摘要 |
An x-ray tube contains a plurality of filaments each with an associated focus cup control to allow it to change rapidly between discrete emission intensities. The cathode structure of the x-ray tube is constructed so that each filament is located in a separate focus cup structure. However, the focus cup structures are electrically isolated so that a separate bias potential can be applied to each focus cup structure. By separately biasing each focus cup structure, the emission from each of the filaments can be controlled independently.
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