US 11,854,761 B2
Radiation anode target systems and methods
Josh Star-Lack, Palo Alto, CA (US); and James Clayton, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Palo-Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,857.
Application 17/728,857 is a continuation of application No. 17/061,233, filed on Oct. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,348,755.
Application 17/061,233 is a continuation of application No. 16/045,598, filed on Jul. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,910,188, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0328276 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01J 35/00 (2006.01); H01J 35/08 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); H01J 35/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01J 35/08 (2013.01) [A61N 5/1065 (2013.01); H01J 35/18 (2013.01); H01J 2235/082 (2013.01); H01J 2235/1204 (2013.01); H01J 2235/127 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A radiation generation system comprising:
a particle beam gun that generates an electron beam;
a high energy dissipation anode target (HEDAT), configured to receive the electron beam and generate a radiation beam; and
a liquid anode control component configured to control a flow of a liquid anode to the HEDAT.