• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.175-186
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is directly measure and evaluate about absorbed dose change according to nominal energy and electron cone or medical accelerator on isodose curve, percentage depth dose, contaminated X-ray, inhomogeneous tissue, oblique surface and irradiation on intracavitary that electron beam with high energy distributed in tissue, and it settled standard data of hish energy electron beam treatment, and offer to exactly data for new dote distribution modeling study based on experimental resuls and theory. Electron beam with hish energy of $6{\sim}20$ MeV is used that generated from medical linear accelerator (Clinac 2100C/D, Varian) for the experiment, andwater phantom and Farmer chamber md Markus chamber und for absorbe d dose measurement of electron beam, and standard absorbed dose is calculated by standard measurements of International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) TRS 277. Dose analyzer (700i dose distribution analyzer, Wellhofer), film (X-OmatV, Kodak), external cone, intracavitary cone, cork, animal compact bone and air were used for don distribution measurement. As the results of absorbed dose ratio increased while irradiation field was increased, it appeared maximum at some irradiation field size and decreased though irradiation field size was more increased, and it decreased greatly while energy of electron beam was increased, and scattered dose on wall of electron cone was the cause. In percentage depth dose curve of electron beam, Effective depth dose(R80) for nominal energy of 6, 9, 12, 16 and 20 MeV are 1.85, 2.93, 4.07, 5.37 and 6.53 cm respectively, which seems to be one third of electron beam energy (MeV). Contaminated X-ray was generated from interaction between electron beam with high energy and material, and it was about $0.3{\sim}2.3\%$ of maximum dose and increased with increasing energy. Change of depth dose ratio of electron beam was compared with theory by Monte Carlo simulation, and calculation and measured value by Pencil beam model reciprocally, and percentage depth dose and measured value by Pencil beam were agreed almost, however, there were a little lack on build up area and error increased in pendulum and multi treatment since there was no contaminated X-ray part. Percentage depth dose calculated by Monte Carlo simulation appeared to be less from all part except maximum dose area from the curve. The change of percentage depth dose by inhomogeneous tissue, maximum range after penetration the 1 cm bone was moved 1 cm toward to surface then polystyrene phantom. In case of 1 cm and 2 cm cork, it was moved 0.5 cm and 1 cm toward to depth, respectively. In case of air, practical range was extended toward depth without energy loss. Irradiation on intracavitary is using straight and beveled type cones of 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 $cm{\phi}$, and maximum and effective $80\%$ dose depth increases while electron beam energy and size of electron cone increase. In case of contaminated X-ray, as the energy increase, straight type cones were more highly appeared then beveled type. The output factor of intracavitary small field electron cone was $15{\sim}86\%$ of standard external electron cone($15{\times}15cm^2$) and straight type was slightly higher then beveled type.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 1983

The treatment of tumors along curved surfaces with stationary electron beams using cone collimation may lead to non-uniform dose distributions due to a varying air gap between the cone surface and patient. For large tumors, more than one port may have to be used in irradiation of the chest wall, often leading to regions of high or low dose at the junction of the adjacent ports. Electron-beam arc therapy may elimination many of these fixed port problems. When treating breast tumors with electrons, the energy of the internal mammary port is usually higher than that of the chest wall port. Bolus is used to increase the skin dose or limit the range of the electrons. We invertiaged the effect of various arc beam parameters in the isodose distributions, and combined into a single arc port for adjacent fixed ports of different electron beam eneries. The higher fixed port energy would be used as the arc beam energy while the beam penetration in the lower energy region would be controlled by a proper thickness of bolus. We obtained the results of following: 1. It is more uniform dose distribution of electron to use rotation than stationary irradiation. 2. Increasing isocenter depth on arc irradiation, increased depth of maximum dose, reduction in surface dose and an increasing penetration of the linear portion of the curve. 3. The deeper penetration of the depth dose curve and higher X-ray background for the smaller field sized. 4. If the isocenter depth increase, the field effect is small. 5. The decreasing arc beam penetration with decreasing isocenter depth and the isocenter depth effect appears at a greater depth as the energy increases. 6. The addition of bolus produces a shift in the penetration that is the same for all depths leaving the shape of the curves unchanged. 7. Lead strips 5 mm thick were placed at both ends of the arc to produce a rapid dose drop-off.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2008

우주방사선환경은 위성의 운용궤도와 임무 기간 및 시기에 따라 달라지고 시뮬레이션을 통 해 예측이 가능하다. 총 이온화 조사량(TID)의 경우 dose-depth 곡선으로 차폐두께에 따른 조사량을 알 수 있다. 그러나 이는 차폐두께에 따른 조사량의 정보만 보여주므로 실제 차폐 구조물의 형상에 따른 부품수준에서의 총 이온화 조사량을 예측하기 위해서는 구조물의 형태를 고려한 유효 방사선 차폐두께의 상세 분석이 필요하다. 이를 위해 다양한 구조형상을 3차원 좌표로 입력하여 모델링이 가능하게 하고 여기에 임의 지점에서 방사되는 ray를 이용하여 구조체의 전 방향에 대한 유효 차폐두께분포를 계산하는 프로그램을 개발하였다. 이 분포결과를 위성의 우주임무환경에서 예측되는 dose-depth 곡선 데이터와 결합하여 최종적으로 위성내부의 임의지점에서 예측되는 총 이온화 조사량을 계산함으로써 3차원 구조형상을 고려한 상세 분석이 가능하도록 하였다. 이를 이용하여 위성의 전자박스구조를 모델링하여 부품수준의 임의지점에서 예측되는 총 이온화 조사량을 분석하였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.285-289
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• 1995

목적 : 6 MeV의 전자선에 대하여 Monte-Carlo기법을 이용한 모의계산(simulation)과 측정을 함으로써 측정값과 계산값을 서로 비교하고, 이러한 모의계산이 측정을 대신할 수 있을 만큼의 정확도가 있는지를 확인하고자 하였다. 방법 : 선형가속기에서 출력되는 전자선의 심부량 백분율(percent depth dose)을 물팬톰에서 반도체 검출기를 이용하여 조사야 $50{\times}50,\;100{\times}100,\;150{\times}150,\;200{\times}200\;mm^2$에 대하여 측정하였다. 전자선에 대한 선량을 결정하기 위한 모의계산은 EGS4 프로그램을 사용하였다. 결과 : 측정값과 계산값은 유사한 형태로 나타났는데 $100{\times}100\;mm^2$ 조사야 에서 선축상최대선량은 측정값과 계산값이 각각 14mm 와 15mm, 표면선량율은 각각 $76.94\%$ 와 $65.52\%$였다. 모의계산에서 표면선량율의 조사야에 따른 변화는 $64.43\%-66.99\%$이고 선축상최대선량은 15mm-18mm 였다. 결론 : 모의계산을 한 결과, 계산값이 측정값과 비교적 잘 일치한다는 것을 알았다. 표면선량율의 차이만을 제거하고 결과를 살펴보면 선축상 최대치등 방사선 치료에 주로 이용되는 부츤의 선량율에서는 모의계산이 측정을 대신할 수 있을 만큼의 정확도가 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2010

High energy electron beams were to concentrically dose inside a tumor and more energy is a shape decreased of dose. Therefore, it is useful to radiation therapy of a tumor. Also high energy electron beams ionized into collision with a atom in structure material of tissue and it has big changes to dose distribution by multiple scattering. The study had to establish characteristic of electron beams from interaction of electron beams and materials. Experiment method was to measure dependence of electron beam central axis for depth dose curve, field flatness and symmetry and field size dependence. The results were able to evaluate data for a datum pint of electron beam. Also radiotherapy has to be considered for not only energy pencil of lines but characteristic, electron guide and isodose curves distribution.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.218-222
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• 1996

STrained layers and strain depth profile of high dose As ion implanted (100) si wafer annealed at various temperatures have been investigated by means of X-ray double crystal diffractometry (X-ray DCD). The results obtained by x-ray rocking curve analysis showed a defect layer at the original amorphous /crystalline interface of 1400$\AA$ depth. In addition arsenic ion concentrtion profiles and defect distributions in depth were obtained by the SIMS and TRIM -code simulation . the positive strain depth profile determined from the rocking curve analysis were only presented under 0.14 $\mu$m from the surface for samples ananelaed at $600^{\circ}C$. The results was shown that the thickness of amprphous layer is 0.14 $\mu$m indirectry, and it was good agreement with the TRIM -Code simulation. Additionally, it could be thought that the positive strain have been affected residual intersitial atoms under the amorphous/crystalline interface formed by ion implantation.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 1999

목적 : 금속박막과 고체 팬텀이 선량 분포와 선량 측정에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 TLD 실험을 행하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 주어진 고체 팬텀 환경 내에서 TLD 기판 위에 놓인 금속박막의 build-up 효과와 깊이선량 분포를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 측정은 TLD 기판과 같은 면적 (3.2 $\times$ 3.2 $\textrm{mm}^2$)의 금속박막을 LiF TLD-100 위에 얹어서 행하였다. 여러 종류 (주석, 구리, 금) 의 다양한 두께 (0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 mm)를 가진 금속박막 중에 한 개를 TLD 기판 위에는 얹어서 각 각의 흡수선량을 측정하였다. 금속박막을 얹은 TLD 기판을 사용하여 고체 팬텀에서의 표면홉수선량과 최대 build-up 영역에서 흡수선량을 측정하였다. 결과 : 금속박막을 이용한 TLD 기판의 경우 표면흡수선량이 증가하였고, 물에 대한 금속의 등가 두께에 따른 표면흡수선량 곡선에는 build-up 이 뚜렷이 관측되었다. 최대 build-up 영역에서 관측한 흡수선량 측정값은 금속박막을 없지 않은 TLD의 경우보다 약 8% 에서 13% 정도의 보다 작은 값을 나타내었다. 결론 : TLD 선량 측정 시 금속 박막 법은 깊이에 따른 흡수선량 뿐 만 아니라 피부 표면으로부터 약 4.2mm 깊이까지의 홉수선량의 build-up 에 관련 정보를 의료진에 제공할 수 있으며, 금속박막을 얹은 TLD에 관한 실험 결과는 피부 특정 영역에서의 bolus 의 결정에 도움이 될 것으로 사료됨.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2767-2773
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• 2021

We used the GEANT4 Monte Carlo MC Toolkit to simulate carbon ion beams incident on water, tissue, and bone, taking into account nuclear fragmentation reactions. Upon increasing the energy of the primary beam, the position of the Bragg-Peak transfers to a location deeper inside the phantom. For different materials, the peak is located at a shallower depth along the beam direction and becomes sharper with increasing electron density NZ. Subsequently, the generated depth dose of the Bragg curve is then benchmarked with experimental data from GSI in Germany. The results exhibit a reasonable correlation with GSI experimental data with an accuracy of between 0.02 and 0.08 cm, thus establishing the basis to adopt MC in heavy-ion treatment planning. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov K-S test further ascertained from a statistical point of view that the simulation data matched the experimentally measured data very well. The two-dimensional isodose contours at the entrance were compared to those around the peak position and in the tail region beyond the peak, showing that bone produces more dose, in comparison to both water and tissue, due to secondary doses. In the water, the results show that the maximum energy deposited per fragment is mainly attributed to secondary carbon ions, followed by secondary boron and beryllium. Furthermore, the number of protons produced is the highest, thus making the maximum contribution to the total dose deposition in the tail region. Finally, the associated spectra of neutrons and photons were analyzed. The mean neutron energy value was found to be 16.29 MeV, and 1.03 MeV for the secondary gamma. However, the neutron dose was found to be negligible as compared to the total dose due to their longer range.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.105-114
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• 2020

This study aimed to assess of beam-matching accuracy for an 8 MV beam between the same model linear accelerators(Linac) commissioned over two years. Two models were got the customer acceptance procedure(CAP) criteria. For commissioning data for beam-matched linacs, the percentage depth doses(PDDs), beam profiles, output factors, multi-leaf collimator(MLC) leaf transmission factors, and the dosimetric leaf gap(DLG) were compared. In addition, the accuracy of beam matching was verified at phantom and patient levels. At phantom level, the point doses specified in TG-53 and TG-119 were compared to evaluate the accuracy of beam modelling. At patient level, the dose volume histogram(DVH) parameters and the delivery accuracy are evaluated on volumetric modulated arc therapy(VMAT) plan for 40 patients that included 20 lung and 20 brain cases. Ionization depth curve and dose profiles obtained in CAP showed a good level for beam matching between both Linacs. The variations in commissioning beam data, such as PDDs, beam profiles, output factors, TF, and DLG were all less than 1%. For the treatment plans of brain tumor and lung cancer, the average and maximum differences in evaluated DVH parameters for the planning target volume(PTV) and the organs at risk(OARs) were within 0.30% and 1.30%. Furthermore, all gamma passing rates for both beam-matched Linacs were higher than 98% for the 2%/2 mm criteria and 99% for the 2%/3 mm criteria. The overall variations in the beam data, as well as tests at phantom and patient levels remains all within the tolerance (1% difference) of clinical acceptability between beam-matched Linacs. Thus, we found an excellent dosimetric agreement to 8 MV beam characteristics for the same model Linacs.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.41-50
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• 1995

암치료용 방사선 (15 MV의 에너지를 갖는 광자선) 속에 있는 흡수선량과 불순전자 또는 산란 광자에 관한 분포를 광자선 면적 크기에 따른 변화와 광자선 면적을 반만 차폐시킨 선속에 대하여 연구 조사하였다. 광자선의 에너지를 15MV로 주어질때 광자선 최대 흡수깊이 $d^{max}$ 값은 광자선의 면적을 증가시키면 시킬수록(5$\times$5 에서 30$\times$30$\textrm{cm}^2$)d$_{max}$ 값은 감소된다. 이는 광자선 즉 방사선을 발생시키는 가속기 기계 속에 있는 여러 부품 (flattening filter, collimator jaws, tray holder,……)과 상호작용하여 형성된 불순전자로 인하여 d$_{max}$ 값이 표피쪽으로 이동되어 buildup 영역에 높은 선량흡수를 갖게 된다. 최대 흡수깊이 값을 계산할 때 이러한 현상을 고려하지 않으면 그릇된 data 값을 갖는다. 대부분의 불순 전자는 광자선 중심에 주로 분포하며 그 진행거리는 30.0mm 이하의 짧은 거리를 갖는다. 이 불순전자가 30.0mm이내(즉 buidup 영역)에 전부 흡수되므로 buidup 영역은 높은 선량흡수를 갖게되어 해를 주게된다. 그러므로 이러한 불순전자를 제거시키므로서 buidup 영역에 낮은 선량 흡수를 갖을 뿐 아니라 d$_{max}$ 값도 역시 깊은 곳까지 이동시켜 치료에 효과적인 방법 이 창출된다.