• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.1231-1236
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• 2006

The contrast control of images with narrow dynamic range is a simple method among enhancement methods for low intensity of image. Histogram equalization is the most common method for this purpose, which stretches the dynamic range of intensity Conventional methods would fail to enhance images with extremely dark and bright regions, because of not considering the shape of histogram. In this paper, we propose a novel adaptive histogram equalization based on histogram matching with multiple Gaussian transformation function. As a result, output images with a couple of peaks of histogram could be improved and the details such as edges in dark regions could be appeared better than conventional method subjectively.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.57-67
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• 2013

Purpose: Replacing the film which used to be used for checking the set-up of the patient and dosimetry during radiation therapy, more and more EPID equipped devices are in use at present. Accordingly, this article tried to evaluated the accuracy of the position check-up and the usefulness of dosimetry during the use of an electronic portal imaging device. Materials and Methods: On 50 materials acquired with the search of Korea Society Radiotherapeutic Technology, The Korean Society for Radiation Oncology, and Pubmed using "EPID", "Portal dosimetry", "Portal image", "Dose verification", "Quality control", "Cine mode", "Quality - assurance", and "In vivo dosimetry" as indexes, the usefulness of EPID was analyzed by classifying them as history of EPID and dosimetry, set-up verification and characteristics of EPID. Results: EPID is developed from the first generation of Liquid-filled ionization chamber, through the second generation of Camera-based fluoroscopy, and to the third generation of Amorphous-silicon EPID imaging modes can be divided into EPID mode, Cine mode and Integrated mode. When evaluating absolute dose accuracy of films and EPID, it was found that EPID showed within 1% and EDR2 film showed within 3% errors. It was confirmed that EPID is better in error measurement accuracy than film. When gamma analyzing the dose distribution of the base exposure plane which was calculated from therapy planning system, and planes calculated by EDR2 film and EPID, both film and EPID showed less than 2% of pixels which exceeded 1 at gamma values (r%>1) with in the thresholds such as 3%/3 mm and 2%/2 mm respectively. For the time needed for full course QA in IMRT to compare loads, EDR2 film recorded approximately 110 minutes, and EPID recorded approximately 55 minutes. Conclusion: EPID could easily replace conventional complicated and troublesome film and ionization chamber which used to be used for dosimetry and set-up verification, and it was proved to be very efficient and accurate dosimetry device in quality assurance of IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy). As cine mode imaging using EPID allows locating tumors in real-time without additional dose in lung and liver which are mobile according to movements of diaphragm and in rectal cancer patients who have unstable position, it may help to implement the most optimal radiotherapy for patients.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.25-31
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• 2013

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the dosimetric properties of robust planning strategy for plain intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) taking into account of the uncertainties of effective proton range and set up error as compared to photon intensity-modulated radiation therapy (photon-IMRT) in prostate cancer treatment. Materials and Methods: The photon-IMRT (7 beams, step & shoot), plain-IMPT (2, 4, and 7 portals), and robust- IMPT plans, which was recalculated the plain-IMPT based on the uncertainties of range error (${\pm}5%$) and set up error (0.5 cm), were evaluated for five prostate cancer patients prescribed by 70 Gy/35 fractions. To quantitatively evaluate the dose distributions, several parameters such as maximum dose, minimum dose, mean dose, conformity index (CI), and homogeneity index (HI) for PTV as well as dose-volume index of VxGy for OARs were calculated from dose-volume histograms. Results: Robust-IMPT showed superior dose distributios in the PTV and OARs as compared to plain-IMPT and photon-IMRT. Like plain-IMPT, robust-IMPT were resulted in dose fluctuation around OARs, while better homogeneity and conformity in PTVs and lower mean dose in OARs as compared to photon-IMRT. Conclusion: In consideration with the effective range correction and set up movement using robustness in IMPT plan, the dosimetric uncertainties from plain-IMPT could substantially reduce and suggest more effective solutions than photon-IMRT in prostate cancer treatment.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.43-53
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to reduce the anxiety factors of fires by following evacuation tips in case of fire in an apartment household. This study analyzed the moderating effects of the control offices' competence in control on safety awareness and fire response. The study results were as follows. First, the residents and control staff's safety awareness had a positive effect on the fire response performance. This indicates that the higher the residents and control staff's safety awareness level, the higher the fire responsive performance. Second, the higher the control offices' control competence level, the better the apartment residents and control staff's safety awareness had a positive effect on the fire response performance. These results indicate that the higher the control office heads' leadership, the higher the apartment residents' housing satisfaction and that the more communicative the control office heads' attitude toward the residents, the better their attitude had a positive effect on the fire response performance. Lastly, the control offices' control competence was analyzed to have a moderating effects on the effect of the apartment residents and control staff's safety awareness level on the fire response performance. These results showed that the change in the model's R² value showed an increasing trend in stages as the value increased more in the stage 2 than the stage 1 and even more in the stage 3 with the interaction terms of the moderating variables added. For this reason, the control offices' control competence which was a moderating variable was analyzed to have a moderating effect on the effect of residents and control staff's safety awareness level on the fire response performance.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.31-40
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• 2022

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of postural control training using a visual blind board, on head control, trunk control, and the sitting abilities of children with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy. METHODS: Ten children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy participated in this study. Postural control training with a visual blind board was given for 40 minutes per session, 3 times a week for 4 weeks (12 sessions). Before and after the intervention, head control, trunk control, and sitting abilities were quantified using the head control scale, Korean version-trunk control measurement scale, and the sitting part of the Korean version-gross motor function measure-88, respectively. RESULTS: Postural control with the visual blind board significantly improved the head control ability of children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (p = .015). Their trunk control abilities also showed significant improvement after the intervention (p = .016). However, their sitting ability did not show a significant change. CONCLUSION: These results showed that postural control training using a visual blind board is effective in improving the head and trunk control abilities of children with cerebral palsy. Further studies with suitable sample sizes and control groups are needed to reach a conclusion about the use of postural control training with visual blind boards for improvement of postural control of children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 2009

Electrically operated hospital bed and operating table are useful devices to care patients and to keep postures of them in medical treatment. However they have the risk of physical injury due to various functions and mechanisms consisting of them. In this paper we propose particular requirements for the safety and test methods of electrically operated hospital beds and operating table classified into medical devices. Each items are developed based on international standards. The results of this study can be used for developing internationally harmonized standards for the approval of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA).

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.545-555
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• 2010

Recently, droplet-based microfluidic systems are widely used in various areas ranging from fundamental science including chemistry, biology, and physics to material science and engineering. This article reviews recent development in the droplet based microfluidic system from basic fabrication of tiny device, principle of droplet formation, merging, mixing, control of droplets, and application for the synthesis of novel functional materials. We discuss strong advantages of the droplet based microfluidics in point of control of particle size, morphologies, shapes, and structures.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.56-61
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• 2009

According to the target object for designer to sketch, an effective style or shape of input device can be defined differently. The general spatial sketching system that support various types of wand assist sketching effectively as changing suitable wand shape to the part of a target object. We suggest the idea of changing wand style by altering the posture of a 3D wand. This allows a designer to work in an intuitive way without being interrupted by complicated menus. We implement the various wand styles to the spatial sketching system with cubic-based drawing technique.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.1-15
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• 1986

금속이행이란 소모성 전극을 이용한 arc 용접에서 금속이 용융된 와이어로부터 모재로 이동하는 현상을 말하며 넓게는 용적의 이행 뿐만아니라 스패터등과 같은 불필요한 이행까지로 포함하는 의미이다. 용접시 스패터와 흄(fume)발생, 용입형상, 용접자세, 용융지안정성 및 용접부의 기계적 성질 등이 금속이행형태에 의해 많은 영향을 받기 때문에 효과적인 용접을 위해서는 이 금속 이행 형태를 적절히 조절해야 한다. 이를 위해서는 금속이행형태, 금속이행기구, 금속이행에 미치는 여러 가지 변수 등에 대하여 아라야 할 필요성이 있으며, 이러한 필요성 때문에 많은 사 람들이 오래 전부터 금속이행현상에 관한 연구를 수행하여 왔다. 그러나 용적이 고온이 arc속에 서 짧은 시간내에 고속으로 이행하기 때문에 금속이행현상의 연구에는 많은 어려움이 있으며, 현재까지도 정확한 금속이행현상에 관한 이론은 밝혀지지 않고 있다. 따라서 금속이행에 관해서 는 앞으로도 많은 연구가 필요하며 본 해설은 현재까지 연구발표된 금속이행에 관한 자료들을 종합정리하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1221_1222
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• 2009

다결정질 실리콘 웨이퍼의 도핑깊이, 도핑농도, 전면 재결합 속도, 면저항은 태양전지의 효율을 결정하는데 중요한 요소이다. 태양전지의 높은 효율을 얻기 위해 PC1D를 이용하여 태양전지의 에미터 도핑 깊이와 농도, 에미터 면저항, 전면 재결합 속도를 조절해 보았다. 그 결과로 최적화된 요소들은 peak doping $10^{18}cm^{-3}$, depth factor $0.5{\mu}m$, front recombination velocity $10^2cm/s$, sheet resistance $50{\Omega}/{\square}$를 얻을 수 있었다. 최적화 과정을 통하여 우리는 peak doping과 면저항이 높은 효율을 얻기 위한 중요한 요소가 된다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 본 논문에서는 더 자세한 시뮬레이션 요소값과 그들이 태양전지에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 한다.