ELECTRON-EMITTER TRANSFORMER AND HIGH VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER

摘要

The invention includes a power supply (17) for an x-ray tube (49). The power supply can comprise a control box (48) and a remote box (47). An electron-emitter transformer (14) can be located in the remote box. A box-connector cable (41) between the control box and the remote box can be relatively long and an x-ray tube cable (21) between the remote box and an electron emitter can be relatively short. This design can provide improved electrical power transfer from the power supply to the x-ray tube. Also, electrical cable size and cost can be reduced if a high voltage source (15) is located in the remote box (47).