Koninklijke philips n.v. (20250016903). MONITORING THE STATE OF AN X-RAY TUBE
MONITORING THE STATE OF AN X-RAY TUBE
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KLAUS JÜRGEN Engel of VELDOVEN (NL)
GEREON Vogtmeier of AACHEN (DE)
MONITORING THE STATE OF AN X-RAY TUBE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250016903 titled 'MONITORING THE STATE OF AN X-RAY TUBE
Original Abstract Submitted
systems and methods are provided for monitoring the state of an x-ray tube (). the method comprises: receiving sensor data from a sensor array apparatus () positioned to observe at least part of a surface of an anode () of the x-ray tube; processing the received sensor data to identify and quantify surface damage to the anode; storing the identified and quantified surface damage with a time stamp; and correlating the identified and quantified surface damage to one or more usage protocols in an operational history record of the x-ray tube and used at a time corresponding the time stamp and/or used at a time in between time stamps.