X-ray tube operating state acquiring device, x-ray tube operating state acquiring system, and x-ray tube operating state acquiring method
First Claim
1. An X-ray tube operation status acquiring unit, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving operation information about operation status of an X-ray tube transmitted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring the operation status of said X-ray tube via a communication line, and storing means for storing said operation information received by said receiving means.
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Abstract
An X-ray tube controller measures operation information (filament power supply time in an X-ray tube and a grid voltage value applied to grid electrodes to maintain the tube current value under a predetermined tube voltage). The information is transmitted to an X-ray tube operation information acquiring unit via a communication line. In a storage section of the information acquiring unit, a database written with degree of attrition corresponding to the integrated power supply time of a filament (reduction ratio of thermalelectron emission amount (tube current value at a predetermined G1 voltage) to the initial value (thermalelectron emission amount when the filament is first used) is stored. An attrition degree determination section determines the degree of attrition of the filament from the count of filament power supply time with reference to the database. Also, the attrition degree determination section determines the end of life from the G1 voltage value.
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39 Claims
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1. An X-ray tube operation status acquiring unit, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving operation information about operation status of an X-ray tube transmitted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring the operation status of said X-ray tube via a communication line, and storing means for storing said operation information received by said receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An X-ray tube operation status acquiring method, comprising:
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a receiving step in which receiving means receives operation information about operation status of said X-ray tube transmitted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring the operation status of the X-ray tube via a communication line, and a storing step in which storing means stores said operation information received by said receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An X-ray tube operation status acquiring unit for obtaining operation information about operation status of an X-ray tube equipped with a filament for emitting thermoelectron by being supplied with power, comprising:
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inputting means for inputting operation information of said X-ray tube outputted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring operation status of said X-ray tube and including at least filament power supply time and value of grid voltage applied to grid electrodes so as to maintain the value of tube current flowing to a target in a state where a predetermined tube voltage is applied to said target of said X-ray tube, and attrition degree determination means for determining degree of attrition of said filament based on said filament power supply time and said grid voltage value.
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37. An X-ray tube operation status acquiring unit for obtaining operation information about operation status of an X-ray tube, comprising:
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inputting means for inputting operation information of said X-ray tube outputted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring operation status of said X-ray tube and including at lest X-ray irradiation time and strength of X-ray generated by thermoelectron collided with a target in a state where a predetermined tube voltage is applied to said target of said X-ray tube and a predetermined tube current flows to said target, and attrition degree determination means for determining degree of attrition of said target based on said X-ray irradiation time and the strength of said X-ray.
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38. An X-ray tube operation information acquiring method for obtaining operation information about operation status of an X-ray tube equipped with a filament for emitting thermoelectron by being supplied with power, comprising:
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a first step for obtaining operation information of said X-ray tube outputted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring operation status of said X-ray tube and including at least filament power supply time and a value of grid voltage applied to grid electrodes so as to maintain the value of tube current flowing to a target in a state where a predetermined tube voltage is applied to said target of said X-ray tube, and a second step for determining degree of attrition of said filament based on said filament power supply time and said grid voltage value.
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39. An X-ray tube operation information acquiring method for obtaining operation information about operation status of an X-ray tube, comprising:
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a first step for obtaining operation information of said X-ray tube outputted from an X-ray tube measuring apparatus for measuring operation status of said X-ray tube and including at lest X-ray irradiation time and a strength of X-ray generated by thermoelectron collided with a target in a state where a predetermined tube voltage is applied to said target of said X-ray tube and a predetermined tube current flows to said target, and a second step for determining degree of attrition of said target based on said X-ray irradiation time and the strength of said X-ray.
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