• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6115-6120
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• 2014

Background: To compare the KKU-model rectal tube (KKU-tube) and the conventional rectal tube (CRT) for checking rectal doses during high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (HDR-ICBT) of cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: Between February 2010 and January 2011, thirty -two patients with cervical cancer were enrolled and treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT). The KKU-tube and CRT were applied intrarectally in the same patients at alternate sessions as references for calculation of rectal doses during ICBT. The gold standard references of rectum anatomical markers which are most proximal to radiation sources were anterior rectal walls (ARW) adjacent to the uterine cervix demonstrated by barium sulfate suspension enema. The calculated rectal doses derived from actual anterior rectal walls, CRT and the anterior surfaces of the KKU-tubes were compared by using the paired t-test. The pain caused by insertion of each type of rectal tube was assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: The mean dose of CRT was lower than the mean dose of ARW ($Dmean_0-Dmean_1$) by $80.55{\pm}47.33cGy$ (p-value <0.05). The mean dose of the KKU-tube was lower than the mean dose of ARW ($Dmean_0-Dmean_2$) by $30.82{\pm}24.20cGy$ (p-value <0.05). The mean dose difference [($Dmean_0-Dmean_1$)-($Dmean_0-Dmean_2$)] was $49.72{\pm}51.60cGy$, which was statistically significant between 42.32 cGy -57.13 cGy with the t-value of 13.24 (p-value <0.05). The maximum rectal dose by using CRT was higher than the KKU-tube as much as 75.26 cGy and statistically significant with the t-score of 7.55 (p-value <0.05). The mean doses at the anterior rectal wall while using the CRTs and the KKU-tubes were not significantly different (p-value=0.09). The mean pain score during insertion of the CRT was significantly higher than the KKU-tube by a t-score of 6.15 (p-value <0.05) Conclusions: The KKU-model rectal tube was found to be an easily producible, applicable and reliable instrument as a reference for evaluating the rectal dose during ICBT of cervical cancer without negative effects on the patients.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2017

In this study, 4 gases containing typical chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were treated by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The typical chlorinated VOCs are dichloromethane (DCM), trichloromethane (TCM), carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and trichloroethylene (TCE). The removal efficiency (RE) and the products of chlorinated VOCs by UV irradiation are investigated. At this time, 2 types of background gas (air and nitrogen) were used to figure out the RE by photooxidation and photolysis. The specification of UV-lamp used in this study was low-pressure mercury lamp emitting wavelength of 185~254 nm. The experimental conditions were set as initial VOC concentration of $180{\pm}10ppm$, empty bed retention time (EBRT) of 53 s, temperature of $23{\pm}2^{\circ}C$ and relative humidity of $65{\pm}5%$. In the photolysis condition with nitrogen ($N_2$) as background gas, the averaged RE of the 4 types of chlorinated VOCs was about 24% higher than that with photooxidation; and the REs of VOCs except CTC were confirmed as >99%. The composition of off-gases after UV photooxidation in air was investigated and several intermediates from DCM, TCM and TCE were detected by GC/MS. Among them, phosgene which is a toxics was detected as an intermediate of TCM. In addition, the concentration of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) in the off-gases was measured to calculate the mineralization rate (MR). With the photooxidation, TCE showed the highest RE (>99%) while MR was the lowest (17%); and the MR of DCM was the highest (86%). In addition, particulate matters (PM) in the off-gases was also detected and high concentrated $PM_{10}$ ($21,580{\mu}g{\cdot}m^{-3}$) and $PM_{2.5}$ ($6,346{\mu}g{\cdot}m^{-3}$) were detected in TCE off-gas. More than 99% of the chlorinated VOCs could be removed using UV254-185 nm lamp, while it is necessary to conduct further studies on the production and treatment of secondary pollutants.

• 청정기술
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.209-215
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• 2012

분말활성탄과 제올라이트가 담지된 폴리우레탄 담체를 충진한 파일롯 규모의 바이오필터를 이용하여 암모니아와 황화수소의 처리 성능을 평가하였다. 약 10개월간 하수처리장 슬러지 농축조에서 발생하는 악취를 대상으로 바이오필터 유입 암모니아 농도는 0.1~1.5 $ppm_v$, 황화수소 농도는 2~20 $ppm_v$ 범위에서 운전되었다. 바이오필터의 공탑체류시간 3.6~5초 범위에서 초기 순응기간을 제외하고는 거의 모든 경우 100%에 가까운 악취 제거율을 보여주었다. 바이오필터에서의 기체흐름에 의한 압력손실도 매우 낮아 10개월 동안 최대 31 mm $H_2O$ 정도의 차압이 발생하였다. 이것은 본 연구에 이용된 바이오필터의 막힘이나 담체의 압착 현상이 거의 일어나지 않아 장기간의 운전에도 안정성을 확인할 수 있었다. 담체에 부착하여 서식하는 미생물군집은 바이오필터의 처리 성능에 중요한 영향을 미치는데 특히 암모니아나 황화수소를 제거하기 위한 암모니아 산화균과 황산화균의 분포가 중요하다. FISH (Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization) 방법으로 확인한 결과 질산화를 주관하는 암모니아 산화균인 Nitrosomonas sp.와 황산화균인 Thiobacillus ferroxidans가 검출되었다. 또한 바이오필터의 운전기간이 길어질수록, 그리고 악취의 유입부분이 유출부분에 비해 미생물 분포량이 더 많음을 확인하였다.