A Serial-Exposure Type of High Intensity Flash X-ray Generator Having Variable Energies

The construction of a serial (triple) exposure type of high intensity flash x-ray (FX) generator having variable energies for biomedical radiography is described. This generator consisted of the following components: two high voltage generators (positive and negative), a voltage divider unit, two types of high and low voltage pulsers with maximum output voltages ranging from 50 to 200kV, small-sized trigger devices, a trigger delay unit, a high power gas diode, one turbo molecular pump, and two evacuated remote FX tubes, each of a different type. In the case of using a single FX tube, the pulser were charged to the same or different energies from -100kV to +100kV by using a two voltage divider unit and were connected to the FX tube through a high power gas diode. On the other hand, when using multiple tubes, the pulsers were connected directly to the tubes without a diode. These FX's have many possible diagnostic applications as follows: (1) high intensity stroboscopic radiography; (2) double exposure subtraction and energy subtraction; (3) superposition of spectra; (4) radiation sources for the ultra high speed computed tomography and stereography; and (5) various kinds of imaging using pulsed electron beams and FX.