• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.127-132
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• 2013

The position of the internal organs can change continually and periodically inside the body due to the respiration. To reduce the respiration induced uncertainty of dose localization, one can use a respiratory gated radiotherapy where a radiation beam is exposed during the specific time of period. The main disadvantage of this method is that it usually requests a long treatment time, the massive effort during the treatment and the limitation of the patient selection. In this sense, the combination of the real-time position management (RPM) system and the volumetric intensity modulated radiotherapy (RapidArc) is promising since it provides a short treatment time compared with the conventional respiratory gated treatments. In this study, we evaluated the accuracy of the respiratory gated RapidArc treatment. Total sic patient cases were used for this study and each case was planned by RapidArc technique using varian ECLIPSE v8.6 planning machine. For the Quality Assurance (QA), a MatriXX detector and I'mRT software were used. The results show that more than 97% of area gives the gamma value less than one with 3% dose and 3 mm distance to agreement condition, which indicates the measured dose is well matched with the treatment plan's dose distribution for the gated RapidArc treatment cases.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.37-47
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze translational and rotational adjustments during automatic rigid image-registration by using different control parameters for a total of five groups on TomoTherapy (Accuray Inc, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). We selected a total of 50 patients and classified them in five groups (brain, head-and-neck, lung, abdomen and pelvic) and used a total of 500 megavoltage computed tomography (MVCT) image sets for the analysis. From this we calculated the overall mean value(M) for systematic and random errors after applying the different control parameters. After randomization of the patients into the five groups, we found that the overall mean value varied according to three techniques and resolutions. The deviation for the lung, abdomen and pelvic groups was approximately greater than the deviation for the brain and head-and-neck groups in all adjustments. Overall, using a "full-image" produces smaller deviations in the rotational adjustments. We found that rotational adjustment has deviations with distinctly different control parameters. We concluded that using a combination of the "full-image" technique and "standard" resolution will be helpful in assisting with patients' repositioning and in correcting for set-up errors prior to radiotherapy on TomoTherapy.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.63-70
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• 2012

The collision-free flight planning method based on the extended collision map is proposed for cooperation of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a common 3-dimensional workspace. First, a UAV is modeled as a sphere, taking its 3-D motions such as rolling into consideration. We assume that after entering the common workspace, the UAVs move along their straight paths until they depart from the workspace, and that the priorities of the UAVs are determined in advance. According to the assumptions, the collision detection problem between two spheres in $R^3$ can be reduced into the collision detection problem between a circle and a line in $R^2$. For convenience' sake and safety, the collision regions are approximated by collision boxes. Using the collision boxes, the entrance times of the UAVs are scheduled for collision avoidance among the UAVs. By this way, all UAVs can move in the common workspace without collisions with one another. For verifying the effectiveness of the proposed flight planning method, the simulation with 12 UAVs is carried out.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.239-246
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• 2021

Portal Dosimetry was verified using EPID to secure the clinical application and reliability of the existing research dose evaluation. The dose distribution of Geant4 was compared with the measured value by 360° rotational irradiation with a 2.5 cm cone for stereotactic brain surgery. To confirm the dose distribution of patients with brain metastasis, the dose distribution investigated by inserting a Gafchromic EBT film into the parietal phantom and the dose distribution obtained from the parietal phantom using VMAT are compared and applied to actual patients. As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that the accuracy of the beam center and the center of the couch coincide accurately with an error within 1mm as a result of QA through a pin ball. In addition, it was confirmed that the EBT3 film has excellent linearity in the range of 0 to 10 Gy according to various dose irradiation. In the same setting as the two cervical phantoms, we confirm that the implementation and simulation results calculations of dose calculations based on Geant4 using photon beams match the experimental data within the treatment planning volume (PTV). Therefore, volume modulated arc treatment (VMAT) 360° rotational irradiation was performed, and the result of iso-dose distribution analysis by rotational irradiation confirmed that it is appropriate to include a virtual tumor.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.45-52
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• 2015

Purpose : The dose distribution of organ at risk (OAR) and normal tissue is affected by treatment technique in postoperative radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to compare dose distribution characteristic and to evaluate treatment efficiency by devising VMAT plans according to applying differed number of arc and IMRT plan for postoperative patient of prostate cancer radiation therapy using a rectal balloon. Materials and Methods : Ten patients who received postoperative prostate radiation therapy in our hospital were compared. CT images of patients who inserted rectal balloon were acquired with 3 mm thickness and 10 MV energy of HD120MLC equipped Truebeam STx (Varian, Palo Alto, USA) was applied by using Eclipse (Version 11.0, Varian, Palo Alto, USA). 1 Arc, 2 Arc VMAT plans and 7-field IMRT plan were devised for each patient and same values were applied for dose volume constraint and plan normalization. To evaluate these plans, PTV coverage, conformity index (CI) and homogeneity index (HI) were compared and $R_{50%}$ was calculated to assess low dose spillage as per treatment plan. $D_{25%}$ of rectum and bladder Dmean were compared on OAR. And to evaluate the treatment efficiency, total monitor units(MU) and delivery time were considered. Each assessed result was analyzed by average value of 10 patients. Additionally, portal dosimetry was carried out for accuracy verification of beam delivery. Results : There was no significant difference on PTV coverage and HI among 3 plans. Especially CI and $R_{50%}$ on 7F-IMRT were the highest as 1.230, 3.991 respectively(p=0.00). Rectum $D_{25%}$ was similar between 1A-VMAT and 2A-VMAT. But approximately 7% higher value was observed on 7F-IMRT compare to the others(p=0.02) and bladder Dmean were similar among the all plan(P>0.05). Total MU were 494.7, 479.7, 757.9 respectively(P=0.00) for 1A-VMAT, 2A-VMAT, 7F-IMRT and at the most on 7F-IMRT. The delivery time were 65.2sec, 133.1sec, 145.5sec respectively(p=0.00). The obvious shortest time was observed on 1A-VMAT. All plans indicated over 99.5%(p=0.00) of gamma pass rate (2 mm, 2%) in portal dosimetry quality assurance. Conclusion : As a result of study, postoperative prostate cancer radiation therapy for patient using a rectal balloon, there was no significant difference of PTV coverage but 1A-VMAT and 2A-VMAT were more efficient for dose reduction of normal tissue and OARs. Between VMAT plans. $R_{50%}$ and MU were little lower in 2A-VMAT but 1A-VMAT has the shortest delivery time. So it is regarded to be an effective plan and it can reduce intra-fractional motion of patient also.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 1999.10b
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• pp.527-529
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• 1999

기형부위의 구조적 복잡성으로 인하여 부상이나 질병을 진단하거나 수술계획을 수립하는데 있어 많은 어려움이 있다. 본 논문에서는 네트워크 기반 기형분석 영상처리시스템을 설계하고 구현하였다. 본 시스템은 기형부위를 구성하는 뼈간의 관계를 정의하고 기형 정도를 파악하기 위하여 일련의 2차원 진단 영상들을 공간적으로 구성하고 입체적 영상을 생성한 후, 객체별 모델링 및 렌더링을 가능하게 하며, 이동, 회전, 확대/축소, 컬러링과 같은 다양한 조작 기능을 제공한다. 본 개발 시스템은 클라이언트-서버 구조로 이루어졌으며, 시스템 간 사용되는 메시지 처리를 위한 진단 제어 관리기, 기형부위 영상별 가시화 및 조작을 위한 단면 및 입체 영상처리기, 원격 사용을 위한 통신망 제어기, 그리고 각종 환자 정보를 위한 데이터베이스 관리기로 구성된다. 또한 범용의 데스크탑 컴퓨터 상에서 사용자 인퍼테이스를 통하여 서버에 접속하여 영상처리시스템을 사용함으로서 보다 많은 사용자들이 동시에 사용할 수 있는 이점이 있다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1047-1048
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 IPMSM(Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor)의 단점인 치, 슬롯 구조에 의한 코깅 토크를 최소화시켜 정토크 특성을 향상시키기 위해 배리어(Barrier)와 노치(Notch)를 설치하였다. 실험계획법 및 유한요소해석을 통하여 최적 설계를 수행하고 그에 따른 제반 특성과 진동 및 소음의 원인이 되는 가진력 특성을 고찰 하였다.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.125-132
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• 2008

High speed camera is very important and essential device to analyze the motion of fast moving object in detail. This paper describes the basic concepts of the high speed film camera and high speed digital camera and the history and future technical trends in high speed camera industry. In addition, application field of high speed camera in Korea as well as other countries and future plan to use high speed camera in Naro Space Center has been descried.

• Proceeding of KASS Symposium
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.203-211
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• 2008

Bridges have various functions. There are not only a connection between 2 zones, but also a objee as a landmark. But movable bridges used in canal in order to pass ships. We can classify according to type of driving system, for example, swing, bascule, lift, arching, rotation, etc. I will suggest classification of various driving mechanism in the world.

• JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORLD
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• s.309
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• pp.83-87
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• 2002

전력계통에서의 발전, 송변전, 배전의 각각에 대한 에너지절약 및 이용 합리화를 미쓰비시(삼릉)전기는 여러 방면에서 노력하고 있으며, 여기서는 전력기기에 대한 그간의 노력에 대하여 기술한다. 발전에 관해서는 공기냉각과 수소냉각 터빈발전기의 효율 향상으로 성(省)에너지화를 지향하고 있다. 동사에서는 세계 최대급의 공기냉각 터빈발전기를 제작하여 수소냉각기와 거의 동등한 높은 효율을 얻고 있다. 송변전에 대해서는 전력용 대형 변압기의 본체 체적 축소, 신(新)절연구조의 채용으로 대형변압기의 설치면적을 반감시키고 손실저감도 실현시킬 수 있었다. 성숙기종으로 생각되는 분야에 대해서도 새로운 발상으로 더욱 개선해 나갈 계획이다. 배전분야에 대해서는 전력의 합리적 사용이나 고효율 변압기의 채용에 의한 전력삭감 등 필요성이 재검토되고 있다. 동사에서는 배전설비 구성의 일익을 담당하는 손실이 극히 적은 수퍼 고효율 유입변압기를 개발, 배전분야에서 활용되고 있다. 성(省)에너지를 위한 발전기의 응용 예의 하나로 자연에너지를 이용하는 풍력발전을 들 수 있다. 동사가 개발하여 실용화되고 있는 풍력발전기는 회전자 자극(磁極)에 영구자석을 사용한 동기발전기를 사용하고 있어, 여자장치나 기어기구가 불필요하여 전기적, 기계적인 손실을 경감시키고 있다.