• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.18-24
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• 2004

SPECT technology is used for the reconstructed image in the field of industry noncontact measurement system. One of the distortion problems in reconstructed image quality is a collimator characterictic. The image distortion is caused by a geometrical structure of the collimator. This paper indicated a correction method to remove the image distortion by the structure of the collimator, and compared with the existing correction method. The correction. method removed the image distortion to use deconvolution of projection data with the shift-variant blurring function in the frequency domain. In this pater, I simulated with the collimator angle and distance between the detector and the center of object. and verified with expeimental data. The validity and limitation of correction method is studied for actual industrial applications.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.24-28
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• 1998

A conventional treatment machine shapes x-ray fields by a set of dense metal collimators(jaws) built into the machine. These collimators are positioned by the therapist using hand controls in the treatment room, and usually remain stationary during treatment. The collimator jaws of treatment machines produce rectangular beams. Conventional beam shaping is accomplished through the use of a combination of these collimator jaws and secondary custom beam blocks attached to the accelerator beyond the collimator Jaws. The jaw positions for a particular field can be retrieved from a computer. One application of this increased capability is replacement of beam blocks for field-shaping with the MLC. There are three basic applications of the MLC. The first application is to replace conventional blocking. A second function of the MLC is related to conformal therapy, adjusting the field shape to match the beam's eye view projection of a planning target volume during treatment. The third application is the use of the MLC to achieve beam intensity modulation. The aim of this paper is to provide basic principle and to state fundamental concepts needed to implement the use of a multileaf collimator in the conventional clinical setting. The use of MLC field shaping is likely to save time and to incur a lower operating cost when compared to the use of beam blocks.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.1947-1954
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• 2021

In the nuclear medicine imaging, quality control (QC) process using quadrant bar phantom is fundamental aspect of evaluating the spatial resolution. In addition, QC process of gamma camera is performed by daily or weekly. Recently, Monte Carlo simulation using the Geant4 application for tomographic emission (GATE) is widely applied in the pre-clinical nuclear medicine field for modeling gamma cameras with pixelated cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductor detector. In this study, we modeled a pixelated CdTe semiconductor detector and quadrant bar phantom (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mm bar thicknesses) using the GATE tool. Similarity analysis based on correlation coefficients and peak signal-to-noise ratios was performed to compare image qualities for various source to collimator distances (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 cm) and collimator lengths (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 cm). To this end, we selected reference images based on collimator length and source to collimator distance settings. The results demonstrate that as the collimator length increases and the source to collimator distance decreases, the similarity to reference images improves. Therefore, our simulation results represent valuable information for the modeling of CdTe-based semiconductor gamma imaging systems and QC phantoms in the field of nuclear medicine.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.68.1-68.1
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• 2020

외계행성 대기 연구를 위한 투과스펙트럼 관측에 적합한 측분광기를 개발하고 있다. 이 측분광기의 광학적 특성은 380~685nm의 파장범위, FOV 10', R>~400이며, 슬릿부, collimator, VPH grism, imaging lens와 CCD로 구성되어 있는데, 보현산천문대 1.8m 망원경의 CIM(Cassegrain Interface Module)에 카트리지 방식으로 장착되어 사용한다. 그 중 doublet 렌즈 2개를 대칭으로 배치하여 초점거리 280mm가 되도록 만든 collimator는 슬릿을 통과한 f/8 입사광에서 지름 35 mm의 pupil을 만드는데, 이곳에 VPH grism을 설치하였다. collimator 렌즈는 axial spring과 radial spring으로 알루미늄 barrel에 고정하였다. 이 collimator barrel은 CIM에 쉽게 장탈착 할 수 있도록 모듈화 하였다. Collimator Barrel에 대한 구조 해석 결과, 망원경 이동에 따른 중력에 의한 변형은 충분히 작았다. Grism은 슬라이딩 형태로 장착되어 영상 확인도 가능하도록 설계하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.55 no.7
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• pp.2567-2571
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• 2023

Scintillator materials are widely used in the medical and industrial fields for imaging systems using gamma cameras. In this study, image evaluation is performed by modeling a gamma camera system based on a lutetium-yttrium oxyorthosilicate (LYSO) scintillation detector using a pinhole collimator that can improve the spatial resolution. A LYSO detector-based gamma camera system is modeled using a Monte Carlo simulation tool. The geometric concept of the pinhole collimator is designed using various magnification factors, and the spatial resolution is measured using the acquired source image. To evaluate the resolution, the full width at half maximum (FWHM) and natural image quality assessment (NIQE), a no-reference-based parameter, are used. We confirm that the FWHM and NIQE values decrease simultaneously when the diameter of the pinhole collimator increases. Additionally, we confirm that the spatial resolution improves as the magnification factor increases under the same pinhole diameter condition. Particularly, a 0.57 mm FWHM value is obtained using the modeled gamma camera system with a LYSO scintillation detector. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that a pinhole collimator with a LYSO scintillation detector is a promising gamma camera imaging system.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.353-360
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• 2012

Diverse designs of collimator have been applied to Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) according to the purpose of acquisition; thus, it is necessary to reflect geometric characteristic of each collimator for successive image reconstruction. This study carry out reconstruction algorithm for imaging system in nuclear medicine with pinhole collimator. Especially, we study to solve sampling problem which caused in the system model of pinhole collimator. System model for a maximum likelihood expectation maximization (MLEM) was developed based on the geometry of the collimator. The projector and back-projector were separately implemented based on the ray-driven and voxel-driven methods, respectively, to overcome sparse sampling problem. We perform phantom study for pinhole collimator by using geant4 application for tomographic emission(GATE) simulation tool. The reconstructed images show promising results. Designed iterative reconstruction algorithm with unmatched system model effective to remove sampling problem artefact. Proposed algorithm can be used not only for pinhole collimator but also for various collimator system of imaging system in nuclear medicine.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.122-125
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• 2001

I. 목적 : Primus의 Multi Leaf Collimator는 X측이 29쌍으로 이루어 져 있으며 그중27쌍의 leaf은 1cm이고 2쌍은 6.5cm의 leaf으로 구성되어있다. 이러한 이유로 Paraaortic node를 포함하는 자궁경부암 치료시 현재는 Y가 27cm 이상인 경우는 차폐블럭을 제작하여 치료를 시행하나 차폐 블럭의 제작에 따른 업무의 지연과 차폐 블럭이 무거워져 치료시 환자에게 떨어질 위험을 제거 하기 위해 Asymmetric Field로 Multi Leaf Collimator를 사용한 결과를 보고하고자 한다. II. 재료 및 방법 : 모의 치료(Ximatron, Varian, USA)시 $Y_1$측을 15cm을 기준으로 하여 $Y_2$측을 변경하면서 Field size를 결정한다. ($Y_2$측은 20cm가 최대, 즉 Y측은 35cm까지 적용) 이러한 방법으로 Multi Leaf Collimator를 사용한 환자와 기존의 차폐블럭을 제작하여 치료한 환자와의 업무 개선사항을 확인하기 위하여 실제 공작실 업무 담당자의 블럭 제작 시간과 Beam Shaper를 이 용해 Multi Leaf Collimator를 입력하는 시간을 상호 비교하여 단축된 시간을 조사하였다. III. 결과 : 차폐블럭을 대신해 Multi Leaf Collimator를 이용함으로써 치료실에서 환자에 대한 위험요소(차폐블럭이 무겁다)를 사전에 제거 할 수 있었고 공작실에서 블럭 제작 시간과 LANTIS를 이용해 MLC를 입력하는 시간을 실측 한 결과업무의 시간이 120분에서 5분으로 단축되는 효과가 있었다. 전산화 계획 실에서 선량 계산시 OAR Factor값을 고려하여야 한다. IV. 결론 : Paraaortic node를 포함한 자궁경부암 환자의 차폐부위는 모양이 거의 일직선이기 때문에 Mu]ti Leaf Collimator를 사용하기에 용이 한 치료 부위이다. 하지만 큰 Field size로 인한 불편함이 있었다. 이러한 제 약성을 Asymmetric Field를 이용해서 Multi Leaf Collimator의 사용을 가능하게 하고 차폐 블록의 제작과정과 치료 시에 발생되는 근무자의 업무의 손실을 줄이고 환자에 대한 위험성 을 해결하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.37-37
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• 1999

KSTAR(Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research) 핵융합 토카막 실험 장치의 플라즈마 가열을 위한 수소 중성입자빔 수송라인 내에 설치되는 collimator에 가해지는 열속 및 플라즈마에 전달되는 빔의 통과율을 해석하였다. 43cm$\times$12cm 크기의 이온원으로부터 방출되는 이온빔의 공간적 분산은 기본적으로는 Gaussian 분산(수직바향으로 1.2$^{\circ}$, 수평방향으로 0.5$^{\circ}$)의 형태를 가지지만 이온 가속 전장의 공간적 불균일로 인해 Gaussian 분산에서 다소 벗어나는 형태를 띠게 되는데, 이의 영향을 고려할 수 있는 수학적 모델을 정립하였다. 해석에 고려된 요소들은 다음과 같다. 이온원을 수많은 점원의 집합으로 가정하여 각각의 점원으로부터 주어진 공간적 분산을 가지는 이온들이 방출되는 것으로 가정하였으며, 방출된 이온은 중성화 과정을 거쳐 40%의 이온만이 중성입자화되며, 중성화되지 않은 60%의 이온들은 bending magnet에서 ion dump로 유도되어 사라지며, 나머지 중성입자들은 직진 운동을 하게 된다. 빔 진행 도중 빔 중앙에서 크게 벗어나는 일부 중성입자들은 여러 겹으로 존재하는 빔 collimator에 의해 단계적으로 제거되며, 일부 중성입자들은 잔류 수소기체에 의한 재이온화 과정을 거치기도 한다. 여기서는 정립된 수학적 모델을 이용하여 이들 collimator에서 제거되는 양 및 재이온화 손실들을 고려하여 최종적으로 플라즈마에 입사되는 중성입자 빔을 계산하였다. 한편, 빔 수송라인 설치시에 발생할 수 있는 설치 오차를 이온원 설치시의 오차와 빔 collimator 설치상의 오차로 구분하여 이들의 의한 영향도 계산하였다. Gaussian 분산을 가정하였을 경우, 이온원에 가장 근접하여 설치되는 collimator에 가해지는 수직성분의 열속은 9.7kW/cm2로 계산되었다. 이 열속을 제어 가능한 수준으로 낮추기 위해서 collimator는 빔 라인과 거의 나란하게 설치될 것이다. 빔의 통과율은 약 33%로서 하나의 이온원에서 방출된 7.8MW 중 2.5 MW만이 플라즈마에 전달되는 것을 알 수 있었다. Non-Gaussian 분산의 경우, 최대 열속은 9.1kW/cm2로 다소 낮아졌으나, 빔통과율은 28%정도로 더욱 낮아졌다. 설치상의 오차에 의한 영향을 살펴보면, 이온원이 1$^{\circ}$ 정도 기울어지게 설치된다면 collimaor에 가해지는 최대 열속 및 빔통과율은 약 15kW/cm2, 16.6% 정도로 나타나 매우 심각한 결과를 초래함을 알 수 있었다. 이에 비해 collimator 설치상의 오차의 영향은 이보다 훨씬 작아 5mm 오차가 발생했을 경우에도 최대 열속은 12kW/cm2까지 증가했으나, 빔 통과율의 변화는 거의 없었다.

• The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.88-93
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• 1998

Multileaf collimator is essential equipment in conformal radiation therapy, however the use is limitted by increase of penumbra width and undulating dose distribution at the field edge. The purpose of this study is to improve the penumbra and dose distribution in the multileaf collimator field edge. Measurement were performed with X-omat V film in solid water phantom using 6MV photon beam from Siemens linear accelerator. All the measurement were made along the central axis of $5{\times}5cm,\;10{\times}10cm$ circular field for constant SSD of 100 cm. To improve the penumbra and dose distribution collimator was rotated by 15 degrees from 0 to 90 degrees (collimator rotation method) and center was shifted to the longitudinal direction by fourth of lead width (center shift method). We compare the penumbra and dose distribution at the field edge to alloy block. Dose distribution and penumbra width at the feild edge of MLC showed undulated dose pattern and increased penumbra compared with alloy block. However, in the collimator rotation method and center shift method we abtained simular results with alloy block. Through the study we expected that clinical use of MLC will be increase.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.113-120
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• 2013

Nowadays, the medical system towards patients changes into the medical services. As the human rights are improved and the capitalism is enlarged, the rights and needs of patients are gradually increasing. Also, based on this change, several systems in hospitals are revised according to the convenience and needs of patients. Thus, the cases of mobile portable among examinations are getting augmented. Because the number of mobile portable examinations in patient's room, intensive care unit, operating room and recovery room increases, neighboring patients are unnecessarily exposed to radiation so that the examination is legally regulated. Hospitals have to specify that "In case that the examination is taken out of the operating room, emergency room or intensive care units, the portable medical X-ray protective blocks should be set" in accordance with the standards of radiation protective facility in diagnostic radiological system. Some keep this regulation well, but mostly they do not keep. In this study, we shielded around the Collimator where the radiation is detected and then checked the change of dose regarding that of angles in portable tube and collimator before and after shielding. Moreover, we tried to figure out the effects of shielding on dose according to the distance change between patients' beds. As a result, the neighboring areas around the collimator are affected by the shielding. After shielding, the radiation is blocked 20% more than doing nothing. When doing the portable examination, the exposure doses are increased $0^{\circ}C$, $90^{\circ}C$ and $45^{\circ}C$ in order. At the time when the angle is set, the change of doses around the collimator decline after shielding. In addition, the exposure doses related to the distance of beds are less at 1m than 0.5m. In consideration of the shielding effects, putting the beds as far as possible is the best way to block the radiation, which is close to 100%. Next thing is shielding the collimator and its effect is about 20%, and it is more or less 10% by controlling the angles. When taking the portable examination, it is better to keep the patients and guardians far enough away to reduce the exposure doses. However, in case that the bed is fixed and the patient cannot move, it is suggested to shield around the collimator. Furthermore, $90^{\circ}C$ of collimator and tube is recommended. If it is not possible, the examination should be taken at $0^{\circ}C$ and $45^{\circ}C$ is better to be disallowed. The radiation-related workers should be aware of above results, and apply them to themselves in practice. Also, it is recommended to carry out researches and try hard to figure out the ways of reducing the exposure doses and shielding the radiation effectively.