Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radiation anode target systems and methods
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Application No.: US17728857Application Date: 2022-04-25
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Publication No.: US11854761B2Publication Date: 2023-12-26
- Inventor: Josh Star-Lack , James Clayton
- Applicant: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo-Alto
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: H01J35/00
- IPC: H01J35/00 ; H01J35/08 ; A61N5/10 ; H01J35/18

Abstract:
Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective generation and delivery of radiation. A radiation generation system can comprise: a particle beam gun, a high energy dissipation anode target (HEDAT); and a liquid anode control component. In some embodiments, the particle beam gun generates an electron beam. The HEDAT includes a solid anode portion (HEDAT-SAP) and a liquid anode portion (HEDAT-LAP) that are configured to receive the electron beam, absorb energy from the electron beam, generate a radiation beam, and dissipate heat. The radiation beam can include photons that can have radiation characteristics (e.g., X-ray wavelength, ionizing capability, etc.). The liquid anode control component can control a liquid anode flow to the HEDAT. The HEDAT-SAP and HEDAT-LAP can cooperatively operate in radiation generation and their configuration can be selected based upon contribution of respective HEDAT-SAP and the HEDAT-LAP characteristics to radiation generation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220328276A1 RADIATION ANODE TARGET SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2022-10-13
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