Configurable linear accelerator trigger distribution system and method

US10367508B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• VAREX IMAGING CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Lawrence Miller · Las Vegas, US
• Jack Simmons · Richlands, US
• John Turner · Maple Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05H2277/00
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Some embodiments include a system comprising: a first control logic configured to receive a first trigger and generate a second trigger in response to the first trigger the second trigger having a delay relative to the first trigger of a configurable number of cycles of a counter of the first control logic; a second control logic configured to receive the second trigger and generate a third trigger in response to the second trigger the third trigger having a delay relative to the second trigger of a configurable number of cycles of a counter of the second control logic; and a third control logic configured to receive the second trigger and generate a fourth trigger in response to the second trigger the fourth trigger having a delay relative to the second trigger of a configurable number of cycles of a counter of the third control logic. A particle beam may be accelerated in response to the triggers.