EP 4120801 A1 20230118 - X-RAY IMAGING WITH FAST KVP-SWITCHING
Title (en)
X-RAY IMAGING WITH FAST KVP-SWITCHING
Title (de)
RÖNTGENBILDGEBUNG MIT SCHNELLER KVP-UMSCHALTUNG
Title (fr)
IMAGERIE PAR RAYONS X AVEC COMMUTATION KVP RAPIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 21185350 A 20210713
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to X-ray imaging with fast kVp-switching. The invention provides a voltage generator (100) for X-ray imaging with fast kVp-switching between at least a first voltage level and a second voltage level different to the first voltage level. The voltage generator (100) comprises a voltage input (110), a voltage output (120), a voltage multiplier circuit (130), connected to the voltage input (130) and to the voltage output (120), and comprising a network of a push-pull capacitance (131) and at least one diode (132), and configured to provide, in response to a input voltage received via the voltage input (110), at least the first voltage level and the second voltage level at the voltage output (140) in an alternating manner, and a buffer capacitance (140) arranged with respect to the voltage output (120). Thereby, a ratio of push-pull capacitance to buffer capacitance is between 0.5 and 3.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
Citation (search report)
[XI] US 2017245356 A1 20170824 - ZYWICKI JANUSZ [GB], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21185350 A 20210713; EP 2022068688 W 20220706