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A Field Emission X-Ray Source Array for Stationary Digital Chest Tomosynthesis Applications
Huaping Tang1,2, Fengyan Zhang1, Guoyu Li1
1NuRay Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou 213000, China.
Abstract:
Digital chest tomosynthesis (DCT) has been clinically validated to offer significant advantages in diagnostic efficiency for pulmonary diseases and radiation dose reduction. Emerging stationary DCT (sDCT) systems can further shorten acquisition time and eliminate motion artifacts caused by X-ray source movement and patient respiration. This work focuses on the development of a multi-beam X-ray source for mobile sDCT systems by specification definition, source design, and experimental validation. The developed X-ray tube integrates 63 focal spots arranged linearly over a length of 816 mm. X-rays are emitted through seven segmented windows, achieving an angular span of 36° at a source image distance (SID) of 120 cm, with full coverage of a detector area of 35.6 cm × 43.2 cm. The tube operates at a maximum anode voltage of 140 kV, maximum anode current of 20 mA, and 24 mAs per scan, with a focal spot size of IEC 0.6. The developed multi-beam X-ray source achieves multiple key performance breakthroughs and provides an alternative source architecture for future sDCT implementation, with the potential to facilitate further system performance optimization and engineering development.
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