate simultaneously at different voltages.