Distributed X-ray light source and control method therefor, and CT equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11201030-B2
Application number	US-201816627515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2018
Priority date	Sep 18, 2017
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A distributed X-ray light source comprises: a plurality of arranged cathode assemblies used for emitting electron beams; an anode target used for receiving the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies; and compensation electrodes and focusing electrodes provided in sequence between the plurality of the cathode assemblies and the anode target, the compensation electrode being used for adjusting electric field strength at two ends of a grid structure in each cathode assembly, and the focusing electrode being used for focusing the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies, wherein the focusing electrode corresponding to at least one cathode assembly in the plurality of the cathode assemblies comprises a first electrode and a second electrode which are separately provided, and an electron beam channel is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A distributed X-ray light source, comprising:
a plurality of arranged cathode assemblies, configured to emit electron beams;
an anode target, configured to receive the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies; and
compensation electrodes and focusing electrodes provided in sequence between the plurality of the cathode assemblies and the anode target, the compensation electrodes being configured to adjust electric field strength between two ends of a grid structure in each cathode assembly, and the focusing electrodes being configured to focus the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies;
wherein the focusing electrode corresponding to at least one cathode assembly in the plurality of the cathode assemblies includes a first electrode and a second electrode which are provided separately, and an electron beam channel is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein:
the focusing electrode corresponding to each of the at least one cathode assembly is disposed separately; the focusing electrodes corresponding to at least two cathode assemblies of the plurality of the cathode assemblies each include the first electrode and the second electrode; the first electrodes are electrically connected to each other and connected to a first power source, and the second electrodes are electrically connected to each other and connected to a second power source; and voltages of the first power source and the second power source are adjustable; or
the at least one cathode assembly comprises two adjacent cathode assemblies, and two focusing electrodes corresponding to the two adjacent cathode assemblies have a common electrode; the common electrode serves as a second electrode of a first focusing electrode in the two focusing electrodes and a first electrode of a second focusing electrode in the two focusing electrodes; the first electrode corresponding to a first cathode assembly in an arrangement order of the at least one cathode assembly and the second electrode corresponding to the cathode assemblies arranged in even numbers in the arrangement order are electrically connected to each other and connected to a first power source; the second electrodes corresponding to the cathode assemblies arranged in odd numbers in the arrangement order of the at least one cathode assembly are electrically connected to each other and connected to a second power source; and voltages of the first power source and the second power source are adjustable.

2. The distributed X-ray light source according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a voltage control module, connected to the first power source and the second power source and configured to control the voltages of the first power source and the second power source so as to adjust a voltage difference between the first power source and the second power source.

3. The distributed X-ray light source according to claim 1 , wherein each of the focusing electrodes corresponding to all of the plurality of cathode assemblies comprises the first electrode and the second electrode which are provided separately.

4. The distributed X-ray light source according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cathode assemblies comprises:
a cathode, configured to emit the electron beams; and
the grid structure disposed in a direction of an emitting end of the cathode and spaced from the emitting end of the cathode at a predetermined distance.

5. A Computed Tomography (CT) device, comprising: a distributed X-ray light source, the distributed X-ray light source comprising:
a plurality of arranged cathode assemblies, configured to emit electron beams;
an anode target, configured to receive the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies; and
compensation electrodes and focusing electrodes provided in sequence between the plurality of the cathode assemblies and the anode target, the compensation electrodes being configured to adjust electric field strength between two ends of a grid structure in each cathode assembly, and the focusing electrodes being configured to focus the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies;
wherein the focusing electrode corresponding to at least one cathode assembly in the plurality of the cathode assemblies includes a first electrode and a second electrode which are provided separately, and an electron beam channel is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein:
the focusing electrode corresponding to each of the at least one cathode assembly is disposed separately; the focusing electrodes corresponding to at least two cathode assemblies of the plurality of the cathode assemblies each include the first electrode and the second electrode; the first electrodes are electrically connected to each other and connected to a first power source, and the second electrodes are electrically connected to each other and connected to a second power source; and voltages of the first power source and the second power source are adjustable; or
the at least one cathode assembly comprises two adjacent cathode assemblies, and two focusing electrodes corresponding to the two adjacent cathode assemblies have a common electrode; the common electrode serves as a second electrode of a first focusing electrode in the two focusing electrodes and a first electrode of a second focusing electrode in the two focusing electrodes; the first electrode corresponding to a first cathode assembly in an arrangement order of the at least one cathode assembly and the second electrode corresponding to the cathode assemblies arranged in even numbers in the arrangement order are electrically connected to each other and connected to a first power source; the second electrodes corresponding to the cathode assemblies arranged in odd numbers in the arrangement order of the at least one cathode assembly are electrically connected to each other and connected to a second power source; and voltages of the first power source and the second power source are adjustable.

6. The CT device according to claim 5 , wherein the distributed X-ray light source further comprises:
a voltage control module, connected to the first power source and the second power source and configured to control the voltages of the first power source and the second power source so as to adjust a voltage difference between the first power source and the second power source.

7. The CT device according to claim 5 , wherein each of the focusing electrodes corresponding to all of the plurality of cathode assemblies comprises the first electrode and the second electrode which are provided separately.

8. The CT device according to claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of cathode assemblies comprises:
a cathode, configured to emit the electron beams; and
the grid structure disposed in a direction of an emitting end of the cathode and spaced from the emitting end of the cathode at a predetermined distance.

9. A method for controlling a distributed X-ray light source, the distributed X-ray light source comprising a plurality of arranged cathode assemblies, configured to emit electron beams; an anode target, configured to receive the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies; and compensation electrodes and focusing electrodes provided in sequence between the plurality of the cathode assemblies and the anode target, the compensation electrodes being configured to adjust electric field strength between two ends of a grid structure in each cathode assembly, and the focusing electrodes being configured to focus the electron beams emitted by the cathode assemblies, the focusing electrode corresponding to at least one cathode assembly in the plurality of the cathode assemblies including a first ele

Assignees

• Nuctech Co Ltd
• Univ Tsinghua

Inventors

• Tan Chengjun
• Huang Wenhui
• Tang Chuanxiang
• Jin Qingxiu
• Zhang Dongsheng
• Luo Qun
• Liu Donghai
• Zhang Luming
• Wu Peidong

Classifications

• H01J35/30

  by deflection of the cathode ray · CPC title

• H01J35/08

  Anodes; Anti cathodes · CPC title

• H01J35/04

  Electrodes {; Mutual position thereof; Constructional adaptations therefor} · CPC title

• G01N23/046

  using tomography, e.g. computed tomography [CT] · CPC title

• H05G1/08

  Electrical details · CPC title