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X-ray Induced Unscheduled DNA Synthesis in Relation to Chromosome Exchange and Mitotic Activity in Established Mammalian Cells (哺乳動物細胞에 있어서 X-線에 의한 回復複製와 染色體交換 및 分裂活動과의 聯關性)

  • Park, Sang-Dai
    • The Korean Journal of Zoology
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.95-100
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    • 1972
  • Dose response and time dependence of unscheduled DNA synthesis induced by X-rays were measured to determine if any correlation exists between unscheduled DNA synthesis, modal chromosome number, chromosome exchange and mitotic activity in four mammalian cell strains. Unscheduled DNA synthesis occurred in all strains studied. The rate was dose-dependent and strain-specific. Only HeLa $S_3$ showed a staturated dose response after 4, 000 R, other cells were linearly proportional to dose increases. Time dependence of unscheduled DNA synthesis was completed within 2 hours after irradiation regardless of cell strains. Unscheduled DNA synthesis was not directly related to modal chromosome number, total exchange rate and mitotic activity. Mitotic activity and chromosome exchange were both dose-dependent, but the rates of them were inversely related.

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Energy Response in Chemiluminescence Dosimetry with Sugar and Sorbite

  • Jun, J.S.;Guggenberger, R.;Dalheimer, A.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.626-637
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    • 2001
  • A series of study on energy dependence in chemiluminescence dosimetry with sugar and sorbite produced in two different countries was carried out administering a dose of 5 Gy to the samples at six different mean photon energies of 30, 50, 80, 130, 662 and 1250 keV. The results revealed distinct energy dependence of chemiluminescence(CL) output of sugar and sorbite. Although the energy dependence, in general, could be fitted by a polynomial of (os E, with I being radiation energy, up to cubic term, we reached a conclusion that the adoption of a fitting function, $y_{R}$$^{=a}$.(1-e $^{-b.logE}$)$^{c}$ +d, deduced from theoretical energy response curve calculated as the ratio of the mass energy absorption of the samples of interest to the soft tissue is more reasonable and rational. Herecoefficients $y_{R}$ is CL intensity, and a, b, c and d are constants to be determined in the fitting process. Energy dependence of relative sensitivities of one sample to the other, discrepancy in sensitivities of the samples from the two countries, and prominent grain size effect in Sorbitol were also shown.shown.

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Evaluation of Dose Enhancement by Gold Nanoparticles using Mathematical Head Phantom (금 나노입자를 활용한 두부 모의피폭체에서의 선량증가 효과 평가)

  • Hwang, Chulhwan;Park, Eun-Tae;Kim, Jung-Hoon
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.477-483
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    • 2016
  • The effect of dose enhancement was evaluated using Snyder head phantom, dependence on size of gold nanoparticle and material concentration in megavoltage X, ${\gamma}$-ray. Monte Carlo simulation using MCNPX was used for 4, 6, 10, 15 MV and Co-60 ${\gamma}$-ray. Described the tumor in Snyder head phantom, gold nanoparticle of 25, 75, 125nm diameter was inserted inside tumor. Concentration of dose enhancement material was used for 5, 15, 25 mg/g and dose enhancement factor was calculated on the basis of the no dose enhancement material. The lower incident energy and the higher concentration of material were that high dose enhancement factor is indicated. The size of gold nanoparticle had relatively high dependence on lower incident energy and higher concentration of material. It will increase dose inside the tumor, and be additional effect of use of gold nanoparticles in radiation therapy.

Determination of Dose Correction Factor for Energy and Directional Dependence of the MOSFET Dosimeter in an Anthropomorphic Phantom (인형 모의피폭체내 MOSFET 선량계의 에너지 및 방향 의존도를 고려하기 위한 선량보정인자 결정)

  • Cho, Sung-Koo;Choi, Sang-Hyoun;Na, Seong-Ho;Kim, Chan-Hyeong
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2006
  • In recent years, the MOSFET dosimeter has been widely used in various medical applications such as dose verification in radiation therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The MOSFET dosimeter is, however, mainly made of silicon and shows some energy dependence for low energy Photons. Therefore, the MOSFET dosimeter tends to overestimate the dose for low energy scattered photons in a phantom. This study determines the correction factors to compensate these dependences of the MOSFET dosimeter in ATOM phantom. For this, we first constructed a computational model of the ATOM phantom based on the 3D CT image data of the phantom. The voxel phantom was then implemented in a Monte Carlo simulation code and used to calculate the energy spectrum of the photon field at each of the MOSFET dosimeter locations in the phantom. Finally, the correction factors were calculated based on the energy spectrum of the photon field at the dosimeter locations and the pre-determined energy and directional dependence of the MOSFET dosimeter. Our result for $^{60}Co$ and $^{137}Cs$ photon fields shows that the correction factors are distributed within the range of 0.89 and 0.97 considering all the MOSFET dosimeter locations in the phantom.

Measuring Absorbed Dose from Medical X-ray Equipment Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dots (광자극선량계의 저에너지 엑스선 특성비교)

  • Jung, Sook Jin;Jin, Gye Hwan
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.79-83
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, we measured and analyzed the dose correction factor, absorbed dose linearity, peak voltage X-ray response, angular dependence. Exposure dose correction factor, absorbed dose linearity, and peak voltage linearity using the medical X-ray generator were all in accordance with IEC-62387-1 (2007). The reference to the dosimetry direction at 0, 30, and 60 degrees relative to baseline radiation exposure was -29% (${\pm}30^{\circ}$) and + 67% (${\pm}60^{\circ}$). The values measured at $30^{\circ}$ were -8% lower than the standard and -18% lower than the standard at $60^{\circ}$. Therefore, the effect of direction should be corrected when using OSL dot dosimeter.

A Case of Seizures after Zolpidem Withdrawal (고용량 졸피뎀 복용 중단 이후 발생한 경련발작 1례)

  • Moon, Hyung Jun;Lee, Jung Won;Yoo, Byeong Dae
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.127-129
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    • 2013
  • The imidazopyridine, zolpidem, a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug, is widely-prescribed for insomnia. It is regarded as a good alternative to benzodiazepine because of the reduced possibility for abuse and development of dependence. However, more recently, due to the reduced possibility for abuse and development of dependence, it is regarded as a good alternative to benzodiazepine. adverse effects of zolpidem have been recognized. The objective of this report is to provide information on the potential for occurrence of benzodiazepine-like withdrawal seizure in patients who chronically take zolpidem continually. We present and discuss a case of seizure after sudden interruption of the protracted use of an abusively high dose of zolpidem. Zolpidem may not be the ideal drug for longterm pharmacotherapeutic management of insomnia. Clinicians should administer zolpidem at a low-dose for a short period of time for prevention of drug abuse and dependence and the potential for occurrence of benzodiazepine- like withdrawal seizure.

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A Theoretical Calculation for Angular Dependence of X-ray Beams on Extremity Phantom (말단팬텀에서 X-선 빔의 방향의존성에 관한 이론적 계산)

  • Kim, Jong-Soo;Yoon, Suk-Chul;Kim, Jang-Lyul;Kim, Kwang-Pyo
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.263-271
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    • 1996
  • The ANSI N13.32 recommends that a study of the angular response of a dosimeter be carried out once, although no pass/fail criterion is given for angular response. Gamma dose equivalent conversion and angular dependence factors were calculated by using MCNP code for the case of ANSI N13.32 extremity phantoms(finger and arm) at the depth of $7mg/cm^2$. Those extremity dosimeters were assumed to be irradiated from both monoenergitic photons and ISO X-ray narrow beams. These calculated gamma dose equivalent conversion and angular dependence factors were compared to B. Grosswendt's result calculated by using X-ray beams. The result showed that the dose equivalent conversion factors of this study agreed well with that of B. Grosswendt for all energies within 2% except 7% in the case of the low energies. In the case of angular dependence factors comparison, they agreed within 3%. It was shown that angular dependence factors of the finger phantom decreased as the horizontal angle of the phantom increased for the ISO X-ray beams less than 60keV. For the higher energy X-ray beams range they decreased slightly around 40 degree, but then increased from this energy to 90 degree.

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The Fabrication and Electrical Characteristics of Planar Multi-Quantum well (MQW) Avalanche, MQW-pn, and p-i-n Photodiode Implantd with Oxygen for Electrical Isolation (Oxygen 이온 주입의 전기적 고립을 통한 평면형 다중 양자 우물 구조의 애벌런치 & pn 및 p - i- n광 다이오드의 제작 및 전기적 특성)

  • ;;D.Sivco;D.L.Jacobsen;A.Y.cho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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    • v.34D no.9
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    • pp.43-49
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    • 1997
  • The dependence of the electrical properties in planar MQW - APD & pn, and p - i - n photodiode implanted with oxygen on the annealing emperatures and ion dose has been investigated. The oxygen implantation was performed for inter-device isolation. The leakage current of as-impanted p-i-n photodiode obtained was less than 50 nA. An annelaing temperature dependence study shows an abrupt increase of leakge current at 600.deg.C for all devices under study. This indicates that donor complex centers introduced by the chemical activity of oxygen increase with increasing annelaing temperatures. Furthermore, leakage current was highly correlated with oxygen dose due to th eimplanted related defects.

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The Development of Tolerance to and Dependence on Morphine are Reduced by Co-administration of Nalbuphine in Rat (Nalbuphine의 병용투여에 의한 morphine의 내성 및 의존성 형성 저하효과)

  • 정면우;임화경;전용준;김혜정;박인숙;오우용;왕소영;박윤주;강주희
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.276-282
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    • 2002
  • Morphine has been used widely on the treatment of many types of chronic pain. However the development of tolerance to morphine by repeat application is a major problem in pain therapy. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether combined administration of nalbuphine with morphine affects the development of tolerance to and dependence on morphine. We hypothesize that the use of nalbuphine, k-agonist may prove to be useful adjunct therapy to prevent morphine-induced undesirable effects in the management of some forms of chronic pain. Morphine (10 mg/kg) was injected to rats intraperitoneally for 5 days. The variable dose of nalbuphine (0.1, 1.0 and 5.0 mg/kg) was administered (i.p.) in combination with morphine injection. The development of tolerance to morphine was assessed by measuring the antinociceptive effect with the Randall-Selitto apparatus. The development of dependence on morphine was determined by the scoring the precipitated withdrawal signs for 20 min after injection of naloxone (10 mg/kg, i.p.). Nalbuphine did not attenuate antinociceptive effect of morphine in rats. Interestingly, combined administration of morphine with nalbuphine (100:1) significantly attenuated the development of morphine tolerance and dependence. These results suggest that the co-administration of nalbuphine with morphine in chronic morphine treatment can be one of therapies to reduce the development of dependence on morphine.