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Ralstron 선원대체형 Iridium-192 선원의 선량모델링과 응용 (Dose modeling and its Application of Ir-192 for substitution of Ralstron Brachytherapy source)

  • 김옥배;최태진;김진희;이호준;박정호;김성규;조운갑;한현수
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.131-139
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    • 2000
  • 국내도입 원격제어 근접조사장치인 Ralstron(Shimatsu, Japan) 의 코발트-60선원을 이리디움 192 선원으로 대체하고자 선원을 설계하고, 선원주위의 선량분포를 유도하였다. 이리디움 선원의 물리적크기는 직경1.5mm, 높이 1.5mm 로 370MBq(loci)를 목표로 설계하였으며, 외경은 3mm 이고, 크기는 13m이며, 캡슐의 재질은 SUS316L 이다. 선원 선원자체흡수와 스테인리스 스틸 캡슐에 의한 선량감쇠는 61.2%로 나타났으며, 단위방사능당 감마상수는 4.69R$cm^2$/mCi-hr였다. 조직선량은 공기중흡수선량 변환과 조직산란보정을 통해 구하였으며, 조직흡수선량변환계수는 이리디움의 에너지스펙트럼을 이용하여 공기에 대한 조직의 질량에너지흡수계수비 ($\mu$$_{en}$ )$^{tissue}$ air= 1.112 를 얻었다. 고안 선원에 대한 선량분포는 선원을 2,338개의 선원으로 분할하고, 각 분할선원에서 주위에 도달되는 선량을 이산적으로 누적 평가하여 임상에서 사용할 수 있도록 선량도표를 제공하였다.

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Metal artifact reduction algorithm의 두경부 CT에 대한 적용 가능성 평가 (Evaluating applicability of metal artifact reduction algorithm for head & neck radiation treatment planning CT)

  • 손상준;박장필;김민정;유숙현
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.107-114
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    • 2014
  • 목 적 : 두경부 치료계획 CT영상에서 dental implant로 인한 metal artifact 발생 시 O-MAR(Metal artifact Reduction for Orthopedic Implants)(ver. 3.6.0, Philips, Netherlands)를 적용할 수 있을지 여부를 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 모든 CT영상은 Brilliance Big Bore CT(Philips, Netherlands)에서 관전압 120kVp, 2mm 두께로 촬영하였으며, O-MAR를 이용하여 Metal artifact reduction 후 전산화치료계획장비(Eclipse ver 10.0.42, Varian, USA)로 원본영상과 비교, 분석하였다. O-MAR의 기본적인 성능 테스트를 위해 Metal artifact가 발생하지 않은 영상과 발생한 영상에서 O-MAR 적용시, HU 변화를 검증하기 위해 원통형 팬텀과 cerrobend 막대, 불균질 팬텀을 이용하여 실험하였다. 각각의 원본 영상과 O-MAR 적용 영상에서 관심영역 내 HU 변화를 측정하였다. 이를 바탕으로 본 연구의 주목적인 dental implant로 인한 metal artifact 발생 영상을 재현하기 위해 팬텀을 제작하여 사용하였고, 실제 임상 환자 영상에 O-MAR를 적용한 영상과 원본 영상 그리고 artifact 부분을 보정한 영상의 선량 분포를 SNC Patient(Sun Nuclear Co., USA)로 비교하였다. 결 과 : 두경부에서의 metal artifact를 재현한 원본 영상과 O-MAR 적용영상의 선량 분포를 비교한 결과 gamma passing rate 는 2 mm / 2% 기준으로 99.8%, 일치를 보였다. 실제 임상 환자 영상을 바탕으로 O-MAR 적용 전후 영상과 density corrected CT 영상에 동일한 조건으로 치료 계획을 수립하여 선량 분포를 비교한 결과는 98.5% 일치로 비교적 높은 gamma passing rate를 보였다. 전체적인 선량 분포 차이는 모두 2% 이내로 팬텀 실험과 실제 임상 환자 영상 실험에서 비슷한 결과로 나타났다. 하지만 선량 편차가 적더라도 국소적으로 집중되어 있는 것은 문제의 소지가 될 가능성이 있다. 화질 개선 면에서는 모든 실험에서 O-MAR 적용영상이 원본에 비해 개선됨을 알 수 있었으나, 두경부 metal artifact를 재현한 팬텀 영상 air cavity 내에서 최대 HU 값이 상승하는 경우가 생겼고, 환자 영상에서는 air cavity가 tissue로 잘못 보정되는 경우 또한 발견할 수 있었다. 결 론 : 업체에서 제시한 사용제한 사항인 피부 근처와 저밀도 영역이 공존하는 두경부에서 O-MAR의 사용 가능성을 확인해 본 결과, 원본의 왜곡과 보정이 동시에 일어났다. 심지어 팬텀 실험보다 더 심한 artifact가 생긴 환자의 경우 air cavity가 tissue로 잘못 보정되는 경우도 발생하였다. 결과적으로 아직까지는 O-MAR 알고리즘이 air cavity와 photon starvation artifact를 정확히 구분하지 못하는 것으로 보인다. 선량 측면에서의 영향은 임상에서 배제될 만큼 큰 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 임상에서 원본과 O-MAR 적용 영상을 비교하며 작업한다면 contouring, artifact 보정작업, DRR 화질 개선 등에 도움을 받을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

실내 $^{222}Rn$$^{222}Rn$ 딸핵종에 의한 피폭선량 해석연구 (Study on the Assessment of Dose Equivalent due to the Inhalation of $^{222}Rn$ and Its Daughters in Indoor Air)

  • 전재식;채하석;이철영;조혁;하정우
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.16-24
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    • 1995
  • 활성탄 캐니스터법과 알파분광분석 법을 이용하여 실내 공기중의 $^{222}Rn$ 및 그 딸핵종의 농도와 $^{222}Rn$과 그 딸핵종 사이의 평형인자를 동시에 측정하였다. 실내 체재율을 0.8, 일반인과 작업종사자의 호흡율을 각각 $0.75m^3\;h^{-1}$$1.2m^3\;h^{-1}$로 가정하고, 실내 공기중의 $^{222}Rn$과 그 딸핵종의 흡입에 의한 부위별 폐선량을 세가지 모형 즉, Jacobi-Eisfeld, James-Birchall 및 ICRP 모형으로 평가하고 연간총유효선량을 평가하였다.

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전자빔을 이용한 흐름반응기에서의 Trichloroethylene/Air 분해 (Decomposition of Trchloroethylene/Air Mixture by Electron Beam Irradiation in a Flow Reactor)

  • 원양수;한도홍;박완식;;이홍승
    • 한국대기환경학회지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2001
  • Decomposition of trichloroethlyene(TCE) in electron beam irradiation was examined on order to obtain information on the treatment of VOC in air. Air containing vaporized TCE has been studied in a flow reactor with different reaction environments, at various initial TCE concentration and in the presence and absence of water vapor. Maximum decomposition was observed in oxygen reaction environment and the degree of decomposition was about 99% at 20kGy for 2,000ppm initial TCE. The concentration of TCE exponentially decreased with dose in air and pure oxygen. The effect of water vapor on TCE decomposition efficiency was examined. The decomposition rate of TCE in the presence of water vapor (5,600 ppm) was approximately 10% higher than that in the absence of water vapor. Dichloroacetic acid, dichloroacethyl chloride and dichloroethyl ester acid were identified as primary products of this reaction adn were decomposed and oxidized to yield CO and $CO_2$. Perchloroethylene, hexachloroethane, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride were also observed as highly chlorinat-ed by products.

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Improving the Accuracy of a Heliocentric Potential (HCP) Prediction Model for the Aviation Radiation Dose

  • Hwang, Junga;Yoon, Kyoung-Won;Jo, Gyeongbok;Noh, Sung-Jun
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제33권4호
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    • pp.279-285
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    • 2016
  • The space radiation dose over air routes including polar routes should be carefully considered, especially when space weather shows sudden disturbances such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), flares, and accompanying solar energetic particle events. We recently established a heliocentric potential (HCP) prediction model for real-time operation of the CARI-6 and CARI-6M programs. Specifically, the HCP value is used as a critical input value in the CARI-6/6M programs, which estimate the aviation route dose based on the effective dose rate. The CARI-6/6M approach is the most widely used technique, and the programs can be obtained from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). However, HCP values are given at a one month delay on the FAA official webpage, which makes it difficult to obtain real-time information on the aviation route dose. In order to overcome this critical limitation regarding the time delay for space weather customers, we developed a HCP prediction model based on sunspot number variations (Hwang et al. 2015). In this paper, we focus on improvements to our HCP prediction model and update it with neutron monitoring data. We found that the most accurate method to derive the HCP value involves (1) real-time daily sunspot assessments, (2) predictions of the daily HCP by our prediction algorithm, and (3) calculations of the resultant daily effective dose rate. Additionally, we also derived the HCP prediction algorithm in this paper by using ground neutron counts. With the compensation stemming from the use of ground neutron count data, the newly developed HCP prediction model was improved.

Development of a polystyrene phantom for quality assurance of a Gamma Knife®

  • Yona Choi;Kook Jin Chun;Jungbae Bahng;Sang Hyoun Choi;Gyu Seok Cho;Tae Hoon Kim;Hye Jeong Yang;Yeong Chan Seo;Hyun-Tai Chung
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제55권8호
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    • pp.2935-2940
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    • 2023
  • A polystyrene phantom was developed following the guidance of the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) for gamma knife (GK) quality assurance. Its performance was assessed by measuring the absorbed dose rate to water and dose distributions. The phantom was made of polystyrene, which has an electron density (1.0156) similar to that of water. The phantom included one outer phantom and four inner phantoms. Two inner phantoms held PTW T31010 and Exradin A16 ion chambers. One inner phantom held a film in the XY plane of the Leksell coordinate system, and another inner phantom held a film in the YZ or ZX planes. The absorbed dose rate to water and beam profiles of the machine-specific reference (msr) field, namely, the 16 mm collimator field of a GK PerfexionTM or IconTM, were measured at seven GK sites. The measured results were compared to those of an IAEA-recommended solid water (SW) phantom. The radius of the polystyrene phantom was determined to be 7.88 cm by converting the electron density of the plastic, considering a water depth of 8 g/cm2. The absorbed dose rates to water measured in both phantoms differed from the treatment planning program by less than 1.1%. Before msr correction, the PTW T31010 dose rates (PTW Freiberg GmbH, New York, NY, USA) in the polystyrene phantom were 0.70 (0.29)% higher on average than those in the SW phantom. The Exradin A16 (Standard Imaging, Middleton, WI, USA) dose rates were 0.76 (0.32)% higher in the polystyrene phantom. After msr correction factors were applied, there were no statistically significant differences in the A16 dose rates measured in the two phantoms; however, the T31010 dose rates were 0.72 (0.29)% higher in the polystyrene phantom. When the full widths at half maximum and penumbras of the msr field were compared, no significant differences between the two phantoms were observed, except for the penumbra in the Y-axis. However, the difference in the penumbra was smaller than variations among different sites. A polystyrene phantom developed for gamma knife dosimetry showed dosimetric performance comparable to that of a commercial SW phantom. In addition to its cost effectiveness, the polystyrene phantom removes air space around the detector. Additional simulations of the msr correction factors of the polystyrene phantom should be performed.

물분무에 의한 화재제어 특성에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Fire Suppression Characteristics Using a Water Mist)

  • 김성찬;유홍선
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제15권4호
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    • pp.261-267
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    • 2003
  • The present study investigates the fire suppression characteristics using a water mist fire suppression system. Numerical simulations of fire suppression with water mist are performed with considering the interaction of fire plume and water droplet, droplet evaporation, and combustion of pool fire. The predicted temperature fields of smoke layer are compared with that of measured data. Numerical results agree with the experimental results within 5$^{\circ}C$ in the case without water mist In the case of fire suppression with water mist, numerical results dose not predict well lot temperature field in the gradual cooling region after water mist injection. But the predicted results of initial fire suppression are in good agreement with that of measured data. The reason of the discrepancy between predicted and measured data is due to the variation of turning rate during the injection of water mist. The effect of burning rate on the fire suppression is left as future study.

131I 방사성 동위원소 치료에 따른 피폭 선량 연구 (The Study of Radiation Exposed dose According to 131I Radiation Isotope Therapy)

  • 장보석;유승만
    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.653-659
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구는 고용량 $^{131}I$ 치료 후 방사선원이 된 퇴원 환자로부터 나오는 방사선 피폭에 관해 외부 선량률을 측정하고, 그에 따른 피폭선량을 예측하는 것이 목적이다. 200 mCi 이상 고용량 $^{131}I$ 치료를 받은 30명의 환자에서 구리링 3개를 이용하여 환자로부터 거리 및 방위각에 따른 선량평가를 시행하였다. 정확한 방사선 계측을 위하여 GM 계측기를 이용하여 2명의 측정자가 방위각 8 포인트와 거리 변화를 주며 계측하였다. 측정값을 기반으로 3가지 예측 시뮬레이션을 설정하여 불특정 다수 일반인에 대한 피폭선량을 계산하였다. 1m 높이에서 방위각에 따른 외부 선량률이 가장 높은 부위는 0도이다. 거리에 따른 선량률은 거리별 방위각의 선량률 평균값을 사용하였다. 거리에 따른 외부 선량률의 최고치는 50, 100, 150 cm에서 각각 $214{\pm}16.5$, $59{\pm}9.1{\mu}Sv/h$, $38{\pm}5.8{\mu}Sv/h$ 이다. 고용량 $^{131}I$ 치료 환자가 대중교통을 이용해서 5시간 이동할 때 반경 50 cm 지점의 옆좌석에 안은 불특정 일반인이 받을 수 있는 피폭선량은 1.14 mSv이다. 소변 통(urin bag)을 착용한 퇴원환자로부터 100 cm 거리에서 4일 동안 간병인이 받을 수 있는 최대 피폭선량은 6.5 mSv이다. 퇴원 환자 귀가로 인해 7일 동안 150 cm 거리에서 보호자가 받을 수 있는 최대 피폭선량은 1.08 mSv이다. 개발된 예측 모델링으로 불특정 $^{131}I$ 치료 환자의 주변 일반인에게 적용하였을 때 연간 선량 한도를 단시간에 초과하는 수준이었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 현행 고용량 $^{131}I$ 치료 환자의 퇴원 후 주변의 일반인의 방호체계의 합리적인 가이드라인을 제시하는 데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

피부선량을 기준으로 0.511 MeV 감마선에 대한 납 차폐체의 산란선 및 차폐 효율 분석 (Analysis of Scattering Rays and Shielding Efficiency through Lead Shielding for 0.511 MeV Gamma Rays Based on Skin Dose)

  • 장동근;박은태
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제43권4호
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    • pp.259-264
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    • 2020
  • Radiation causes radiation hazards in the human body. In Korea, a case of radiation necrosis occurred in 2014. In this study, the scatter and shielding efficiency according to lead shielding were classified into epidermis and dermis for 0.511 MeV used in nuclear medicine. In this study, experiments were conducted using the slab phantom that represents calibration and the dose of human trunk. Experimental results showed that the shielding rate of 0.25 mmPb was 180% in the epidermis and 96% in the dermis. Shielding at 0.5mmPb showed shielding rates of 158%in the epidermis and 82% in the dermis. As a result of measuring the absorbed dose by subdividing the thickness of the dermis into 0.5 mm intervals, when the shielding was carried out at 0.25 mmPb, the dose appeared to be about 120% at 0.5 mm of the dermis surface, and the dose was decreased at the subsequent depth. Shielding at 0.5 mmPb, the dose appeared to be about 101% at the surface 0.5 mm, and the dose was measured to decrease at the subsequent depth. This result suggests that when lead aprons are actually used, the scattering rays would be sufficiently removed due to the spaces generated by the clothes and air, Therefore, the scattered ray generated from lead will not reach the human body. The ICRU defines the epidermis (0.07), in which the radiation-induced damage of the skin occurs, as the dose equivalent. If the radiation dose of the dermis is considered in addition, it will be helpful for the evaluation of the prognosis for radiation hazard of the skin.

An Experimental Study of the Performance Characteristics with Four Different Rotor Blade Shapes on a Small Mixed-Type Turbine

  • Cho Soo-Yong;Cho Tae-Hwan;Choi Sang-Kyu
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • 제19권7호
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    • pp.1478-1487
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    • 2005
  • A small mixed-type turbine with a diameter of 19.9 mm has been substituted for a rotational part of pencil-type air tool. Usually, a vane-type rotor is applied to the rotational part of the air tool. However, the vane-type rotor has some problems, such as friction, abrasion, and necessity of accurate assembly etc.,. These problems make the life time of the vane-type air tool short, but air tools operated by mixed-type turbines are free of friction and abrasion because the turbine rotor dose not contact with the casing. Moreover, it is assembled easily because of no axis offset. These characteristics are merits for using air tools, but loss of power is inevitable on a non-contacting type rotor due to flow loss, tip clearance loss, and profile loss etc.,. In this study, four different rotors are tested, and their characteristics are investigated by measuring the specific output power. Additionally, optimum nozzle location against the rotor is studied. Output powers are obtained through measured pressure, temperature, torque, rotational speed, and flow rate. The experimental results obtained with four different rotors show that the rotor blade shape greatly influences to the performance, and the optimum nozzle location exists near the mid span of the rotor.