Modular portable X-ray source with integral generator
US4646338A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J35/116
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular portable X-ray source with integral generator system for generating continuous X-rays of regulated intensity and energy level over a range from zero to maximum and includes a unitary housing containing an X-ray tube, a direct current high voltage power supply for generating a directly controllable, regulated high voltage, a regulated filament supply for generating a directly controllable, regulated beam current, both supplies being directly connected to the X-ray tube without cabling, both supplies being controlled by feedback control signals directly from the X-ray tube, and both being operated directly from a low voltage high current supply, such as a storage battery.
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