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방사선치료빔 실시간 측정장치 개발

  • Kim, Jae-Hong;Swanepoe, M.W.;deKock, E.A.;Park, Yeon-Su;Yang, Tae-Geon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2010.02a
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    • pp.288-288
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    • 2010
  • 현대사회의 급속한 고령화로 암 환자의 수는 2002년 기준 약 10만 명에서 매년 7~10 %씩 증가되어 2012년에는 20만 명이 될 것으로 추정되어지고 있다. 수술, 방사선 치료, 약물요법 등이 주요 치료방법이며, 암 환자의 30-50 %가 전리 방사선치료를 받고 있다. 방사선치료는 19세기 말에 발견된 미지의 X-선이 희망의 방사선으로 변화하여 암의 진단 및 치료에 활용되고 있으며, 인간 삶의 질 향상에 핵심적인 역할을 담당하고 있다. 기존의 X-선이나 감마선의 단점을 극복 할 수 있는 입자 빔을 1970년대 미국의 캘리포니아 대학 Berkely National Laboratory에서 처음으로 암 치료에 적용하였다. 현재는 일본과 독일에서 활발하게 활용되고 있으며 국내에서도 입자 치료시설을 구축 또는 개발계획 중에 있다. 방사선치료의 완치율을 높이기 위해서는 정확한 선량을 암세포에 전달해야 한다. 환자에 전달되는 입자빔을 실시간으로 측정하는 기술이 연구되어지고 있다. 지금까지는 빔의 특성을 측정하기 위해 간섭적인 방법을 사용하였으나, 투과형 검출기를 개발하여 실시간으로 치료와 빔 특성을 동시에 수행하는 기술개발연구가 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Multileaf Faraday Cup (MLPC) 검출기 설계구조와 데이터 측정방법에 관한 연구를 수행하고자 한다. 빔의 전송 방향으로 3개층의 $4{\times}4$ 배열의 구조로 48 channel의 전류값을 측정하여 입자빔의 분포를 실시간으로 관측하고, 측정된 전류는 ADC를 거쳐 치료계획에 의해 선택된 영역의 SOBP를 유지하도록 range modulation propeller를 조절하는 feed-back system을 갖춘 방사선치료빔 실시간 측정장치 개발에 관한 결과를 보고하고자 한다.

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Radiation detector material development with multi-layer by hetero-junction for the reduction of leakage current (헤테르접합을 이용한 누설전류 저감을 위한 다층구조의 방사선 검출 물질 개발)

  • Oh, Kyung-Min;Yoon, Min-Seok;Kim, Min-Woo;Cho, Sung-Ho;Nam, Sang-Hee;Park, Ji-Goon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.11-15
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    • 2009
  • In this study, the basic research verifying possibility of applications as radiology image sensor in Digital Radiography was performed, the radiology image sensor was fabricated using a multi-layer technique to decrease dark current. High efficiency materials in substitution for Amorphous Selenium(a-Se) have been studied as a direct method of imaging detector in Digital Radiography to decrease dark current by using PN junction or Hetero junction already used as solar cell, semiconductor. Particle-In -Binder method is used to fabricate radiology image sensor because it has a lot of advantages such as fabrication convenient, high yield, suitability for large area sensor. But high leakage current is one of main problem in Particle-In -Binder method. To make up for the weak points, multi-layer technique is used, and it is considered that high efficient digital radiation sensor can be fabricated with easy and convenient process. In this study, electrical properties such as leakage current, sensitivity, signal linearity is measured to evaluate multi-layer radiation sensor material.

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Development of nuclear measurement system for gamma column scanning (증류탑 진단을 위한 방사선 응용계측기 개발)

  • Kim, Jong-Bum;Jung, Sung-Hee;Jin, Jun-Ha;Jun, Jong-Kuj
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2004.07d
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    • pp.2619-2621
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    • 2004
  • 감마선 또는 x-선 등 방사선을 이용한 구조물 진단은 산업전반에 걸쳐 널리 이용되고 있다. 기존의 x-선이나 Ir-192의 감마선 등을 이용한 비파괴검사는 용접부의 확인이나 구조물의 내부 결점 확인과 같이 국부적인 진단에는 유용하나 석유화학산업에서 반응물의 분리 또는 정제 등에 많이 사용되고 있는 증류탑의 내부진단 실험에는 적합하지 않다. 증류탑은 목적에 따라 직경이 $3{\sim}10m$, 높이 $10{\sim}100m$에 달하는 대형 장치로서 내부의 이상현상에 대한 정확한 진단은 공정 전체의 가동효율 최적화에 결정적인 영향을 끼친다. 밀봉 감마선원으로부터 방출된 방사선의 투과율 변화를 증류탑의 반대편에 설치한 방사선 검출기로 측정하여 수직밀도분포(vertical density profile)를 구하여 증류탑의 내부현상에 대한 정확한 정보를 얻을 수 있는데 이러한 작업을 자동으로 수행할 수 있도록 한 것이 자동 증류탑 검사장치이다. 증류탑 진단장치는 크게 방사선 계측 및 데이터 전송회로, 방사선원부와 방사선검출부의 구동장치 및 구동회로, 데이터 수집 및 제어장치 둥으로 구성되어 있으며, 증류탑 검사를 자동화하여 진단결과의 신뢰도와 재현성을 향상시켰다. 본 논문은 방사선원과 방사선 검출장치의 위치를 자동으로 제어하면서 방사선 계측결과를 전송시키는 장치의 개발에 관한 내용으로서 개발된 장치의 소개와 산업현장 적용의 예를 소개함으로써 기존의 비파괴검사기술로는 진단할 수 없는 대형 증류탑의 진단에 효과적인 방사선 응용 계측장치임을 보이고자 한다.

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Realization of alarm algorithm on portable radiation detection device based on Cortex-A9 (Cortex-A9 기반 휴대용 방사선 검출장치에서의 알람 알고리즘 구현)

  • Nam, Hye-Jin;Kim, Young-kil
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2014.05a
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    • pp.387-390
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we propose to study on the application of the alarm algorithm to the platform of portable radiation detection device based on Coretex-A9 to ensure the safety of user. The analog board transforms sensor's signal and the platform based on Cortex-A9 outputs the results. The radiation detection's alarm is realized to LED and Buzzer to ensure safety of user.

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Performance Test of Portable Hand-Held HPGe Detector Prototype for Safeguard Inspection (안전조치 사찰을 위한 휴대형 HPGe 검출기 시제품 성능평가 실험)

  • Kwak, Sung-Woo;Ahn, Gil Hoon;Park, Iljin;Ham, Young Soo;Dreyer, Jonathan
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2014
  • IAEA has employed various types of radiation detectors - HPGe, NaI, CZT - for accountancy of nuclear material. Among them, HPGe has been mainly used in verification activities required for high accuracy. Due to its essential cooling component(a liquid-nitrogen cooling or a mechanical cooling system), it is large and heavy and needs long cooling time before use. New hand-held portable HPGe has been developed to address such problems. This paper deals with results of performance evaluation test of the new hand-held portable HPGe prototype which was used during IAEA's inspection activities. Radioactive spectra obtained with the new portable HPGe showed different characteristics depending on types and enrichments of nuclear materials inspected. Also, Gamma-rays from daughter radioisotopes in the decay series of $^{235}U$ and $^{238}U$ and characteristic x-rays from uranium were able to be remarkably separated from other peaks in the spectra. A relative error of enrichment measured by the new portable HPGe was in the range of 9 to 27%. The enrichment measurement results didn't meet partially requirement of IAEA because of a small size of a radiation sensing material. This problem might be solved through a further study. This paper discusses how to determine enrichment of nuclear material as well as how to apply the new hand-held portable HPGe to safeguard inspection. There have been few papers to deal with IAEA inspection activity in Korea to verify accountancy of nuclear material in national nuclear facilities. This paper would contribute to analyzing results of safeguards inspection. Also, it is expected that things discussed about further improvement of a radiation detector would make contribution to development of a radiation detector in the related field.

Development of the Measurement Method of Extremely Low Level Activity with Imaging Plate (Imaging Plate를 이용한 극저준위 방사능 측정에 관한 연구)

  • Kwak, Ji-Yeon;Lee, K.B.;Lee, Jong-Man;Park, Tae-Soon;Oh, Pil-Jae;Lee, Min-Kie;Seo, Ji-Suk;Hwang, Han-Yull
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.231-236
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    • 2004
  • An imaging plate(IP) detector, a two-dimensional digital radiation detector that can acquire image of radioactivity distribution in a sample, has been applied in many fields; for industrial radiography, medical diagnosis, X-ray diffraction test, etc. In this study, the possibility of IP detector to be used lot measuring radioactivity of sample is explored using its high sensitivity, higher spatial resolution, wider dynamic range and screen uniformity for several kinds radiations. First, the IP detector is applied to measure the surface uniformity for area source. Surface uniformity is measured rapidly and nondestructively by measuring the radioactivity distribution of common standard area source$(^{241}Am)$. Next, the IP is employed to study the possibility of measuring an extremely low-level activity of environmental sample. For this study the screen uniformity, shield effect of background radiation, linear dynamic range and fading effect of the IP detector is investigated. The potato, banana, radish and carrot samples are chosen to measure ultra low-level activity of $^{40}K$ isotope. The efficiency calibration of IP detector is carried out using the standard source.

Investigation on the techniques of quality control for radiation counting systems (방사선 측정기의 품질관리 기법에 대한 고찰)

  • Song, Byoung-Chul;Kim, Young-Bok;Han, Sun-Ho;Oh, Se-Jin;Lee, Myung-Ho;Song, Kyu-Seok
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.414-420
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    • 2011
  • In this study, radiation measurement system has been investigated to set up for the radioisotopes analysis in the radioactive waste samples after selecting the radiation counters of alpha beta and gamma nuclides. The counting efficiencies for alpha, beta and gamma measurement systems were calibrated. To obtain stability of the radiation detectors, quality control program has been established. Also, minimum detectable activities (MDAs) depending on the type of samples were calculated for increasing the confidence level for analytical result.