• 제목/요약/키워드: Flattening time

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평삭공정에서 경면가공을 위한 단결정 및 다결정 다이아몬드 다중공구의 가공성 평가 (Comparison of Machinability Between PCD Tool and SCD Tool for Large Area Mirror Surface Machining Using Multi-tool by Planer)

  • 김창의;최환진;전은채;제태진;강명창
    • 한국분말재료학회지
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.297-301
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    • 2013
  • Mirror surface machining for large area flattening in the display field has a problem such as a tool wear and a increase in machining time due to large area machining. It should be studied to decrease machining time and tool wear. In this paper, multi-tool machining method using a PCD tool and a SCD tool was applied in order to decrease machining time and tool wear. Machining characteristics (cutting force, machined surface and surface roughness) of PCD tool and SCD tool were evaluated in order to apply PCD tool to flattening machining. Based on basic experiments, the PCD/SCD multi-tool method and the SCD single-tool method were compared through surface roughness and machining time for appllying large area mold machining.

Dosimetric Comparison of 6 MV Flattening Filter Free and 6 MV Stereotactic Radiosurgery Beam Using 4 mm Conical Collimator for Trigeminal Neuralgia Radiosurgery

  • Mhatre, Vaibhav R;Chadha, Pranav;Kumar, Abhaya P;Talapatra, Kaustav
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.107-113
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    • 2018
  • Background: The purpose of our study was to compare the dosimetric advantages of Flattening filter free (FFF) beams for trigeminal neuralgia patients using 4 mm conical collimators over previously treated patients with 6 MV SRS beam. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted for 5 TN patients who had been previously treated at our institution using frame-based, LINAC-based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on Novalis Tx using 6 MV SRS beam were replanned on 6X FFF beams on Edge Linear accelerator with same beam angles and dose constraints using 4 mm conical collimator. The total number of monitor units along with the beam on time was compared for both Edge and Novalis Tx by redelivering the plans in QA mode of LINAC to compare the delivery efficiency. Plan quality was evaluated by homogeneity index (HI) and Paddick gradient index (GI) for each plan. We also analyzed the doses to brainstem and organ at risks (OARs). Results and Discussion: A 28% beam-on time reduction was achieved using 6X FFF when compared with 6X SRS beam of Novalis Tx. A sharp dose fall off with gradient index value of $3.4{\pm}0.27$ for 4 mm Varian conical collimator while $4.17{\pm}0.20$ with BrainLab cone. Among the 5 patients treated with a 4 mm cone, average maximum brainstem dose was 10.24 Gy for Edge using 6X FFF and 14.28 Gy for Novalis Tx using 6X SRS beam. Conclusion: The use of FFF beams improves delivery efficiency and conical collimator reduces dose to OAR's for TN radiosurgery. Further investigation is warranted with larger sample patient data.

Grid method에 의한 성인 여성 3차원 형상의 상반신 앞판에 대한 평면전개 기준 연구 (Surface Flattening criterion of Female's Upper Front Shell Using Grid Method)

  • 최영림;남윤자;최경미;최명해;한설아
    • 한국의류학회지
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    • 제32권12호
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    • pp.1825-1836
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    • 2008
  • 3차원 인체 형상에 적합한 의복 패턴을 제작하기 위하여 인체 형상을 평면전개하여 체표패턴을 얻기 위한 다양한 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구는 Grid method를 이용한 여성 상반신 앞면의 평면전개를 위하여 최적 그리드 기준을 결정하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. Grid method는 인체 형상의 표면에 커브를 생성하고 각 커브의 길이를 플로팅하는 원리에 의하여 3차원 형상을 평면전개 방법이다. 첫째, Young 모델과 Adult 모델에 해당하는 두 개의 3차원 바디들을 사이즈코리아데이타에 기초하여 모델링하였다. 둘째, 각각의 모델을 3차원 특징점에 의하여 shell과 block으로 세분화하였다. 셋째, 각각의 block은 다양한 그리드수의 조합에 의하여 평면전개되었다. 마지막으로, 가장 효율적인 조합을 선정하여 평면전개의 기준으로 제시하였다.

다중표적 간암의 정위적체부방사선치료에서 무편평화여과기선질 용적변조회전치료의 유용성 평가 (A Study of volumetric modulated arc therapy for stereotactic body radiation therapy in case of multi-target liver cancer using flattening filter free beam)

  • 염미숙;윤인하;홍동기;백금문
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.31-43
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    • 2015
  • 목 적 : 정위적체부방사선치료(Stereotatic body radiation therapy, SBRT)는 원발성 종양과 전이성 종양의 치료법으로 이용되어진다. SBRT는 높은 선량을 전달하기 때문에 MU(Monitor unit)의 증가로 치료시간이 길어지고 치료계획용적(Planning Target Volume, PTV) 주변의 정상장기를 효과적으로 보호할 수 있는 치료계획이 필요하다. 특히 다중표적의 경우 SBRT를 여러 번에 나누어 치료해야하거나 선량 겹침으로 인한 고 선량 영역(Hot spot)이 생길수도 있다. 본 연구는 다중표적 간암에서 TrueBeam STx(Varian, USA)의 무편평화여과기선질(Flattening filter free, FFF) beam을 이용한 용적변조회전치료(Volumetric modulated arc therapy, VMAT)의 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 다중표적 간암의 SBRT를 시행하는 5명의 환자를 대상으로 TrueBeam STx의 10MV FFF beam을 이용한 VMAT과 15MV 편평화여과기선질(Flattening filter, FF) beam을 이용한 입체조형치료(conformal radiotherapy, CRT)계획을 세웠다. 두 치료계획을 비교하기 위하여 선량용적히스토그램(Dose Volume Histogram, DVH)을 이용하여 치료계획용적(Planning Target Volume, PTV), 간, 십이지장, 장, 식도, 척수에 들어가는 선량을 평가하고 전체 MU 값을 비교하였다. 또한 두 치료계획의 치료시간을 비교하기 위하여 Beam on time을 평가하였다. 결 과 : PTV에 대한 처방선량지수(Conformity Index, CI), 선량균질지수(Homogeneity index, HI), 처방선량포함지수(Paddick's Conformity Index, PCI)의 평균값은 VMAT에서 각각 $1.006{\pm}0.028$, $1.098{\pm}0.016$, $1.132{\pm}0.084$, CRT에서 $1.381{\pm}0.419$ $1.136{\pm}0.042$, $1.534{\pm}0.465$로 평가되었다. 정상장기에 대한 선량은 CRT에서 VMAT 보다 약 1.8배 높은 선량으로 평가되었다. 전체 MU값은 VMAT에서 약 1.3배 높게 평가되었고 VMAT과 CRT 두 치료계획의 평균 Beam on time은 각각 6.8분, 21.3분으로 평가되었다. 결 론 : 다중표적 간암의 정위적체부방사선치료에서 FFF Beam을 이용한 VMAT을 적용하면 선량 겹침 없이 다중표적을 한 번에 치료할 수 있으며 PTV의 선량포함을 만족하면서 주위의 정상장기를 더 효과적으로 보호할 수 있는 치료계획이 가능하다. 또한 FFF Beam의 높은 선량률(Dose rate)을 이용하여 치료시간을 단축시켜 치료 중 발생할 수 있는 오차를 감소시킬 수 있다.

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Condylar bony changes in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a CBCT study

  • Nah, Kyung-Soo
    • Imaging Science in Dentistry
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    • 제42권4호
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    • pp.249-253
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: Diagnosis of osteoarthritis most commonly depends on clinical and radiographic findings. The present study attempted to observe the bony changes in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) patients from all age groups. Materials and Methods: The first-visit clinical records and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) data of 440 TMJs from 220 consecutive TMJ patients were reviewed retrospectively. Results: The most frequent condylar bony change observed was sclerosis (133 joints, 30.2%) followed by surface erosion (129 joints, 29.3%), flattening of the articular surface (112 joints, 25.5%), and deviation in form (58 joints, 13.2%), which included 33 TMJs in a cane-shape, 16 with a lateral or medial pole depression, 6 with posterior condylar surface flattening, and 3 with a bifid-shaped condyle. Fifty-three joints (12.0%) showed hypoplastic condyles but only 1 joint showed hyperplasia. Osteophyte was found in 35 joints (8.0%) and subcortical cyst in 24 joints (5.5%), 5 of which had surface erosion as well. One hundred nineteen joints (27.0%) had only one kind of condylar bony change, 66 joints (15.0%) had two, 52 joints (11.8%) had three, 12 joints (5.0%) had four, and 6 joints (1.4%) had five kinds of condylar bony changes at the same time. Eighty-five (65.9%) of 129 joints with surface erosion had pain recorded at the chief complaint. Conclusion: With more widespread use of CBCT, more specific or detailed guidelines for osteoarthritis are needed.

Fast Time-Scale Modification of Speech Using Nonlinear Clipping Methods

  • 정호영;김형순;이성주
    • 대한음성학회지:말소리
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    • 제59호
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    • pp.69-87
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    • 2006
  • Among the conventional time-scale modification (TSM) methods, the synchronized overlap and add (SOLA) method is widely used due to its good performance relative to computational complexity But the SOLA method remains complex due to its synchronization procedure using the normalized cross-correlation function. In this paper, we introduce a computationally efficient SOLA method utilizing 3 level center clipping method, as well as zero-crossing and level-crossing information. The result of subjective preference test indicates that the proposed method can reduce the computational complexity by over 80% compared with the conventional SOLA method without serious degradation of synthesized speech quality.

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DWMT 데이타 전송을 위한 효율적인 시간영역 등화기 설계 (Efficient time domain equalizer design for DWMT data transmission)

  • 홍훈희;박태윤;유승선;곽훈성;최재호
    • 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전자공학회 1999년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.69-72
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, an efficient time domain equalization algorithm for discrete wavelet multitone(DWMT) data transmission is developed. In this algorithm, the time domain equalizer(TEQ) consists of two stages, i.e., the channel impulse response shortening equalizer(TEQ-S) in the first stage and the channel frequency flattening equalizer(TEQ-F) in the second stage. TEQ-S reduces the length of transmission channel impulse response to decrease intersymbol interference(ISI) followed by TEQ-F that enhances the channel frequency response characteristics to the level of an ideal channel, hence diminishes the bit error rate. TEQ-S is implemented using the least-squares(LS) method, while TEQ-F is designed by using the least mean-square(LMS) algorithm. Since DWMT system also requires of the frequency domain equalizer in order to further reduce ICI and ISI the hardware complexity is an another concern. However, by adopting an well designed and trained TEQ, the hardware complexity of the whole DWMT system can be greatly reduced.

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Use of Flattening Filter Free Photon Beams for Off-axis Targets in Conformal Arc Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

  • Smith, Ashley;Kim, Siyong;Serago, Christopher;Hintenlang, Kathleen;Ko, Stephen;Vallow, Laura;Peterson, Jennifer;Hintenlang, David;Heckman, Michael;Buskirk, Steven
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.288-297
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    • 2014
  • Dynamic conformal arc therapy (DCAT) and flattening-filter-free (FFF) beams are commonly adopted for efficient conformal dose delivery in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Off-axis geometry (OAG) may be necessary to obtain full gantry rotation without collision, which has been shown to be beneficial for peripheral targets using flattened beams. In this study dose distributions in OAG using FFF were evaluated and the effect of mechanical rotation induced uncertainty was investigated. For the lateral target, OAG evaluation, sphere targets (2, 4, and 6 cm diameter) were placed at three locations (central axis, 3 cm off-axis, and 6 cm off-axis) in a representative patient CT set. For each target, DCAT plans under the same objective were obtained for 6X, 6FFF, 10X, and 10FFF. The parameters used to evaluate the quality of the plans were homogeneity index (HI), conformality indices (CI), and beam on time (BOT). Next, the mechanical rotation induced uncertainty was evaluated using five SBRT patient plans that were randomly selected from a group of patients with laterally located tumors. For each of the five cases, a plan was generated using OAG and CAG with the same prescription and coverage. Each was replanned to account for one degree collimator/couch rotation errors during delivery. Prescription isodose coverage, CI, and lung dose were evaluated. HI and CI values for the lateral target, OAG evaluation were similar for flattened and unflattened beams; however, 6FFF provided slightly better values than 10FFF in OAG. For all plans the HI and CI were acceptable with the maximum difference between flattened and unflattend beams being 0.1. FFF beams showed better conformality than flattened beams for low doses and small targets. Variation due to rotational error for isodose coverage, CI, and lung dose was generally smaller for CAG compared to OAG, with some of these comparisons reaching statistical significance. However, the variations in dose distributions for either treatment technique were small and may not be clinically significant. FFF beams showed acceptable dose distributions in OAG. Although 10FFF provides more dramatic BOT reduction, it generally provides less favorable dosimetric indices compared to 6FFF in OAG. Mechanical uncertainty in collimator and couch rotation had an increased effect for OAG compared to CAG; however, the variations in dose distributions for either treatment technique were minimal.

고에너지 방사선치료 시 치료변수에 따른 광중성자 선량 변화 연구 (Experimental investigation of the photoneutron production out of the high-energy photon fields at linear accelerator)

  • 김연수;윤인하;배선명;강태영;백금문;김성환;남욱원;이재진;박영식
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.257-264
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    • 2014
  • 목 적 : 고에너지 광자선을 이용한 방사선치료 시 발생되는 광중성자는 치료대상인 종양 주위의 인접한 정상조직에서 2차적인 암의 발생에 기인 될 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 방사선치료계획 시에 고려할 수 있는 변수 중 치료방법, 선속평탄여과판, 선량률, 갠트리 각도들을 변환시켰을 때 발생된 광중성자의 선량 변화를 비교 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 실험에는 TrueBeam $ST{\time}TM$(Ver.1.5, Varian, USA)치료기를 사용하였다. 광중성자 측정 장비는 조직등가비례계수기(Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter : TEPC)인 KTEPC를 이용하였으며, 치료대의 세로 방향으로 조사야 중앙 하단 6cm 지점에서 측정을 실시하였다. 치료방법, 선속평탄여과판의 사용유무, 선량율에 따른 광중성자 선량의 차이를 평가하기 위하여 모든 환자에 대하여 전산화치료계획시스템(Eclipse Ver 10.0, Varian, USA)으로 방사선치료계획을 각각 수립하였다. 치료방법으로는 세기변조방사선치료와 용적변조회전방사선치료로 구분하였으며, 선량율은 400MU/min, 1,200MU/min 및 2,400MU/min에 따른 차이를 평가하였다. 또한 방사선의 입사방향에 따른 광중성자 선량을 측정하였다. 결 과 : 치료방법의 차이에 따라 세기변조방사선치료와 용적변조회전방사선치료로 조사하였을 때 산란 광중성자 평균선량은 각각 $449.7{\mu}Sv$, $2940.7{\mu}Sv$로 측정되었다. 선속평탄여과판의 사용 유무에 따라 Flattening Filter(FF)모드와 Flattening Filter Free(FFF)모드에서의 산란 광중성자 평균선량은 $2940.7{\mu}Sv$, $232.0{\mu}Sv$로 측정되었다. 400, 1200, 2400 MU/min으로 선량률을 변환시켜 조사하였을 때 CASE I은 $3242.5{\mu}Sv$, $3189.4{\mu}Sv$, $3191.2{\mu}Sv$로, CASE II는 $3493.2{\mu}Sv$, $3482.6{\mu}Sv$, $3477.2{\mu}Sv$로, 그리고 CASE III에서 $4592.2{\mu}Sv$, $4580.0{\mu}Sv$, $4542.3{\mu}Sv$로 측정 되었다. $0^{\circ}$부터 $315^{\circ}$까지 $45^{\circ}$간격으로 갠트리 각도를 변환시켰을 때 산란 광중성자 선량은 10MV 광자선에 대하여 최소 $3.2{\mu}Sv$, 최대 $14.7{\mu}Sv$이었으며, 갠트리 각도가 $180^{\circ}$일 때 가장 높게 나타났다. 15MV 광자선의 경우 최소 $369.6{\mu}Sv$ 최대 $448.0{\mu}Sv$이었으며, 역시 갠트리 각도가 $180^{\circ}$일 때 가장 높게 측정되었다. 결 론 : 치료방법의 차이에 따른 실험은 용적변조회전방사선치료가 세기변조방사선치료 보다 산란된 광중성자 선량이 측정점에서 평균 6.5배 높게 측정되었다. 선속평탄여과판의 사용 차이에 따른 실험에서 선속평탄여과판을 사용하였을 때 12.7배 높게 측정되었다. 선량률을 변환에 따른 차이는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 갠트리 각도에 따른 산란 광중성자 선량 측정에서는 광자선이 치료대를 지나는 각도인 $135^{\circ}$, $180^{\circ}$, $225^{\circ}$에서 산란 광중성자 선량이 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. TrueBeam $ST{\time}TM$을 이용한 FFF 모드와 세기변조방사선치료를 한 경우 산란 광중성자가 적게 발생한다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 지속적으로 더 많은 변수에 대한 실험을 계획하고 광중성자 측정에 대한 평가를 통하여, 보다 환자들에게 안전한 방사선치료에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

COSMIC RAY ACCELERATION AT BLAST WAVES FROM TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE

  • Kang, Hye-Sung
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제39권4호
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    • pp.95-105
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    • 2006
  • We have calculated the cosmic ray(CR) acceleration at young remnants from Type Ia supernovae expanding into a uniform interstellar medium(ISM). Adopting quasi-parallel magnetic fields, gasdynamic equations and the diffusion convection equation for the particle distribution function are solved in a comoving spherical grid which expands with the shock. Bohm-type diffusion due to self-excited $Alfv\acute{e}n$ waves, drift and dissipation of these waves in the precursor and thermal leakage injection were included. With magnetic fields amplified by the CR streaming instability, the particle energy can reach up to $10^{16}Z$ eV at young supernova remnants(SNRs) of several thousand years old. The fraction of the explosion energy transferred to the CR component asymptotes to 40-50 % by that time. For a typical SNR in a warm ISM, the accelerated CR energy spectrum should exhibit a concave curvature with the power-law slope flattening from 2 to 1.6 at $E{\gtrsim}0.1$ TeV.