Invention Grant
- Patent Title: X-ray generating device, and diagnostic device and diagnostic method therefor
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Application No.: US17432469Application Date: 2019-03-01
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Publication No.: US11751317B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Goshi Akiyama , Tsunehisa Ohashi , Kenichiro Nakamura , Yuta Saito
- Applicant: Shimadzu Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Muir Patent Law, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/008089 2019.03.01
- International Announcement: WO2020/178898A 2020.09.10
- Date entered country: 2021-08-19
- Main IPC: H05G1/26
- IPC: H05G1/26 ; H05G1/32

Abstract:
An X-ray tube is provided with: a cathode and an anode sealed inside a vacuum envelope; and an ion-collecting conductor attached to the vacuum envelop so as to be in contact with an internal space of the vacuum envelope. A first current sensor measures a value of a first current flowing between the ion-collecting conductor and a node for supplying potential for attracting positive ions in the vacuum envelope. A second current sensor measures a value of a second current flowing between the anode and the cathode. A control circuit generates diagnostic information on the degree of vacuum of the X-ray tube based on a current ratio file of the first current value (Ii) measured by the first current sensor to the second current value (Ie) measured by the second current sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220132645A1 X-RAY GENERATING DEVICE, AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2022-04-28
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