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Variation of Indoor Average Ozone Concentration within the Radiation Therapy Room by High Energy Radiation

고 에너지 방사선에 기인된 방사선치료실 내 평균 오존 농도의 변화

  • Lee, Jin-kook (Department of Biomedical Health Science, Graduate School of Dongeui University) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Yeong (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) ;
  • Im, In-Chul (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University) ;
  • Yu, Yun-Sik (Department of Radiological Science, Dongeui University)
  • 이진국 (동의대학교 대학원 보건의과학과) ;
  • 이효영 (동의대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 임인철 (동의대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 유윤식 (동의대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2016.02.18
  • Accepted : 2016.04.25
  • Published : 2016.04.30

Abstract

This study was to evaluate the change in characteristics of concentration of ozone after exposure to high energy radiation in linac room. Background ozone concentration of linac room was measured and compared to ozone concentration around linac room. Background ozone concentration of linac room was mean $17.4{\pm}7.9ppb$. It was 50% of the ozone concentration($36.8{\pm}22.3ppb$) around linac room(p<0.05). The concentration of ozone after exposure to high energy radiation in linac room was elevated to double of background ozone level, intensity after exposure. with exposure time concentration of ozone increased proportionally. It showed maximum level at 130~180seconds and slowed a tendency to saturate. It required more than 10 minutes for ozone concentration in linac room to drop to ozone concentration around linac room. The concentration of ozone after exposure to high energy radiation is high enough to cause specific physical symptoms, such as acute dyspnea or chest pain due to dry cough. Exposure to high concentration of ozone in sealed linac room can aggravate pulmonary disease, so special attention is needed.

본 연구는 고 에너지 방사선 조사에 기인된 방사선치료실 내 오존 농도의 변화를 비교 분석하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 치료실 주변 대기 중 오존 농도와 치료실 내 배경 오존 농도를 분석하여 고 에너지 방사선 조사에 기인된 치료실 내 평균 오존 농도를 비교하였다. 치료실 내 배경 오존 농도는 평균 $17.4{\pm}7.9ppb$로 방사선치료실 주변의 대기 중 오존 농도(평균 $36.8{\pm}22.3ppb$)보다 약 50% 정도 통계적으로 유의하게 낮게 나타났다(p<0.05). 고 에너지 방사선 조사에 기인된 치료실 내 오존 농도는 방사선이 조사됨과 동시에 배경 오존 농도의 약 2배 수준으로 급격하게 증가되었으며 조사시간이 증가함에 따라 기울기가 일정한 증가 추이를 보이다가 약 130초에서 180초 부근에서 최대 오존 농도를 이루고 점차 포화되는 경향을 보였으며 배경 오존 농도로 감소하는데 소요되는 시간은 약 10분 이상이었다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 고 에너지 방사선 조사에 기인된 방사선치료실 내 오존 농도는 후각을 자극하는 오존의 특이한 냄새를 맡거나 순간적인 호흡 곤란과 마른기침으로 가슴 통증 등의 신체적 증상이 나타날 수 있는 수준으로 밀폐된 방사선치료실에서 고농도 오존에 장시간 노출될 경우 폐 질환을 악화시킬 수 있기 때문에 각별한 주의가 요구된다.

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