Abstract:
1390425 Electron beam apparatus PHILIPS ELECTRONIC & ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES Ltd 2 June 1972 [5 June 1971] 25908/72 Heading H1D An electron beam apparatus, such as an electron microscope or an electron beam machining apparatus, has a screen 17 which intercepts part of the beam and which forms part of a filament current control unit 15 of a cathode 12 which has a control electrode 11. The screen 17 can be an apertured electrode in which case the signal path 16 is electrical, or the screen can be a phosphor in which case the signal path 16 will be optical and later converted to electrical. The voltage between the control electrode 11 and the cathode 12 is varied either by adjusting a bias resistor Fig. 2 (not shown) or superimposing an alternating voltage Fig. 3 (not shown) and the filament current is adjusted so that maximum in the curve of beam current density against control electrode-cathode potential difference coincides with the actual operating potential difference, the maximum being detected by, e.g. a phase sensitive detector. It is stated that the filament temperature will then be optimized.
Abstract:
Systems and methods of controlling a proton beam in a proton therapy system, the system including a proton beam delivery system including at least one achromatic beamline having a first power setting to direct a proton beam having a first predetermined range of proton beam energies to a target treatment area, and a second power setting to direct a proton beam having a second predetermined range of proton beam energies to the target treatment area, and a power changing unit configured to control an energy level of the proton beam and a power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline such that the power changing unit changes the power setting of the at least one achromatic beamline between the first power setting and the second power setting based on changes in proton beam energy that occur within the first predetermined range of proton beam energies.
Abstract:
A radiation dose control device for controlling an electron beam pulse delivered during a therapy session of IORT (Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy), comprising a PWM system configured to provide an electron injection at a DC voltage at each pulse of an input electron beam (FE) sent to the input of an electronic gun (G) of a linear accelerator or linac (AL), so that the output electron beam (FU) exiting said linac (AL) is highly stable, and so that a variation of the radiation dose of said output electron beam (FU) results only from the variation of the delivery time of said input electron beam (FE); said dose variation of the output electron beam (FU) is thus directly proportional to said delivery time of the input electron beam (FE).
Abstract:
A device for image gating using an array of reflective elements is provided herein. The device includes an array of reflective elements, wherein each one of the reflective elements is movable within a range of a plurality of tilt positions, wherein the array is located at an image plane of the device, wherein the array is perpendicular to an optical axis of the device. The device further includes a control unit configured to control the reflective elements such that in at least some of the tilt positions, the reflective elements reflect the radiant flux at said image plane, to one or more projection planes. A gradual rotation of the reflective elements along the plurality of tilt positions result in a gradual increase or decrease in the intensity of the image reflected from the array of reflective elements while maintaining the image integrity.
Abstract:
Molded enclosures including integrally formed knockouts are described herein. In one implementation, a molded enclosure comprising a wall (200) having a wall thickness (210) and a first knockout (302) integrally formed in the wall. At least a portion of a periphery of the first knockout is defined by at least one attachment tab (304) formed at a portion of the periphery of the first knockout and at least one space (306) is formed at the periphery of the first knockout separating a portion of the wall from a portion of the first knockout, the at least one attachment tab joining the first knockout to the wall. Upon removal of the first knockout from the wall, a first opening is defined in the wall.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving method of a multipole electric field electron emitting device whose input resistance is large, transfer characteristic is linear, and which is suited for application of a power amplifier or the like of having a large mutual conductance, and having a less gate invalid current. SOLUTION: This has at least a cathode electrode to discharge electrons by an electric field effect, a gate electrode to apply an electric field to the cathode electrode, an anode electrode to which discharged electrons are made to be collected, and a control electrode installed between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode and controlled of the discharged electrons, and the gate electrode is grounded, a cathode voltage of a negative electric potential is applied to the cathode electrode, an anode voltage of a positive electric potential is applied to the anode electrode, and an input signal voltage is applied to the control electrode to control an anode current.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electron emitting device having a low gate reactive current which can be preferably used for a power amplifier having a high input resistance, a linear transfer characteristic and a high mutual conductance. SOLUTION: The electron emitting device has a first substrate and a second substrate positioned face to face, an electron emitting part formed on the first substrate, a first electrode positioned higher than the first substrate so that the first electrode and the first substrate face each other sandwiching the electron emitting part in a cross sectional view, and a second electrode positioned higher than the first electrode so that the second electrode and the first electrode face each other sandwiching the electron emitting part in a horizontal view. The electron emitting device is characterized in that when a voltage is applied to the first electrode, the electron emitting part emits electron vertically to the first substrate and the electron reaches the second substrate. It is another character of the electron emitter that the amount of electron reaching the second substrate is controlled by the second electrode. The electron emitting device is further characterized in that the second substrate has a third electrode facing the electron emitting part.