Patent ID: 6822250
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A61L,H01J,H05G

Abstract:
A radiation-producing apparatus, comprising:a) a radiation generating device; b) a pulsed high voltage generator connected to the radiation generating device for providing electrical energy to the radiation generating device, the pulsed high voltage generator comprised of a power source and a Tesla resonant transformer, the Tesla resonant transformer having at least one capacitor, a primary coil, a secondary coil and at least a second capacitor disposed axially within the secondary coil; and, c) a control system, the control system connected to the pulsed high voltage generator for selectively controlling the transfer of energy from the pulsed high voltage generator to the radiation generating device, the radiation-producing apparatus generating pulses of electrons and X-rays, each pulse having a time duration of about 100 nanoseconds or less.