• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.643-649
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• 2018

Recently, together with advancement of domestic aviation industry, overseas tourists using planes have been soared. This study aimed to investigate the risk of diseases for the passengers and flight attendants from the exposed cosmic radiation during the flight by domestic and international literature reviews, as follows. Airliners should develop the program to measure the actual radiation dose and prepare the portable devices for radiation measurement in flight to lower the accumulated dose of cosmic radiation by the attendants. Regulation should be prepared to check the exposed dose during the flight for the passengers by announcement of individual exposed radiation dose which has been provided only to the flight attendants. Passengers and flight attendants should recognize they are exposed to excessive cosmic radiation during the flight and civilians should be protected by the cosmic radiation when they use the flights, which should be prepared by the regulations.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.87-93
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• 2019

Recently, the number of passengers using airplanes is rapidly increasing due to the increase of overseas travelers. Therefore, the probability of exposure to natural radiation due to altitude is increasing due to the increase in flight time. Cosmic-ray penetrates the Earth's magnetic field belt Van Allen, which is located at an altitude of 400 km to 1200 km. Most cosmic rays are blocked at Van Allen belt. However, cosmic-ray could be not completely blocked, and a small amount of cosmic-ray affects the earth. In general, if the altitude was increased by 100m, the natural exposure dose increased by 0.03 mSv on the Earth. In this study, I tried to minimize the exposure to natural radiation in airplanes when boarding airplanes. Especially, I was aimed to minimize radiation exposure by protecting the highly sensitive thyroid gland among human organs. According to the results of the study, the designed shielding handkerchief was able to shield cosmic natural radiation dose by more than 70%. In conclusion, the application of the shielding handkerchief made in this study can be effectively shield natural radiation.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.232-233
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• 2009

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.333-341
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• 2023

This study aims to develop technology for testing and verifying the space radiation environment of miniature space components using the facilities of the domestic 100 MeV proton accelerator and the Space Component Test Facility at the Space Testing Center. As advancements in space development progress, high-performance satellites increasingly rely on densely integrated circuits, particularly in core components components like memory. The application of semiconductor components in essential devices such as solar panels, optical sensors, and opto-electronics is also on the rise. To apply these technologies in space, it is imperative to undergo space environment testing, with the most critical aspect being the evaluation and testing of space components in high-energy radiation environments. Therefore, the Space Testing Center at the Korea testing laboratory has developed a radiation testing device for memory components and conducted radiation impact assessment tests using it. The investigation was carried out using 100 MeV protons at a low flux level achievable at the Gyeongju Proton Accelerator. Through these tests, single event upsets observed in memory semiconductor components were confirmed.

• Review of KIISC
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.45-49
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• 2023

뉴스페이스 시대가 도래하고 양자컴퓨터로 기존 암호체계의 파훼가 수월해진 오늘날 인공위성의 보안모듈은 고성능의 상용 부품을 필요로 한다. 본 연구에서는 PE와 Al의 복합소재를 활용하여 내방사선 능력이 적은 상용 부품을 사용한 인공위성 탑재 보안모듈의 차폐 방안을 제시하였다. 기존의 Al 단일 소재로 제작된 차폐 하우징의 성능과 경제성을 개선하기 위해 PE와 Al의 복합소재를 연구하였다. 이를 위해 OMERE를 통해 저궤도 위성의 임무 환경을 분석하여 PE와 Al 복합소재의 우주방사선 차폐성능과 Al 단일 소재의 우주방사선 차폐성능을 PHITS와 SRIM을 이용하여 비교분석하였다. 연구 결과, PE와 Al의 복합소재를 활용한 차폐 하우징은 가볍고 경제적인 장점을 가지며, 성능도 크게 향상됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 보안모듈에 한정되지 않고 위성 부품의 차폐에 새로운 가능성을 제시함으로써, 전반적인 우주산업 발전과 위성의 임무 수행 실패율 감소에 기여할 수 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.215-236
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• 2016

This paper is related to a study on safety management of cosmic radiation in the aviation area, and as a comprehensive study encompassing not only aviation crew but also aviation traffic users, presents issues on an exposure to the cosmic radiation which authors predict may be intensified in a time to come. Although the government of the Republic of Korea has recently activated regulations related to the cosmic radiation, the following improvement measures are further urged to be carried out not only as a regulatory improvement for pushing ahead with effectiveness but also as a supplementary tool. Firstly, a dose limit corresponding to the international standard needs to be applied. Since the dose limit imposed by the Korean government is improperly higher than the international dose limit of the cosmic radiation, the present dose limit needs to be re-established in a range of "not exceeding the international recommendation". Secondly, a new methodology is needed such that aviation companies observe a yearly effective dose limit of passengers. A fact that only aviation crew is specified but passengers are excluded in the related regulation is based on a recommendation presented by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). According to the recommendation, Korean government excluded passengers in the "Cosmic Radiation Safety Requirements for Crew". Among the present aviation regulations, there exists a protection standard for protecting aviation traffic users. However, it presents a damage protection only for ticket-related issues. Since this regulatory weakness provides a cause of endangering national health, the authors believe that an improvement in the regulation is needed without sticking to the recommendation from the ICRP. To this end, new regulations are strongly demanded from aspects of not only legal but also regulatory areas. The dose limit in accordance with the international standard is established. However, at least a minute amount of cosmic radiation is continuously acting on all people of Korea. Since more and higher level of cosmic ration may exist in the aviation space, an improved method of representing the minute amount of cosmic radiation in figures. As a result, a desirable regulation may be established for protecting not only crew but also aviation traffic users from being exposed to the cosmic radiation via a legislation of the desirable regulation.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.60-60
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• 2007

• The Optical Journal
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• s.174
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• pp.30-31
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• 2019

유럽핵물리입자연구소, CERN은 대형강입자가속기(LHC)가 작동할 때 얻을 수 있는 순간의 장면을 스냅샷으로 남기기 위해 충분한 민감도와 동작 범위를 가진 탐지기가 필요했다. 이렇게 개발된 방사선 탐지기술은 유럽우주국 ESA에 의해 우주로 날아갔다. 그리고 이제는 역사적인 예술품을 분석하고, 위조품을 발견하는 데 사용되고 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.39-39
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• 2003

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.63-63
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• 2003