An x-ray source assembly includes an anode stack including a source spot upon which electrons impinge with power being supplied to the assembly, and a control system to facilitate maintaining intensity of output x-rays from the x-ray source assembly during operation. The control system is configured to actively control temperature of the anode stack relative to a setpoint or defined setpoint range. The control system heats the anode stack in a heating mode, when an anode stack temperature is below the setpoint or defined setpoint range, and switches to a cooling mode to cool the anode stack when the anode stack temperature rises above the setpoint or defined setpoint range.

Disclosed embodiments include perovskite scintillators configured to be operated at a low temperature, detectors with perovskite scintillators configured to be operated at a low temperature, scanners with perovskite scintillators configured to be operated at a low temperature, methods of cooling a perovskite scintillator to a low temperature, and methods of configuring a perovskite scintillator to be operated at a low temperature.

Disclosed is a ceramic shielding apparatus including at least one shield made of a ceramic material and provided inside or outside an X-ray tube to shield radiation; and supports configured to support the shield. According to such a configuration, disadvantages of conventional shielding materials such as lead can be addressed, so that a shield apparatus having excellent shielding properties while being harmless to the human body can be provided.

A medical system according to an embodiment is a system in which at least one medical image diagnosis apparatus and a server are connected via a network and the medical system includes a storage circuit, a processing circuit, and a display circuit. The storage circuit stores information on examinations that are performed by the at least one medical image diagnosis apparatus. The processing circuit generates proposal information based on information on the examinations. The display circuit displays the proposal information.

A radiation scanning system comprises a radiation detector configured to measure at least some radiation. The radiation detector comprises an arc portion exhibiting a semicircular shape, the arc portion comprising a plurality of facets on a side thereof, a detector module coupled to each facet, the detector module comprising a base portion comprising a first substantially planar surface in contact with the facet, a detector unit coupled to a second substantially planar surface of the base portion, the second substantially planar surface parallel with the first substantially planar surface, and a cooling structure in thermal communication with a side of the arc portion opposite the plurality of facets. Related radiation detectors and radiation systems are also disclosed.

An anode target comprises: a plurality of target structures, used for receiving an electron beam emitted by a cathode to generate a ray, the plurality of target structures being of three-dimensional structures having bevels; a copper cooling body, used for bearing the target structures and comprising an oxygen-free copper cooling body; a cooling oil tube, used for cooling the anode target; and a shielding layer, used for achieving a shielding effect and comprising a tungsten shielding layer. The anode target, the ray light source, the computed tomography scanning device, and the imaging method in the present application are able to enable all target spots on the anode target to be distributed on a straight line, imaging quality of a ray system is improved, and complexity of an imaging system is reduced.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for create a scanning pencil beam of x-rays and the air cooling of the system. The system has an enclosure with an x-ray beam source disposed therein. An x-ray wheel having or holding an x-ray attenuating ring is disposed proximate to an end of the enclosure and is configured and disposed to rotate the x-ray attenuating ring and form a scanning pencil beam. The system has at least one air inlet and air outlet and at least one air moving device configured and disposed to move air through the air inlet and the air outlet and to air cool the x-ray system.

An X-ray high-voltage generator comprises: a circuit arrangement having at least one power electronics circuit part, wherein the at least one power electronics circuit part is configured to form a heat source during operation; and a two-phase cooling system having a heat sink. The at least one power electronics circuit part is directly thermally coupled to the two-phase cooling system to cool the heat source at the heat sink. The two-phase cooling system has a cooling element block that spatially surrounds a cooling channel circuit. The cooling channel circuit is at least partially filled with a working medium, and is configured to act as a heat pipe.

Various systems and devices are provided for an X-ray system. In one example, a mobile X-ray system, comprises a moveable arm comprising an X-ray source arranged at a first end and an X-ray detector arranged at a second end. The mobile X-ray system further comprises a cooling arrangement arranged within a housing shared with the X-ray source, wherein passages of the cooling arrangement do not extend outside the housing.

A radiation imaging system operable to generate a plurality of radiation images based on different radiation energies, comprises: a communication unit configured to obtain at set communication intervals a temperature of a radiation tube by communication with a radiation generating unit; and a control unit configured to control, based on comparison of the temperature obtained at the communication intervals and a change rate of the temperature and respectively set threshold ranges, an operation for maintaining a driving state of the radiation tube or execution of image processing for obtaining a substance amount of a substance that forms an object using the plurality of radiation images.