• 센서학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.202-207
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• 2015

As a feasibility study on development of a gamma imaging probe, we developed a scintillating film-based gamma imaging detector that can obtain scintillation images with information of gamma-ray distribution. The scintillating film-based gamma imaging detector was composed of a sensing probe, an image intensifier, and a beam profiler. To detect and transmit scintillation image, the sensing probe was fabricated by coupling a scintillating film, a fiber-optic image conduit, and a fiber-optic taper, consecutively. First, the optical images of USAF 1951 resolution target were obtained and then, modulation transfer function values were calculated to test the image quality of the sensing probe. Second, we measured the scintillation images according to the activity of the 137Cs and the distance between the surface of 137Cs and the distal-end of sensing probe. Finally, the intensities of scintillating light as functions of the activity and the distance were evaluated from the region of interest in the scintillation image. From the results of this study, it is expected that a fiber-optic gamma imaging detector can be developed to detect gamma-rays emitted from radiopharmaceuticals during radioimmunoguided surgery.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.53-66
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• 1995

우유 단백질인 ${\gamma}$- 카제인 유전자는 여러 호르몬들에 의해서 임신기간과 비유기기간 동안에 동물의 유선조직에서 발현되는 카제인 유전자 집단의 하나이다. 우유 단백질 유전자의 유도를 조절하는 호르몬에 관한 메커니즘 설명으로 생쥐 ${\gamma}$- 카제인 유전자가 분석되었고 특성을 밝혔다. ${\gamma}$- 카제인 유전자는 박테리오파지 EMBL 3벡터에 삽입된 제놈 도서관으로부터 ${\gamma}$- 카제인 cDNA를 probe로 사용하여 스크린하여 하나의 클론을 얻었다. ${\gamma}$- 카제인 cDNA를 probe는 부분적으로 염기배열을 밝혔으며 ATC 개시 암호와 5'-noncoding 부위를 포함하고 있다. 클론된 제놈 DNA는 제한효소 Sal I에 의해서 ENBL 3벡터로부터 분리 되었다. 3개의 DNA밴드들을 관찰할 수 있었다. 각각의 크기는 28Kb, 14Kb 그리고 9Kb 이다. 따라서 삽입된 DNA의 크기는 대략적으로 23Kb 이다. Southern blot 분석 결과, 클론된 제놈 DNA는 cDNA 5' 발단 부위를 합성한 oilgonucleotides(40 mer)와는 결합되지 않음을 보여주고, 그러나 ${\gamma}$- 카제인 cDNA와는 결합되는 것을 보여 준다. Pormoter 부위를 포함하는 ${\gamma}$- 카제인 제놈 DNA는 cDNA 5' 말단 부위의 합성된 probe에 의해서 생쥐 제놈 도서관으로 부터 스크린하여 현재 29개의 클론을 얻었다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2015

연구에서는 진단 및 수술 후 잔여병소의 검출을 위하여 방사선계수 방식의 무선 감마선 프로브를 개발하고, 교정선원과 팬텀을 이용하여 그 유용성을 평가 하였다. 반도체기반 방사선센서를 사용하여 프로브 설계 및 소형화 하였으며, 블루투스 원격통신 모듈을 사용하여 진단 및 검출 시스템의 무선화를 구현하였다. 또한 진단 및 수술 시 환부의 모니터링이 가능한 원격모니터링 시스템을 구현하였다. 개발된 프로브의 유용성 평가를 위해 교정선원 $^{57}Co$, $^{133}Ba$, $^{22}Na$, $^{137}Cs$과 닭 가슴살 팬텀을 사용하였다. 평가를 통해 감마선에 대한 프로브의 검출 반응성을 확인하였고, 감마선 세기에 따른 응답 선형성과 검출 방향성, 팬텀 내 선원 깊이에 따른 프로브의 검출효율을 평가를 통해 실증적인 임상에서의 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.291-299
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• 1997

As a microimaging device detecting gamma rays emitted from small lesions or tumors during operation, the intraoperative surgical probe has been proposed and is now under development. We have designed a multipurpose portable gamma prove system and evaluated the performance both for the absolute counting purpose of residual radioactivities and for the localizing capability of gamma events using the NaI(Tl) crystal and two types of photomultiplier tubes(PMTs). Counting efficiencies in the range of routine clinical use of radiation dose were measured using the assembly of single channel PMTs and 0.5 inch thick NaI(Tl) crystal of 1 inch diameter. The positioning of gamma events for imaging purpose requires the multiple channel PMTs with appropriate positioning electronics. We have designed a simple and reliable positioning circuit based on the concept of modified Anger. In preliminary experiments using the multiple channel PMT of 3 inch diameter and the dim lighth source, we were able to trace and localize the correct position with reduced positioning error by the use of two multiplier/divider chipset and simplified peripherals. The energy resolutions for the counting gamma probe measured as full width at half maximum(FWHM) for Cs-137, F-18, Tc-99m were 12%, 13%, and 36%, respectively. The spatial resolution for the imaging gamma probe measured as FWHM for green LED was 2.9 mm. The results indicate that the currently developing probe is very promising and could be very useful for many applications in nuclear medicine. Future studies will include developing collimators, improving interface hardwares, and evaluating the system with clinical data.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.107-113
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• 1999

본 연구의 목적은 작은 부위의 종양 또는 수술후 잔여종양을 검출할 수 있는 소형 고성능 영상용 감마프로브를 개발하는 것이다. 감마프로브의 검출기 시스템을 위해 위치민감형 광전자증배관(PSPMT)을 사용하였고, -1000V의 고전압을 공급하였다. 섬광체는 직영 7.62cm, 두께 9.5mm인 NaI(Tl)를 사용하였으며, 광학그리스를 이용하여 NaI(Tl)와 PSPMT를 접합시켰다. 조준기는 평형육각구멍조준기로써 직경 1.3mm, 격벽 두께 0.22mm, 그리고 길이 40mm이었다. 신호처리시스템은 위치신호처리와 트리거신호처리로 구분되며, 위치신호처리는 전단증폭기, 주증폭기를 거쳐 가산, 감산, 제산신호회로를 이용하여 얻었고, 트리거신호는 가산증폭기, 일정분획식별기 그리고 게이트 모듈을 이용하여 얻었다. 데이터 획득은 Gamma-PF 인터페이스 보드를 경우유하여 PIP 소프트웨어와 펜티엄 PC에 제어되었다. 영상연구를 위해 점선원을 이용하여 장균이도 영상과 슬릿마스크 영상을 얻었다. 그리고 조준기를 사용하여 두 개의 구멍팬텀 영상을 얻었다. 고유공간분해능은 3.97mm이었으며, 시스템 공간분해능은 5.97mm이었다. PSPMT를 이용하여 개발한 소형 감마프로브에 의해 획득된 팬텀영상은 좋은 영상질을 보여주었으며, 임상적용을 위해서는 영상특성의 최적화 연구가 계속되어야할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.216-219
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• 1997

We are developing a portable multipurpose gamma counting and imaging probe that will be useful for many applications in nuclear medicine including radioimmunoguided surgery in the detection and treatment of malignant tumors. Any diagnostic information provided by CT, MRI, PET, SPECT or gamma camera imaging prior to surgery obviously is very important, but current techniques are limited in many instances. To overcome some of these limitations, the portable multipurpose gamma probe is being developed. The gamma probe consists of NaI(Tl) crystal with 1" dia $\times$ 0.5" thick and singlechannel photomultiplier tube (SC-PMT) for counting, and 3" dia $\times$ 0.375" and multichannel photomultiplier tube (MC-PMT) for imaging, nuclear instrument module (NIM), position circuits, interface, and PC. The energy resolution using Tc-99m was measured as 14% and the spatial resolution using 3mm dia green LED was measured as 2.9mm. These priliminary results indicate that the currently developing probe is very promising and could be very useful for many applications in nuclear medicine.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1554-1560
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• 2008

The probe diffusion and friction constants of methyl yellow (MY) in liquid n-alkanes of increasing chain length were calculated by equilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations at temperatures of 318, 418, 518 and 618 K. Lennard-Jones particles with masses of 225 and 114 g/mol are modeled for MY. We observed that the diffusion constant of the probe molecule follows a power law dependence on the molecular weight of nalkanes, DMY${\sim}M^{-\gamma}$ well. As the molecular weight of n-alkanes increases, the exponent $\gamma$ shows sharp transitions near n-dotriacontane ($C_{32}$) for the large probe molecule (MY2) at low temperatures of 318 and 418 K. For the small probe molecule (MY1) $D_{MY1}$ in $C_{12}$ to C80 at all the temperatures are always larger than Dself of n-alkanes and longer chain n-alkanes offer a reduced friction relative to the shorter chain n-alkanes, but this reduction in the microscopic friction for MY1 is not large enough to cause a transition in the power law exponent in the log-log plot of DMY1 vs M of n-alkane. For the large probe molecule (MY2) at high temperatures, the situation is very similar to that for MY1. At low temperatures and at low molecular weights of n-alkanes, $D_{MY2}$ are smaller than $D_{self}$ of n-alkanes due to the relatively large molecular size of MY2, and MY2 experiences the full shear viscosity of the medium. As the molecular weight of n-alkane increases, $D_{self}$ of n-alkanes decreases much faster than $D_{MY2}$ and at the higher molecular weights of n-alkane, MY2 diffuses faster than the solvent fluctuations. Therefore there is a large reduction of friction in longer chains compared to the shorter chains, which enhances the diffusion of MY2. The calculated friction constants of MY1 and MY2 in liquid n-alkanes supported these observations. We deem that this is the origin of the so-called“solventoligomer”transition.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.284-290
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• 2014

A fiber-optic beta/gamma dual detector system with two types of sensing probes was fabricated to detect the beta- and gamma-rays simultaneously. As scintillators of the sensing probe type 1, two different inorganic scintillators, $CaF_2(Eu)$ and LYSO(Ce) crystals, were used to obtain the each scintillating efficiency with respect to beta-and gamma-rays and the inherent energy spectra of radioactive isotopes. In the case of the sensing probe type 2, which is composed of two identical inorganic scintillators and a beta shielding material based on the lead, it could discriminate beta- and gamma-rays using a subtraction method. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the proposed fiber-optic beta/gamma dual detector could measure and discriminate beta- and gamma-rays using both energy spectroscopy and subtraction method.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.312-315
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• 2008

Purpose: Amelanotic melanoma represents a melanoma with an absence or a small number of melanin pigments and comprises 2% of all melanomas. These melanomas are frequently misdiagnosed, probably because of its nonspecific clinical features and difficulty in diagnosis, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment. We report a patient with amelanotic melanoma, who underwent surgical treatment with sentinel lymph node biopsy using gamma probe. Methods: A 32-year-old female was presented with a slowly growing ill-defined, hypopigmented nonerythematous lesion with nail defect on right index finger tip. Preoperative punch biopsy was performed, showing an amelanotic melanoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy was done using gamma probe(Crystal probe system, CRYSTAL PHOTONICS GmbH, Germany) and confirmed no evidence of regional lymph node metastases. The patient underwent amputation at the proximal interphalangeal joint. Results: Histopathologic findings showed superficial spreading melanoma. There were no melanin pigments in Hematoxylin & Eosin stain but positive immunohistochemical stainings for S-100 protein and Hmb45, which were consistent with amelanotic melanoma. Patient's postoperative course was uneventful without any complication and had no evidence of recurrence of tumor in 6 months follow-up period. Conclusion: Amelanotic melanoma is extremely rare subtype of malignant melanoma with histopathologic findings of atypical melanocytes without melanin pigments. Early detection is crucial since survival is strongly related to tumor thickness and tissue invasion at the time of diagnosis. Wide excision is the treatment of choice and other conjunctive therapy has not been successful.

• 지질공학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.217-225
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• 2009

케이싱 구간에서 얻어진 밀도검층 자료에 대한 보정연구의 일환으로 모형공에서 PVC 케이싱의 인위적 이격을 이용한 이격보정 연구를 실시하였다. 케이싱의 유형과 공벽으로부터의 이격의 정도, 공내 유체의 존재에 따른 검출기의 반응양상의 변회를 추적하였으며 특히 동일한 이격환경에서 시추공 내에 물이 있을 때와 물이 없는 상태에서 얻어진 이격반응에 대한 비교 분석이 집중적으로 수행되었다. 이로부터 PVC 케이싱에서 수행되는 밀도검층에서 공벽과 검출기 사이의 이격 거리에 따른 감마선 반응 특성을 정량화할 수 있었으며 이격보정 차트가 작성되고 지하수면 하부구간과 상부구간에서의 각 이격오차보정의 효과와 한계가 밝혀졌다.