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公开(公告)号:US12115389B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-15
申请号:US18227992
申请日:2023-07-31
发明人: Ross Hannibal , Wade Curtiss
IPC分类号: A61N5/10 , A61B6/46 , H01H9/16 , H01H13/02 , H01H13/70 , H05G1/56 , H05G1/58 , A61B6/04 , A61B17/00 , H03K17/18 , H03K17/955 , H03K17/96
CPC分类号: A61N5/1048 , A61B6/461 , A61B6/467 , H01H9/161 , H01H13/023 , H01H13/70 , H05G1/56 , H05G1/58 , A61B6/0487 , A61B2017/00017 , A61B2017/00199 , A61N2005/1074 , H01H2013/026 , H01H2239/006 , H01H2239/064 , H01H2300/014 , H01H2300/038 , H01H2300/04 , H03K17/18 , H03K17/955 , H03K17/96 , H03K17/962
摘要: A motion-enable device includes a mechanical switch and a capacitive sensor with a sensing region that is located adjacent to the mechanical switch. The mechanical switch enables a first signal when closed or actuated that indicates that the mechanical switch is in an active state. The capacitive sensor enables a second signal when a conductive object is disposed in the sensing region, where the second signal indicates that the capacitive sensor is in an active state. Enablement of operation of an apparatus depends on receipt of both the first signal and the second signal. The mechanical switch and the capacitive sensor act as the two separate switches required by functional safety requirements for a motion enable device. Because the sensing region of the capacitive sensor is adjacent to the mechanical switch, the first and second signals are generated when an operator actuates the mechanical switch with a single digit.
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公开(公告)号:US11963284B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17610831
申请日:2020-05-06
发明人: Heiner Daerr , Bernd Rudi David
IPC分类号: H05G1/58 , H01J35/14 , H05G1/52 , A61B6/00 , G01N23/046
CPC分类号: H05G1/58 , H01J35/147 , H05G1/52 , A61B6/482 , G01N23/046
摘要: An imaging system (202) includes an X-ray radiation source (210) configured to emit radiation that traverses an examination region. The imaging system further includes a controller (220). The controller is configured to control an X-ray tube peak voltage of the X-ray radiation source to switch between at least two different X-ray tube peak voltages during a kVp switched spectral scan. The controller is further configured to control a grid voltage of the X-ray radiation source to follow the X-ray tube peak voltage during the spectral scan. The controller adjusts the grid voltage based on a predetermined mapping between a currently applied X-ray tube peak voltage and a corresponding grid voltage for a given focal spot size, thereby maintaining the given focal spot size throughout the spectral scan.
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公开(公告)号:US11771388B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-03
申请号:US18106286
申请日:2023-02-06
CPC分类号: A61B6/484 , A61B6/482 , G21K1/10 , H05G1/58 , H05G1/60 , A61B6/04 , A61B6/50 , A61B6/54 , G01N23/00 , G01N23/04 , H01J35/045
摘要: A system can have an x-ray source that generates a series of individual x-ray pulses for multi-energy imaging. A first x-ray pulse can have a first energy level and a subsequent second x-ray pulse in the series can have a second energy level different from the first energy level. An x-ray imager can receive the x-rays from the x-ray source and can detect the received x-rays for image generation. A generator interface box (GIB) controls the x-ray source to provide the series of individual x-ray pulses and synchronizes detection by the x-ray imager with generation of the individual x-ray pulses. The GIB can control x-ray pulse generation and synchronization to optimize image generation while minimizing unnecessary x-ray irradiation.
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公开(公告)号:US11510306B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-22
申请号:US17111764
申请日:2020-12-04
申请人: Hologic, Inc.
发明人: Guoyun Ru
摘要: An x-ray tube having at least one focusing cup and an anode. The x-ray tube may have a first filament positioned in a first location between the focusing cup and the anode, the first filament having a first size, and a second filament positioned in a second location between the focusing cup and anode, the second filament having a second size that is substantially the same as the first size. The x-ray tube may also include a switching mechanism configured to engage the second filament upon failure of the first filament.
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公开(公告)号:US11467105B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-11
申请号:US17054025
申请日:2019-05-10
发明人: Zhiqiang Chen , Wanlong Wu , Fuhua Ding , Zhimin Zheng , Xilei Luo
IPC分类号: G01N23/04 , G01N23/083 , G01N23/10 , G01N23/20 , G01N23/203 , G01V5/00 , H05G1/58 , H01J35/08 , H01J35/16 , G21K1/04 , H01J35/12
摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a combined scanning X-ray generator, a composite inspection apparatus and an inspection method. The combined scanning X-ray generator includes: a housing; an anode arranged in the housing, the anode including a first end of the anode and a second end of the anode opposite the first end of the anode; a pencil beam radiation source arranged at the first end of the anode and configured to emit a pencil X-ray beam; and a fan beam radiation source arranged at the second end of the anode and configured to emit a fan X-ray beam; wherein the pencil beam radiation source and the fan beam radiation source are operated independently.
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公开(公告)号:US11358006B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-14
申请号:US16928022
申请日:2020-07-14
发明人: Susan Koehl , Ross Hannibal
IPC分类号: A61N5/10 , H01H13/02 , H01H9/16 , H01H13/70 , A61B6/00 , H05G1/58 , H05G1/56 , A61B17/00 , H03K17/18 , H03K17/96 , H03K17/955 , A61B6/04
摘要: Example methods and apparatuses of controlling a user interface with a plurality of input mechanisms are disclosed. One example method includes causing a first set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms to be visually emphasized via a first visual technique while a second set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms is not visually emphasized via the first visual technique, receiving a user input via an input mechanism that is included in the first set, based on the user input, determining a third set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms and a fourth set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms, and causing the third set of input mechanisms to be visually emphasized via the first visual technique while the fourth set of available input mechanisms is not visually emphasized via the first visual technique.
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公开(公告)号:US11234323B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-25
申请号:US16656507
申请日:2019-10-17
发明人: Guoping Zhu , Patrick Joseph Kling , Jiawen Zhou , Tieshan Zhang , Jinglin Wu , Xu Chu
IPC分类号: H05G1/32 , H05G1/34 , A61B6/00 , H05G1/58 , A61B5/055 , A61B6/03 , G06T7/00 , G06T11/00 , H01J35/02
摘要: Systems and methods for medical imaging. The method may include acquiring a tube voltage switching waveform for a radiation source of a medical device. The method may include determining a tube current switching period based on the tube voltage switching waveform. The method may include determining a sampling period correlated with the tube current switching period. The method may include acquiring projection data according to the sampling period. The method may further include reconstructing an image based on the acquired projection data.
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公开(公告)号:US20210176850A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-10
申请号:US17111764
申请日:2020-12-04
申请人: Hologic, Inc.
发明人: Guoyun Ru
摘要: An x-ray tube having at least one focusing cup and an anode. The x-ray tube may have a first filament positioned in a first location between the focusing cup and the anode, the first filament having a first size, and a second filament positioned in a second location between the focusing cup and anode, the second filament having a second size that is substantially the same as the first size. The x-ray tube may also include a switching mechanism configured to engage the second filament upon failure of the first filament.
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公开(公告)号:US20200338366A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16928022
申请日:2020-07-14
发明人: Susan KOEHL , Ross HANNIBAL
摘要: Example methods and apparatuses of controlling a user interface with a plurality of input mechanisms are disclosed. One example method includes causing a first set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms to be visually emphasized via a first visual technique while a second set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms is not visually emphasized via the first visual technique, receiving a user input via an input mechanism that is included in the first set, based on the user input, determining a third set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms and a fourth set of input mechanisms in the plurality of input mechanisms, and causing the third set of input mechanisms to be visually emphasized via the first visual technique while the fourth set of available input mechanisms is not visually emphasized via the first visual technique.
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公开(公告)号:US10791615B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-29
申请号:US16086440
申请日:2017-03-21
发明人: Lester Donald Miller , Nirmal Soni , Rolf Karl Otto Behling , Roland Proksa , Dionys Van De Ven
摘要: The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating X-rays. It is described to produce (210) with a power supply (40) at least two voltages between at least one cathode (20) and an anode (30), wherein the at least two voltages comprises a first voltage and a second voltage. The at least one cathode is positioned relative to the anode. Electrons are emitted (220) from the at least one cathode. Electrons emitted from the at least one cathode are interacted (230) with the anode with energies corresponding to the at least two voltages. X-rays are generated (230) from the anode, wherein the electrons interact with the anode to generate the X-rays. First X-rays are generated when the power supply produces the first voltage and second X-rays are generated when the power supply produces the second voltage. The power supply is controlled (250), such that a ratio between the first X-rays and the second X-rays is controllable.
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