• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2010

비파괴검사 분야의 방사선 검사(RT) 방식은 image plate (IP)를 사용한 Computed Radiography(CR) 영상시스템의 도입에 따라 필름 방식의 아날로그 영상이 점차 디지털 영상으로 교체되고 있다. 비파괴검사에서 결함을 효과적으로 검출할 수 있는 영상의 품질은 촬영 조건, 영상획득매체, 사용 선원의 종류 및 촬영 거리, 검사체 두께등이 영향을 미친다. 본 논문에서는 비파괴 검사 분야에 적용할 수 있는 감마선원의 기본 특성을 조사하였고, FUJI사에서 개발한 CR 영상 시스템에 $^{75}Se$, $^{192}Ir$ 동위원소를 적용하여 영상을 획득하였다. 획득된 영상의 gray scale을 이미지 소프트웨어를 통해 추출한 후에 대조도 및 신호대잡음비를 계산하고 비교 분석하였다. 또한 투과도계를 이용한 비교 영상을 통하여 식별도를 분석하였다.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2005

Purpose : Image plate (IP) is substituted for film in computed radiography. This study is to investigate into a variation of contrast and detail by the number used of image plate in computed radiography. Materials and Methods : A Contrast-Detail(CD)-RAD 2.0 phantom(Nijmegen hospital, The Netherlands) was used for this study. The computed radiography(CR) CD-RAD phantom images were acquired at 40 kVp, 160 mA, 1.6 mAs, and small focus with the Shimadzu general radiography UD-150B-10 system and Fuji FCR 5000 image process system with speed of 200. The IP used including once, 5000 times, and 10000 times also was used. The numerical value of image quality figures (IQF) was produced by CD-RAD analyser(the program is installed in the directory), and then contrast-detail curve was drawn. Results : In this study, the value of IQF was 3.53 in IP used once, 3.40 in 5000 times, and 3.22 in 10000 times. Conclusions : There was a variation of contrast-detail curve by the number used of IP with contrast-detail phantom in computed radiography. Therefore, it is necessary that the IP with lower IQF and a shift of contrast-detail curve to the lower left part is used.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.9-14
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• 1991

Chest radiograms obtained by using Fuji Computed Radiography(FCR) system were compared to conventional film/screen radiograms. The FCR images showed better image quality in diagnostic informations than the conventional chest images. In FCR, the radiation exposure to patient for chest examination could be reduced up to one tenths of conventional chest examination. The main advantages or FCR were considered to depend on the contrast processing and frequency processing properties. The use of FCR in clinical work may improve both diagnostic quality and radiation exposure.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2008

Computed radiography(CR) has been widely used in the field of diagnostic radiography since digital X-ray image was introduced. The imaging performance of CR system was studied by analyzing the digital image data of the CR images which are the outcomes of the whole imaging system composed of image plate(IP), laser digitizer, analoge-digital convertor, and a given image processing unit. In this study, we used a conventional CR system made by Agfa. From the flat field image of 150$\times$150 image pixels, signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) was calculated. SNR of the CR image increases in proportion to logarithm value of the X-ray exposure irradiated on the IP. SNR is less than about 6 at the exposure below 0.2mR and is more than 10 at the exposure above 0.54mR. In our study, most of images obtained by the smaller exposures less than 2.0mR can not be readable. In general, the minimum value of the SNR ranges from 3 to 5. We obtained modulation transfer function(MTF) by analyzing the bar pattern image which was made under conditions as follows: X-ray tube potential was 55kVp, the IP exposure was 0.54 mR, and the distance between X-ray source to IP was 2m, where bar pattern was located on the IP. MTF is 23% at 2.5lp/mm spatial frequency. Provided that the MTF of noise equivalent modulation is 10%, the CR system has the limiting spatial resolution of 3.2lp/mm. If the image sharpness is evaluated by the spatial frequency where MTF is 50%. the corresponding spatial frequency is 0.5$\sim$0.75lp/mm. MTFA(Modulation Transfer Function Area) is 1.0lp/mm. Compared with the Fuji CR whose MTFA is 1.1lp/mm, Agfa CR in this study shows almost same MTFA performance.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2009

A steam generator (boiler) in thermal power plants, consisting of more than 30,000 parts and components, can lead to the plant shutdown with damage to even the small part of the components; esp., like weld failures on boiler tubes. Consequently it is greatly demanded to improve the quality of the weld on the boiler tube for the stable operation of the power plants. Because of the feature of the welding, which is done past by melting the work pieces and adding a filler material that cools to become a strong coalescence, there is a great possibility that weld failures take place. As a result, it is regulated to make a non-destructive testing, like radiography test, to detect defects and flaws in the weld. The current film radiography test provides a lower image quality exceeding 2.0% of a basic quality level for a penetrameter, it is very likely to fail to detect micro defect. As a result, the prevention for the boiler tube failure has not been made effectively. In this study, computed radiography technology has been applied as a digital radiography test to the boiler tube weld, and Se-75 radiation source was used to improve the image quality, instead of Ir-192 source. As a result of this study, it is proven to save the time and cost for test and to enhance the quality level of penetrameter penetrating image, which enables to upgrade the quality of radiography test to the boiler tube weld.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2572-2578
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• 2022

An approximate method for calculating the cadmium ratio of a cyclotron-based thermal neutron radiography system was developed. In this method, the Monte-Carlo code, MCNP6.2, was employed to calculate the neutron capture rates of Au-197, and the cadmium ratio was obtained by computing the ratio of neutron capture rates. From the simulation results, the computed cadmium ratio is reasonably acceptable, and the assumption of ignoring the fast neutron contribution to the cadmium ratio is valid.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2011

This study is made to provide with a method for correcting the geometric distortion of the digital radiography image by analytical approach based upon the inverse square law and Beer's law. This study is aimed to find out and improve a mathematic model of nonlinear type. Variations in the alignment of the X-ray source, the object, and imaging plate affect digital radiography images. A model which is expressed in parameter values; e.g, angle, position, absorption coefficient, length, width and pixel account of radiography source, is developed so as to match the sample image. For the best correction of the digital image that is the most similar to the model image, a correction technique based upon tangent is developed; then applied to the digital radiography images of steel tubes. As a result, the image correction is confirmed to be made successfully.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2008

Purpose : To assess the diagnostic accuracy and value in an imaging technique field through the comparison of cone beam computed tomography and conventional panoramic radiography in assessing the topographic relationship between the mandibular canal and impacted third molars. Materials and Methods : Participants consisted of 100 patients offered the images through cone beam computed tomography and panoramic radiography. PSR-$9000^{TM}$ Dental CT system (Asahi Roentgen Ind. Co., Ltd, Japan) was used as the unit of cone beam computed tomography. CE-II (Asahi Roentgen Ind. Co., Ltd, Japan) and Pro Max (Planmeca Oy, Finland) were used as the unit of panoramic radiography. The images obtained through panoramic radiography were classified into 3 types according to the distance between mandibular canal and root of mandibular third molar. And they were classified into 4 types according to the proximity of radiographic feature. The images obtained through cone beam computed tomography based on the classification above were classified into 4 types according to the location between the mandibular canal and the root and were analyzed. And they were classified into buccal, inferior, lingual, and between roots, according to the location between mandibular canal and root. The data were statistically analyzed and estimated by $X^2$-test. Results : 1. There was no statistical significance according to 3 types (type I, type II, type III) through CBCT. 2. The results of 4 types (type A, type B, type C, type D) through CBCT were as high prevalence of CBCT 1 in type A, CBCT 2 in type B, CBCT 3 in type C, and CBCT1 in type D and those of which showed statistical significance (P value=0.03). 3. The results according to location between mandibular canal and root through CBCT recorded each 49, 25, 17, 9 as buccal, inferior, lingual, between roots. Conclusion : When estimating the mandibular canal and the roots through the panoramic radiography, it could be difficult to drive the views of which this estimation was considerable. Thus it is required to have an accurate diagnostic approaching through CBCT that could estimate the location between mandibular canal and roots.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2004

방사선부문 디지털시스템 중 일반촬영 부문에서 가장 많이 사용하고 있는 Computed radiography(CR) 영상판(image plate)의 검출시스템은 형광체의 빛 확산 영향을 받는 시스템이므로 영상을 흐리게 만들기 마련이다. 본 연구에서는 X-ray 발생장치를 이용하여 computer radiography 영상판의 정보전달능(modulation transfer function, MTF) 측정을 통해 해상도와 선예도 등을 알아보기 위해 현재 A병원에서 사용중인 일반촬영용 IP 사용년수 3년 이상된 Fuji ST-Vn 모델과 사용년수 2년 미만인 Fuji ST-VI 모델을 대상으로 MTF를 측정하여 분석 비교하였다. 실험방법은 X선 발생장치를 이용하여 resolution chart법으로 시행하였으며, 레이저프린터로 출력하여 microdensitometer로 측정하였다. 실험결과, 2가지의 IP 모델은 차이가 있었으며, 해상도와 선예도 모두 Fuji ST-VI 모델이 우수하게 나타났다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2011

치과 방사선검사에 있어 두부 내의 흡수선량에 관한 평가를 하고자 인체모형팬텀 내부의 뇌하수체와 안구, 상악동, 악하선, 갑상선, 식도에 유리형광소자를 삽입하고 X-선을 조사하였다. 사용된 장치로는 Kodak 2200, Kodak 8000C dental radiographic systems과 computed tomography(Lightspeed VCT)이고 촬영조건은 임상에서 사용하는 인자와 동일하게 설정하였다. 이때 구내 X-선 검사의 경우 흡수선량은 0.02~2.47cGy로 가장 높게 측정된 곳은 상악 대구치 촬영 시 2.47cGy인 갑상선이었고 가장 낮은 곳은 하악 전치부 촬영에서 0.02cGy인 악하선이었다. 그리고 구외 X-선 검사의 경우 흡수선량은 세파로에서 0.36~3.44cGy, 파노라마에서 0.14~12.82cGy, 전산화단층촬영에서 8.17~253.63cGy 가장 높게 측정된 곳은 상악 CT 촬영 시 253.63cGy인 악하선이었고 가장 낮은 곳은 파노라마 촬영에서 0.14cGy인 안구이었다. 구외 X-선 검사가 구내 X-선 검사 보다 많은 흡수선량이 측정되었다. 특히 CT를 이용한 검사에서는 구내 촬영보다 100배 이상 높게 측정되었다. 따라서 구외 X-선 검사에 있어서 가이드라인을 제시하여야 하며 방사선에 의한 흡수선량을 줄이기 위한 노력이 요구된다.