• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.74-80
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• 2001

Purpose : Irradiation cones by using backscatter electrons are made for the treatment of superficial small lesions of skin, oral cavity, and rectum where a significant dose gradient and maximum surface dose is desired. Methods and Materials : Backscatter electrons are produced from the primary electron beams from the linear accelerators. The design consists of a cylindrical cone that has a thick circular plate of high atomic number medium (Pb or Cu) attached to the distal end, and the plate can be adjusted the reflected angle. Primary electrons strike the metal plate perpendicularly and produce backscatter electrons that reflect through the lateral hole for treatment. Using film and a parallel plate ion chamber, backscatter electron dose characteristics are measured. Results : The depth dose characteristic of the backscatter electron is very similar to that of the hard x-ray beam that is commonly used for the intracavitary and superficial lesions. The basckscatter electron energy is nearly constant and effectively about 1.5 MeV from the clinical megavoltage beams. The backscatter electron dose rate of $35\~85\;cGy/min$ could be achieved from modern accelerators without any modification. and the depth in water of $50\%$ depth dose from backscatter electron located at 6mm for $45^{\circ}$ angled lead scatter. The beam flatness is dependent on the slit size and the depth of treatment, but is satisfactory to treat small lesions. Conclusions : The measured data for backscatter electron energy, depth dose flatness dose rate and absolute dose indicates that the backscatter electrons are suitable for clinical use.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.77-77
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• 2003

공생별의 고분산 분광 자료에서 대부분 발머 방출선은 매우 넓게 펼쳐진 날개 부분이 나타나며, 일부 어린 행성상 성운과 post-AGB별에서도 비슷한 현상이 보고되었다. 날개 부분의 형성 과정으로 현재 제안된 이론은 발머선 광자의 전자 산란과 수소 라이먼 방출선의 라만 산란이 있다. 우리는 이 연구에서 전자 산란과 라만 산란 과정에서 나타나는 날개 부분의 선윤곽의 미세한 차이점을 제시하고자 한다. 또한, 두 산란 과정이 공생별의 궤도 위상에 따라 나타나는 세기 변화의 양상을 계산하고, 장기간 관측을 통하여 공생별의 궤도 요소에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있는 가능성에 대하여 토의한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.457-466
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• 2014

During irradiation of lesions in cancer treatment with high energy electrons, normal tissue and critical organs are protected by the shielding material. Scattered radiation that generated the shielding materials affect the depth dose and atomic number. Therefore, we want to examine secondary particles and the scattered photons through calculation and its associated analysis, and compare the measurement for the aluminum, copper, and lead shielding substance of which thickness has 95% charge reduction. Dose change rate which effected scattering radiation was found to be +0.88% for material thickness, +0.43% for atomic number, and +19.70%, +15.20%, +12.40% for measurement, +25.00%, +15.10%, +13.70% for calculation on the aluminum, copper, and lead materials of which thickness has 95% charge reduction, respectively, As a result, we found that scattering rate was dependent on thickness than atomic number. In the dose increasing rate, scattered electrons are more important than scattered photon. For the above mentioned reasons, I think that high atomic number materials should be applied to reduce scattered radiation that generated with thickness effect.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.85-91
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• 2011

The energy spectra for electron beam of medical linear accelerator were calculated using a GEANT4 Medical Linac 2 example code. The incident electron mean energy were 6, 9, 12, 16, 20 MeV. This code was designed to calculate electron beam energy spectra according to material, thickness and location of electron scattering foil affecting electron beam characteristic. Lead, Copper, Aluminum and Gold were used for scattering foil. The energy distribution for electron and photon were analyzed by changing position of scattering foil in the head of linear accelerator. The effect of electron scattering foil on energy spectra which is basic data of simulation for medical linear accelerator were presented. The calculated results would be used in design of medical accelerator head.

• Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.5-15
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• 1997

방사선들 중에서 감마선은 우리의 몸 속을 깊숙이 침투할 수 있다. 그런 감마선이 우리 몸을 투과할 때, 체세표를 이룬 원자들의 궤도전자들과 충돌하면서 소멸된다. 우리는 그런 현상들을 물질과의 상호작용 이라 부른다. 방사선과 물질과의 상호작용은 원자의 단위에서 일어난다. 감마선이 물질과의 상호작용들은 물리적으로는 광전자 산란 효과, 컴프턴 산란 효과 그리고 전자쌍 생성효과 등으로 구분하여 설명된다. 방사선이 우리의 몸 속에서 체세포의 원자와 충돌하여 생기는 자유전자들은 몸 속에 남게 되고, 그들은 몸 속을 상당 기간 동안 배회하면서 인체의 생명 현상을 유지시킬 생화학 작용의 기능들을 약화시키기도 하고, 악성인 암세포들을 만들어내기도 하므로 건강 유지에 불리하게 작용한다. 따라서 감마선에 쪼여 생긴 자유전자들은 우리의 정상적인 건강 조건들을 해치는 주된 요소가 된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.85-92
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• 1989

Dosimerty based on electron spin resonance (ESR) analysis of radiation induced free radicals in amino acids is relevant to biological dosimetry applications. Alanine detectors are without walls and are tissue equivalent. Therefore, alanine ESR dosimetry looks promising for use in the therapy level. The dose range of the alanine/ESR dosimetry system can be extended down to 1 Gy. In water phantom the absorbed dose of electrons generated by a medical linear accelerator of different initial energies $(6\~21MeV)$ and therapeutic dose levels (1~60 Gy) was measured. Furthermore, depth dose measurements carried out with alanine dosimeters were compared with ionization chamber measurements. As the results, the measured absorbed doses for shallow depth of initial electron energies above 15 MeV were higher by$2\~5\%$ than those calculated by nominal energy $C_E$ factors. This seems to be caused by low energy scattered beams generated from the scattering foil and electron cones of beam projecting device in medical linear accelerator.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.708-710
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 X-ray 진단에서 산란선으로 인한 영상의 왜곡을 보정하는 방법으로서 수정된 구조의 AE(Auto-Encoder) 모델에 기반한 방법론을 제안한다. 기존 AE 모델의 계층에 따라 특징지도의 크기가 축소되고 팽창되는 과정에서 영상 복원에 필요한 정보가 소실될 가능성을 보완하기 위하여 동일 레벨 계층 간에 스킵 연결을 추가하였다. 또한 X-ray 영상에서 피사체 세부 부위의 두께와 밀도에 따라 산란선의 영향이 서로 다른 형태로 나타난다는 특성을 학습 과정에 효과적으로 반영하기 위하여 어텐션 모듈을 추가한 네트워크 구조를 도입하였다. 총 80 쌍의 흉부 X-ray 영상 데이터에 대하여 기존의 AE 모델을 사용한 방법 및 U-Net 과 FFA-Net 모델을 사용한 영상 복원 기법의 실험 결과를 상호 비교함으로써 제안된 방법의 타당성을 평가하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.287-287
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• 2000

전북 식도 연안 정치망에서 1996년 6월에서 11월 사이 월별로 채집된 멸치 유어 이석의 일륜과 그 폭을 광학현미경과 주사전자현미경으로 관찰하여 산란기를 추정하고, 일일 성장률을 역추산하여 산란기에 따른 일일 성장률을 비교 분석하였다. 시상면 (sagittal plane)을 지나는 이석에는 부화 성장 정지선(hatch check)이 형성되었고, 그 외부를 둘러싼 난황 자어기에 형성된 것으로 추정되는 평균 4개의 불분명한 미세성장선이 관찰되었으며, 난황흡수성장정지선(yolk-absorption mark)이후에는 비교적 명확한 일륜이 형성되었다. (중략)

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.13-17
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• 1996

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.9 no.7
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• pp.459-465
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• 2015

Energy absorption distribution according to lead shielding for 511 keV ${\gamma}$ ray was evaluated using a Monte Carlo simulation in PET/CT. Experimental method was performed about the depth of skin surface(0.07), lens(3) and the depth(10) was conducted by using ICRU Slab phantom. Difference of energy absorption distribution according to lead thickness and effect of air gap according to distance of lead and phantom. As a result, study showed that using a lead shielding makes high energy distribution by backscatter electron. As a distance between lead and phantom increased, energy absorption distribution gradually decreased. 9 cm or more air gap should exist to prevent effect of backscatter electron which reaches skin surface, when 0.25 mmPb shielding is used. Also 1 cm or more air gap was needed to prevent the effect in 0.5 mmPb. If air gap was not concerned, 0.75 mm or more lead thickness was necessary to prevent effect of backscatter electron.