1. A betatron magnet, the betatron magnet comprising:
at least one electron injector positioned approximate an inside of a radius of an betatron orbit, such that electrons are injected into the betatron orbit with the at least one electron injector positioned within an electron acceleration passageway, whereby the electron acceleration passageway is located within a vacuum chamber; and
wherein the at least one electron injector is driven with an inductive means.
2. The betatron magnet of claim 1, wherein the inductive means includes an injection coil wound around an inside portion of a vacuum chamber wall of the vacuum chamber, such that a positive end of the injection coil is connected to an anode, and a negative end of the injection coil is connected to a cathode.
3. The betatron magnet of claim 2, wherein the inductive means includes one of a diode or an intermediate tap connected to a grid for a triode injector.
4. The betatron magnet of claim 3, wherein the inductive means includes a resistive coating is located on at least one portion of an interior surface of the vacuum chamber, and a ground connection is structured and arranged through an outside wall of the vacuum chamber to the resistive coating.
5. The betatron magnet of claim 4, wherein the inductive means drives the at least
one electron injector, whereby high voltage pulses for driving the injector are obtained from the injection coil wound around the inside portion of the vacuum chamber wall, such that the positive end of the injection coil is connected to the anode and the resistive coating, and the negative end of the injection coil is connected to the cathode, and the intermediate tap is connected to the grid for the triode injector, such that the high voltage pulses provide an electric field over a surface of the cathode and extracted electrons from the cathode.
6. The betatron magnet of claim 1, wherein the cathode is a field emission cathode.
7. The betatron magnet of claim 2, wherein the inductive means includes an induced voltage
across the injection coil that is proportional to a rate of a flux change enclosed with the injection coil.
8. The betatron magnet of claim 6, wherein the flux change due to an orbit control coil is greater than a rate of a main drive coil flux change.
9. The betatron magnet of claim 2, wherein the inductive means includes a core flux consisting of at least two components, a first component being a main drive coil and a second component being from a orbit control coil.
10. The betatron magnet of claim 2, wherein the inductive means provides for an induced voltage
that occurs when an orbit control coil is trigger, e.g., during a proper injection window.
11. A betatron magnet, the betatron magnet comprising:
at least one electron injector positioned approximate an inside of a radius of an betatron orbit, such that electrons are injected into the betatron orbit with the at least one electron injector positioned within an electron acceleration passageway, whereby the electron acceleration passageway is located within a vacuum chamber; and
wherein the at least one electron injector is driven with an inductive means, such that the inductive means includes an injection coil wound around an inside portion of a vacuum chamber wall of the vacuum chamber, a positive end of the injection coil is connected to an anode, and a negative end of the injection coil is connected to a carbon nano tube (CNT) cathode and an intermediate tap is connected to a grid for a triode injector.
12. The betatron magnet of claim 8, wherein the inductive means includes a resistive coating is located on at least one portion of an interior surface of the vacuum chamber, and a ground connection is structured and arranged through an outside wall of the vacuum chamber to the resistive coating.
13. The betatron magnet of claim 12, wherein the inductive means drives the at least one
electron injector, whereby high voltage pulses for driving the injector are obtained from the
injection coil wound around the inside portion of the vacuum chamber wall, such that the
positive end of the injection coil is connected to the anode and the resistive coating, and the negative end of the injection coil is connected to the CNT cathode, and the intermediate tap is connected to the grid for the triode injector, such that the high voltage pulses provide an electric field over a surface of the CNT cathode and extracted electrons from the CNT cathode.
14. A method of driving at least one electron injector for an internal injection scheme of a betatron magnet, the method comprising:
injecting electrons into an betatron orbit with the at least one electron injector positioned within an electron acceleration passageway, wherein the at least one electron injector positioned approximate an inside of a radius of an betatron orbit; and
driving the at least one electron injector with an inductive means.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the inductive means further comprises an injection coil wound around an inside portion of a vacuum chamber wall of the vacuum chamber, a positive end of the injection coil is connected to an anode, and a negative end of the injection coil is connected to a cathode and an intermediate tap is connected to a grid for a triode injector.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the inductive means includes one of a diode or an intermediate tap connected to a grid for a triode injector.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the inductive means includes a resistive coating is located on at least one portion of an interior surface of the vacuum chamber, and a ground connection is structured and arranged through an outside wall of the vacuum chamber to the resistive coating.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the inductive means drives the at least one electron injector, whereby high voltage pulses for driving the injector are obtained from the injection coil wound around the inside portion of the vacuum chamber wall, such that the positive end of the injection coil is connected to the anode and the resistive coating, and the negative end of the injection coil is connected to the cathode, and the intermediate tap is connected to the grid for the triode injector, such that the high voltage pulses provide an electric field over a surface of the cathode and extracted electrons from the cathode.
19. A method of driving at least one electron injector for an internal injection scheme of a betatron magnet, the method comprising:
injecting electrons into an betatron orbit with the at least one electron injector positioned within an electron acceleration passageway, wherein the at least one electron injector positioned approximate an inside of a radius of an betatron orbit; and
driving the at least one electron injector with an inductive means, such that the inductive means includes an injection coil wound around an inside portion of a vacuum chamber wall of the vacuum chamber, a positive end of the injection coil is connected to an anode, and a negative end of the injection coil is connected to a carbon nano tube (CNT) cathode and an intermediate tap is connected to a grid for a triode injector;
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the inductive means further comprises wherein the inductive means includes a resistive coating is located on at least one portion of an interior surface of the vacuum chamber, and a ground connection is structured and arranged through an outside wall of the vacuum chamber to the resistive coating.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the inductive means drives the at least one electron injector, whereby high voltage pulses for driving the injector are obtained from the injection coil wound around the inside portion of the vacuum chamber wall, such that the positive end of the injection coil is connected to the anode and the resistive coating, and the negative end of the injection coil is connected to the CNT cathode, and the intermediate tap is connected to the grid for the triode injector, such that the high voltage pulses provide an electric field over a surface of the CNT cathode and extracted electrons from the CNT cathode.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for facilitating automated and secure payment, comprising the steps of:
determining whether a payee is a registered entity;
accessing payment information for the payee upon a determination that the payee is a registered entity;
directing an automated payment to the payee based upon the payment information pre-determined payee and payer payment rules;
creating a record of payments to the payee that is accessible to the registered payee; and
sending the payee a notification that payment was made to the payee.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the record of payments includes at least one of a record of each payment to the payee, an invoice number, a payment amount and a treatment code.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the record of payments is formatted in a standard requested by the payee.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the record of payments is accessible to the payee, allowing the payee to reconcile payments received with outstanding invoices.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the payment information includes at least one of a payee’s account information, a payee’s address and a payee’s preferred payment format and method.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the notification in format requested by the payee.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the notification is at least one of an electronic mail notification, a telephone notification or a paper notification.
8. The method according to claim 1, including the step of authenticating the payee before the step of directing an automated payment to the payee.
9. The method according to claim 1, including the step of authenticating the payer before the step of directing an automated payment to the payee.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the payer can become a registered payee and wherein the registered payee provides at least one of payer account information, payer payments formats and payer payment rules.
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein payment is made to the payee by paper instrument upon a determination that the payee is unregistered.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the payee receives a solicitation for becoming a registered payee.
13. The method according to claim 1 wherein the payee is a health care provider and the payer is at least one of an insurance company, a third party administrator and another health care payer.
14. A system for automated and secure payment, comprising:
a customized account processing engine including a request for payment module, the request from payment module receiving at least one request for making payment to at least one payee;
a payment processing module for facilitating payment to the at least one payee based upon the at least one request for making payment, the payment processing module also sending a notification to the at least one payee upon payment; and
and a records module for creating a record of all payments to the at least one payee
15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the payment processing module determines whether the payee is a registered payee or an unregistered payee.
16. The system according to claim 14, wherein the payment processing module includes at least one of the payee’s account information, the payee’s address and the payee’s preferred payment and payment rules.
17. The system according to claim 15, wherein the payment processing module makes payment to the payee by a paper instrument upon a determination that the payee is an unregistered payee.
18. The system according to claim 15, wherein the payment processing module makes an electronic payment to the payee upon a determination that the payee is a registered payee.
19. The system according to claim 14, wherein the notification includes an electronic mail message.
20. The system according to claim 14, wherein the records module includes payment details for all payers and payees, including at least one of payment amounts, date of payment, invoice numbers for which payment is being made, a payment amount and a payee treatment code.
21. The system according to claim 14, wherein the records module is accessible to the payee to facilitate confirmation of payment amounts and reconciliation of invoices.
22. The system according to claim 14, wherein the payer is an insurance company or other health care payer and the payee is a health care provider.
23. The method according to claim 14, wherein the customized account processing engine authenticates the payee before facilitating payment to the at least one payee.
24. The method according to claim 14, wherein the customized account processing engine authenticates the payer before facilitating payment to the at least one payee.