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The Variable Ellipsoid Modeling Technique as a Verification Method for the Treatment Planning System of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

  • Hur, Beong-Ik;Choi, Byung-Kwan;Sung, Soon-Ki;Cho, Won-Ho;Cha, Seung-Heon;Choi, Chang-Hwa
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.47 no.2
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    • pp.128-133
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    • 2010
  • Objective : The secondary verification of Leksell Gamma Knife treatment planning system (LGP) (which is the primary verification system) is extremely important in order to minimize the risk of treatment errors. Although prior methods have been developed to verify maximum dose and treatment time, none have studied maximum dose coordinates and treatment volume. Methods : We simulated the skull shape as an ellipsoid with its center at the junction between the mammillary bodies and the brain stem. The radiation depths of the beamlets emitted from 201 collimators were calculated based on the relationship between this ellipsoid and a single beamlet expressed as a straight line. A computer program was coded to execute the algorithm. A database system was adopted to log the doses for $31{\times}31{\times}31$ or 29,791 matrix points allowing for future queries to be made of the matrix of interest. Results : When we compared the parameters in seven patients, all parameters showed good correlation. The number of matrix points with a dose higher than 30% of the maximal dose was within ${\pm}\;2%$ of LGP. The 50% dose volume, which is generally the target volume, differs maximally by 4.2%. The difference of the maximal dose ranges from 0.7% to 7%. Conclusion : Based on the results, the variable ellipsoid modeling technique or variable ellipsoid modeling technique (VEMT) can be a useful and independent tool to verify the important parameters of LGP and make up for LGP.

Efficient Binary Wavelet Reconstruction for Binary Images (이진 영상을 위한 효율적인 이진 웨이블렛 복원)

  • Kang, Eui-Sung
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2002
  • A theory of binary wavelets which are performed over binary field has been recently proposed. Binary wavelet transform (BWT) of binary images can be used as an alternative to the real-valued wavelet transform of binary images in image processing applications such as compression, edge detection, and recognition. The BWT, however, requires large amount of computations for binary wavelet reconstruction since its operation is accomplished by matrix multiplication. In this paper, an efficient binary wavelet reconstruction method which utilizes filtering operation instead of matrix multiplication is presented. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can significantly reduce the computational complexity of the BWT. For the reconstruction of an $N{\times}N$ image, the proposed technique requires only $2MN^2$ multiplications and $2N(M-1)^2$ additions when the filter length M, while the BWT needs $2N^3$ multiplications and $2N(N-1)^2$ additions.

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Analysis of Construction Safety Planning Tasks for Performance Improvement Using Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) Method (안전관리자 계획단계 업무 도출을 통한 난이도 및 예방효과 분석)

  • Kang, Sang Hun;Huh, Young-Ki;Kim, Dae Young
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.545-554
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    • 2020
  • As recent safety accidents at construction sites can lead to serious accidents that threaten the lives of workers, the role of safety managers in charge of safety management has emerged. However, the current construction safety management system requires the improvement and simplification of the work contents due to the excessive workload and inefficient safety tasks of each person. In this respect, the main purpose of this study is to reduce the occurrence of construction safety accidents by deriving correlations using 2×2 Matrix analysis techniques through expert opinion, simplifying unnecessary tasks and identifying areas requiring improvement. Therefore, if this research reduces inefficient safety manager work and reduces job stress caused by excessive simple document work, thereby efficiently reorganizing safety manager's work to prevent blind spots of hazards and risks, it will ultimately have a great effect on preventing safety accidents at construction sites.

Atomistic analysis of nano/micro biosensors

  • Chen, James;Lee, James D.
    • Interaction and multiscale mechanics
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.111-121
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    • 2010
  • Dynamic analysis of nano/micro bio-sensors based on a multiscale atomistic/continuum theory is introduced. We use a generalized atomistic finite element method (GAFEM) to analyze a bio-sensor which has $3{\times}N_a{\times}N_p$ degrees of freedom, where $N_p$ is the number of representative unit cells and $N_a$ is the number of atoms per unit cell. The stiffness matrix is derived from interatomic potential between pairs of atoms. This work contains two studies: (1) the resonance analysis of nano bio-sensors with different amount of target analyte and (2) the dependence of resonance frequency on finite element mesh. We also examine the Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy (CFL) condition based on the highest resonance frequency. The CFL condition is the criterion for the time step used in the dynamic analysis by GAFEM. Our studies can be utilized to predict the performance of micro/nano bio-sensors from atomistic perspective.

Effect of Nitrogen Top-dressing Method on Grain Quality of Barley in Japanese Volcanic Ash Soil (일본 화산회토에서 질소 시용방법이 보리의 품질에 미치는 영향)

  • 이춘우
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.512-517
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    • 1995
  • Effects of nitrogen top-dressing method on quality of barley were evaluted over amount of 2 and 4 kg per 10a on volcanic ash soil in Japan under regrowth stage, productive tiller stage and heading stage. 55% milling time was longer by the amount of top- dressing, but that was not influenced by the times of top-dressing. And glassiness, whiteness, hardness and 8 minute- millng rate were not influenced by times and amounts of top-dressing. Crude protein rate of grain was increased by amount of nitrogen top-dressing, but that did not correlated with time of nitrogen top-dressing. Crude protein rate of grain was positively correlated with 55% milling time. But that did not correlated with whiteness of 8 minute-milled grain. 8 minute-milling rate was negatively correlated with whiteness of 8 minute-milled grain. There was no visible difference of protein matrix with scanning electron microscope in different nitrogen levels.

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Displacement Analysis of Dam Deformation Monitoring with GPS (GPS에 의한 댐 변형 모니터링의 변위 분석)

  • 장상규;김진수;신상철;박운용
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.237-244
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    • 2001
  • On this study, a 50-years-old earth dam was measured by the static method of GPS for deformation monitoring. The reference network was measured by the vector between points in twice times and the monitored points were observed in four times at test field, i.e. an embankment which was restored by mortar, In addition, gross errors in the measurement were estimated and eliminated by data snooping method and random errors were adjusted by least square method. Finally, the amount of displacement was estimated from variance-covariance matrix. Also, precision of points were showed by the confidence ellipse(95%), and the amount of displacement was figured.

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Equivalence of the times of flight by ultrasonic energy and phase velocities and determination of the elastic constants of anisotropic materials (초음파의 에너지속도와 위상속도의 주행시간 동시성과 이방성 재료의 탄성계수 결정)

  • Jeong, Hyun-Jo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.95-103
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    • 1994
  • The purpose of this paper is to provide the experimenters who use the oblique incidence ultrasonic method for anisotropic elastic constants measurement eith some useful relations. In particular, the equivalence of the times of flight by the energy ad phase velocities, which is key to the oblique incidence method, is proved explicitly. This equivalence greatly simplifies the analysis of immersion measurement results. In oredr to correctly measure the transit time of an immersed sample using the oblique incidence, the receiving transducer should be shifted laterally, and an expression in given for this shift. A method for determining all nine elastic constants of an orthotropic material is briefly described and the measurement results are listed for SiC particulate reinforced A1 matrix composites.

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Effect of Surface Treatments with Flame Plasma and Silane on Mechanical Properties of Silica Reinforced Elastomeric Composites (화염 플라즈마 및 실란 표면처리가 실리카 강화 고무복합재료의 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jun-Man;Ryu, Sang-Ryeoul;Lee, Dong-Joo
    • Composites Research
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2011
  • The effect of surface treatments with the atmospheric pressure flame plasma (APFP) and epoxy silane (ES) is experimentally investigated to yield the best mechanical properties of silica ($V_f=40%$) reinforced elastomeric composites. The tensile strength of the composites is increased significantly with decrease the mean diameter. When the diameter is $2.2{\mu}m$, that of the composite is increased about 1.4 times compared to the matrix (2.52 MPa). Also, the tensile strength of silica reinforced composites with APFP and ES treated is increased 8.8~13.3%, 9.9~12.5%, respectively. When the diameter is $26.6{\mu}m$, the tensile modulus of the composite is increased about 2 times compared to the matrix (0.88MPa), and the tensile modulus of silica reinforced composites with APFP and ES treated is increased 15.6~22.8%, 21.1~5.8%, respectively. Conventional silane coupling agent treatment have a few disadvantages because of using organic solvents. However APFP treatment is a fast, economic and eco-friendly method to improve the mechanical properties.

Implementation of Charge-Pump Active-Matrix OLED Panel with $64\;{\times}\;64$ Pixels Using $ITO/SiO_2/ITO$ Capacitors and a-Si:H Schottky Diodes

  • Na, Se-Hwan;Seo, Jong-Wook;Kwak, Mi-Young;Shim, Jae-Hoon
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.1267-1270
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    • 2006
  • Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel with $64\;{\times}\;64$ pixels utilizing the charge-pump (CP) pixel addressing method was fabricated using conventional thin-film processes. Each pixel consists of a-Si:H Schottky diode and $ITO/SiO_2/ITO$ capacitor. It is shown that CP-OLED is technically feasible for information display and a driving voltage below $4V_{pp}$ is enough for nominal operation.

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A Study on the boronizing treatment of hot forgeability of STD61 steel by the paste method (열간단조용 STD 61강의 Boronizing 처리에 의한 표면 물성 변화)

  • 이영생
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.190-196
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    • 1999
  • Hot forgeability of STD 61 steel was boronzed in boronizing paste mainly consisted of B4C and Na2B4O7 at various temperatures and times. Microhardness and thickness of boride layers were measured and distributions of B, Si, Cr and V on the cross section of specimen were observed by EPMA line analysis. Microscopic examination and results of EPMA showed that the boride layer consisted of two layers outer layer of FeB and inner layer of Fe2B. Microhardness of these boride layers was in the range of Hv 1800~2300. Thickness of boride layer increased with times and temperatures. Si-rich $\alpha$ layer was formed between boride layer and matrix. Element such as Cr concentration as Cr23(B, C)6 beneath the boride layer.

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