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Optimal Scheduling of Drug Treatment for HIV Infection;Continuous Dose Control and Receding Horizon Control

  • Shim, H.;Han, S.J.;Jeong, I.S.;Huh, Y.H.;Chung, C.C.;Nam, S.W.;Seo, J.H.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.1951-1956
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    • 2003
  • It is known that HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection, which causes AIDS after some latent period, is a dynamic process that can be modeled mathematically. Effects of available anti-viral drugs, which prevent HIV from infecting healthy cells, can also be included in the model. In this paper we illustrate control theory can be applied to a model of HIV infection. In particular, the drug dose is regarded as control input and the goal is to excite an immune response so that the symptom of infected patient should not be developed into AIDS. Finite horizon optimal control is employed to obtain the optimal schedule of drug dose since the model is highly nonlinear and we want maximum performance for enhancing the immune response. From the simulation studies, we find that gradual reduction of drug dose is important for the optimality. We also demonstrate the obtained open-loop optimal control is vulnerable to parameter variation of the model and measurement noise. To overcome this difficulty, we finally present nonlinear receding horizon control to incorporate feedback in the drug treatment.

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Reduction of Exposure dose in Cheat Roentgenography (흉부X선검사(胸部X線檢査)에 있어서 피폭선량(被曝線量)의 경감(輕減)에 대한 검토(檢討))

  • Huh, Joon;Kim, Chang-Kyun;Kang, Hong-Seok
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 1979
  • Author made a experiment on the exposure dose with various intensifying screens in taking chest roentgenogram and obtained the results as follows; 1. Special speed type was the most sensitive intensifying screen, the r(gamma) value of this screen was distributed from 2.6 to 2.9. 2. The resolution activity of intensifying screen was inversely proportional to its sensitivity. If, the sensitivity and detail of the fine detail speed type intensifying screen at 100 KV were 100, those of the special speed type were 549 and 54.44 respectively. 3. If the exposure dose of the fine detail type intensifying screen was 1.0 at 60 KV, that of the special speed type intensifying screen was 0.1 at 80KV, and the skin dose of patient was as follows; it was 64.8 mRad at 60KV in mid speed type, 8.1 mRad at 80KV in super high speed type, and 7.2 mRad at 80KV in special speed type intensifying screen respectively.

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Effects of hydrodynamics and coagulant doses on particle aggregation during a rapid mixing

  • Park, Sang-Min;Heo, Tae-Young;Park, Jun-Gyu;Jun, Hang-Bae
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.365-372
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    • 2016
  • The effects of hydrodynamics and alum dose on particle growth were investigated by monitoring particle counts in a rapid mixing process. Experiments were performed to measure the particle growth and breakup under various conditions. The rapid mixing scheme consisted of the following operating parameters: Velocity gradient (G) ($200-300s^{-1}$), alum dose (10-50 mg/L) and mixing time (30-180 s). The Poisson regression model was applied to assess the effects of the doses and velocity gradient with mixing time. The mechanism for the growth and breakup of particles was elucidated. An increase in alum dose was found to accelerate the particle count reduction. The particle count at a G value of $200s^{-1}$ decreased more rapidly than those at $300s^{-1}$. The growth and breakup of larger particles were more clearly observed at higher alum doses. Variations of particles due to aggregation and breakup of micro-flocs in rapid mixing step were interactively affected by G, mixing time and alum dose. Micro-flocculation played an important role in a rapid mixing process.

A Study on the Development of Food Dye from Gardenia Fructus (치자(梔子)(Gardenia Fructus)를 이용(利用)한 식용색소(食用色素) 개발(開發)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Sheo, Hwa-Jung
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.26-33
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    • 1981
  • Crocin was extracted from Gardenia fructus in order to manufacture a natural food dye. In the extraction and purification process methanol and ethanol were used as the most Suitable solvent selected in preliminary test and 9.28%g/100g of Cretin product in 99.89% of purity was acquired. The lethal dose of Cretin administered in mouse by intra peridoneal was 5.36g/kg which is much lower toxic than any other. The toxic dose which caused diarrhoea in rat was 2.55g/kg and maximum no effect level was found to be 272mg/kg. From the $1%{\sim}2.5%$ content of Crocin in rat diet reduction of body weight appeared and GTP and GOT (Transaminase) value in creased significantly. Crocin showed a good properties of tolerating acid, alkali, sunlight, reductant, oxidant, and salt compared with tar dyes. The range from 100 ppm to 500ppm bring out bright $yellow{\sim}orange$ color, the most effective color, with a good solubility in water-slightly in oil. The acceptable daily intake of crocin was calculated as 2.72mg/kg based on maximum no effect dose (2% additive dose).

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Radiation Dose Reducing Effect during the AEC System in the Chest and Abdomen of the MDCT Scanning (흉부 및 복부에서 AEC 적용에 따른 MDCT의 선량 감소 효과)

  • Lee, Jong-Seok;Kweon, Dae-Cheol;You, Beong-Gyu
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.225-231
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of the current study was to compare radiation dose of 64MDCT performed with automatic exposure control (AEC) with manual selection fixed tube current. We evaluated the CT scans of phantom of the chest and abdomen using the fixed tube current and AEC technique. Objective image noise shown as the standard deviation of CT value in Hounsfield units was measured on the obtained images. Compared with fixed tube current, AEC resulted in reduction of the chest and abdomen in the CTDIvol (35.2%, 5.9%) and DLP (49.3%, 3.2%). Compared with manually selected fixed tube current, AEC resulted in reduced radiation dose at MDCT study of chest and abdomen.

A Study on the Reduction of Cosmic Radiation Exposure by Flight Crew (항공승무원의 우주방사선 피폭 저감에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Hee-Bok;Kim, Kyu-Wang;Choi, Youn-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the radiation dose data of the space crew of the flight crew and to present a plan for the health management of the flight crew on the basis of the analysis. The analysis show that the average exposure dose of the flight attendants continued to rise, and the exposure dose of the flight attendants was five(5) times higher than that of the radiation workers. As a way to reduce the effects of cosmic radiation, this paper suggests appropriate personnel allocation by model, balanced allocation of high and low latitude routes by crew according to the aircraft type, and a low altitude flight plan for high latitude flight. This study will help aviation crew members understand cosmic radiation and trust in the company's policies. In the future, it will be necessary to enhance the flight safety of the crew by deriving meaningful results by analyzing data related to cosmic radiation of various routes.

Dose Comparison Analysis of Temporal bone CT scan to conventional scan method during helical scan method (Temporal bone CT 검사 시 conventional scan 방식과 helical scan방식에 따른 선량 비교분석)

  • Gang, Su-hong;Park, Yong-Seong;Lee, Rae-Gon;Hwang, Seon-Kwang
    • Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 2015
  • Temporal bone CT scan side skull fracture. In addition to the confirmation of the ossicles, such as fractures and dislocations, temporomandibular facial fractures, deformities surgery helps to establish a science plan. Cochlear implant surgery has been performed in the state before and after identifying purposes. Test methods are being implemented by the Conventional direct axial and Direct coronal scan, the basic method of Temporal bone CT. Helical scan is a fast Volumetric data obtained compared with the Conventional scan, the patient reduced the dose, and there are some advantages, such as reduced Beam hardening streak artifacts caused by dental fillings. This study is a comparative analysis by dose reduction for patients with a dose according to the conventional scan method and then effective from 2015 by helical scan method performed in 2014 through the retrospective survey, which was then optimized for the purpose of inspection.

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TA Study on Patient Exposure Dose Used the Phantom for Interventional Procedure (중재적 시술 시 팬텀을 이용한 환자의 피폭선량 분석)

  • Kang, Byung-Sam;Dong, Kyung-Rae
    • Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.71-76
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    • 2011
  • Because interventional procedure operates looking at premier as real time when perate intervention enemy, by patient is revealed during suitableness time in radiation, side effect such as radiation injury of skin is apt to happen. It established by purpose of study that measure exposure dose that patient receives about these problem, and find solution for radiation injury and repletion method. In this study, we used Rando phantom of identical structure with the human body which becomes accomplished with 4 branch ingredient of the attempt and system equivalent material them and absorbed dose were measured by TLD. According to the laboratory, it shows that operations such as TFCA procedure or uterine myoma embolization are more dangerous than TACE procedure. If both operations are inspected during a short time, it is not affected in being bombed. However, it can lead to palliative agenesis or depilate, definitive agenesis only if operations are repeated more than three times. Dose distibution based on experiment, to reduce radiation exposure to patients result from reduction of scatter ray as we control field size of radiation and protection of side organs except for tumor. also we knew that we can protect patients form radiation exposure, if we increas SOD and decrease SID.

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Study on the Reduction of Electron Contamination with A Cobalt-60 Gamma Ray (코발트-60 감마선의 전자 오염에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Tae-Kyu;Chun, Ha-Chung;Lee, Myung-Za
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.293-297
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    • 1989
  • Electron contamination due to the interaction between radiation beam and material was analyzed for the factors such as source-skin distance (SSD), field size, tray characteristics and position of filter, which can affect the surface dose in Cobalt teletherapy. Surface dose in open beam was more influenced by SSD with increasing field size. Relative surface charge (RSC) increased with the use of tray (solid, circular hole, slotted), compared with open beam, which is thought to be due to increased electron contamination of the tray. To reduce the surface dose, 0.4mm thick Lipowitz metal filter was used. Compared with open beam, RSC decreased by 8.8%, 11.3%, 13.3%, 16.6%, 19.3% and 21.7% for the field size of $5{\times}5$, $10{\times}10$, $15{\times}15$, $20{\times}20$, $25{\times}25$ and $30{\times}30cm^2$, respectively. On the contrary, use of Lipowitz metal filter increased RSC at 60cm or less SSD. Surface dose was effectively reduced with Lpowitz metal filter placed right below solid tray in Cobalt teletherapy.

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A preliminary evaluation of the implementation of a radiation protection program for the lens of the eye in Korean nuclear power plants

  • Kong, Tae Young;Kim, Si Young;Cho, Moonhyung;Jung, Yoonhee;Son, Jung Kwon;Jang, Han;Kim, Hee Geun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.9
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    • pp.3035-3043
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    • 2021
  • Epidemiological research has revealed that radiation exposure can cause cataracts. The Korean nuclear regulatory body has proposed the reduction of the occupational dose limit for the lens of the eye from 150 mSv/y to 100 mSv/5y, with an additional limitation of not exceeding 50 mSv/y for a specific year, taking into account the recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. This means that radiation workers should receive the same level of radiation safety for the lens of the eye as for whole-body protection. Korean nuclear power plants (NPPs) are conducting research to establish the radiation protection program for the lens of the eye. In terms of the preliminary results of the implementation of the radiation protection program for the lens of the eye dedicated to Korean NPPs, this review article summarizes the current state of understanding of the regulations, technical guidance, eye lens dosimeters, and radiation field conditions resulting in lens dose.