• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2019

Purpose: To investigate the patterns of recurrence in patients with neuroblastoma treated with radiation therapy to the primary tumor site. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with high-risk neuroblastoma managed with definitive treatment with radiation therapy to the primary tumor site between January 2003 and June 2017. These patients underwent three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy or intensity-modulated radiation therapy. A total of 14-36 Gy was delivered to the planning target volume, which included the primary tumor bed and the selected metastatic site. The disease stage was determined according to the International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS). We evaluated the recurrence pattern (i.e., local or systemic), progression-free survival, and overall survival. Results: A total of 40 patients with high-risk neuroblastoma were included in this study. The median patient age was 4 years (range, 1 to 11 years). Thirty patients (75%) had INSS stage 4 neuroblastoma. At the median follow-up of 58 months, there were 6 cases of local recurrence and 10 cases of systemic recurrence. Among the 6 local failure cases, 4 relapsed adjacent to the radiation field. The other 2 relapsed in the radiation field (i.e., para-aortic and retroperitoneal areas). The main sites of distant metastasis were the bone, lymph nodes, and bone marrow. The 5-year progression-free survival was 70.9% and the 5-year overall survival was 74.3%. Conclusion: Radiation therapy directed at the primary tumor site provides good local control. It seems to be adequate for disease control in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma after chemotherapy and surgical resection.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2003

본 실험은 방사선 처리에서 유기된 벼 변이계통의 몇 가지 농경 형질 분석 및 RAPD 분석을 통하여 방사선 이용 돌연변이 육종연구를 위한 기초적인 자료를 얻기 위하여 실시하였다. 1. 방사선에 의해 선발된 변이 계통의 초장, 수장 및 내도복성 형질은 모품종과 비교하여 정 (＋)및 부 (－)의 방향으로 작용하였다. 2. RAPD 분석에 의해 계통 간 polymorphic band를 관찰할 수 있었고, UPGMA에 의해 변이계통를 4 groups으로 분류할 수 있었다. 3. 변이체들 중 계통 91, 139, 140 및 141은 내염성 형질을 나타냈고, 유리 proline 함량이 모품종보다 유의성 있는 증가를 나타내었다. 4. 139, 140 및 141 계통은 dendrogram에서 같은 그룹을 이루었고 모품종과 가장 먼 유전적 거리를 나타내었다. 5. 이러한 계통들은 육종 및 분자유전 연구에 유용한 재료로 이용될 수 있다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.810-814
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• 2008

수산 가공 폐기물중 하나인 참치 자숙액을 이용하여 천연기능성 소재 개발을 하기 위해 참치 자숙액 에탄올 추출물에 감마선 조사(0, 50 kGy)를 하여 전자공여능을 확인하고, FRAP, UWLA, Rancimat 등을 사용하여 항산화 활성 변화에 관하여 알아보았다. 감마선 조사한 참치 자숙액의 전자공여능 및 hydroxyl 라디칼 소거능 측정 결과 감마선 조사에 의해 각각 16.17% 및 10.38% 증가하였고, 산화안정지수 및 FRAP value 또한 각각 23% 및 26% 증가하였다. ${\beta}$-carotene bleaching assay를 이용하여 항산화지수를 측정한 결과 감마선 조사에 의해 항산화지수가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 참치 자숙액 자체가 가지고 있는 항산화 활성 및 산화안정성을 감마선 조사 기술을 사용하여 증진시켜 식품 및 공중보건산물의 첨가제로서의 이용이 가능할 것이라 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2002

Purpose: Irradiation in the oral cancer patients causes early and late complications such as intraoral mucositis and fibrosis, with a various expression of GM-CSF and TGF-${\beta}1$. The purpose of this study was to investigate the production of GM-CSF and TGF-${\beta}1$ by the irradiated human gingival fibroblasts cultivated with lipopolysaccharide. Materials and Methods: Irradiated (total dose, 60 Gy) human gingival fibroblasts were incubated with LPS. Culture supernatants that were collected at 24, 48, and 72 hours were assessed for GM-CSF and TGF-${\beta}1$ by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: 1. GM-CSF production in nomal gingival fibroblasts was increased with incubation time, but decreased with incubation time in irradiated gingival fibroblasts. GM-CSF production in both normal and irradiated gingival fibroblasts induced with LPS was higher than the control. 2. TGF-${\beta}1$ production in normal gingival fibroblasts was decreased after 24 hours, but, it was increased until 48 hours in irradiated gingival fibroblasts. TGF-${\beta}1$ production in normal gingival fibroblasts exposed with LPS was higher than the control. Conversely, It was lower than the control in irradiated gingival fibroblasts exposed with LPS. Conclusion: This indicates that irradiation in gingival fibroblasts may play an important role in radiation-induced intraoral mucositis and fibrosis. However, LPS decreases the production of TGF-${\beta}1$ in the irradiated gingival fibroblasts.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.240-260
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• 2006

Purpose : The objective of this study is to serve guidelines for the investigation and management of uterine myomas with KM therapies. Methods : English-language articles from PubMed and Korean-language articles from the database of the journal of oriental gynecology were reviewed from 2000 to 2005, using the key words 'uterine myoma', 'uterine leiomyoma', 'fibroid', 'uterine artery embolization', 'endometrial ablation', 'myomectomy', and jagungguenjong(子宮筋腫)'. Results and Limits : The areas of clinical practices considered in formulating this guideline are assessment, KM therapies, medical treatments, myolysis, selective artery occlusion, endometrial ablation and surgical therapies including myomectomy and hysterectomy. Implementation of this guideline would optimize the decision-making process of women with uterine myomas and further investigation or therapy of their KM doctors. But we don't have abundant evidences of clinical trials of uterine myoma treated with KM therapy, though we treat or manage that with every-day clinical practices. Moreover cultural gaps between Korea and other western countries make many differences in the attitude to surgical therapies, especially hysterectomy. So it is very difficult to compare W therapies with other therapies. Moreover it is much difficult to estimate cost-effectiveness and benefit of those therapies in QOL. Conclusions : The majority of uterine myoma is asymptomatic and will not require any intervention or further investigation. But unmarried women who wish to marry and get pregnant want to find safe therapy for their asymptomatic uterine myomas. In that case, most of the patients prefer non-surgical therapy to surgical therapy. So KM herbal medicinal therapy is a good alternative method for those patients. For the symptomatic myomas, hysterectomy offers a definitive solution. However, it is not the best solution for women who wish to preserve their uterus. So KM therapy is a good alternative for them. But the predicted benefits of alternative therapies including KM therapy must be carefully weighed against the Possible risks of these therapies. To improve the quality of life of both women with asymptomatic and symptomatic myomas, selecting and treating patients should be done carefully. Moreover, the effect of KM therapy has to evaluated, comparing the possible situation without treatment and the benefit of constant treatment as a health-care system.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권9호
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• pp.1307-1313
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• 2011

방사선 조사 기술을 이용한 타락죽의 멸균 시 관능적 품질을 개선하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 방사선 조사온도에 따른 타락죽의 pH, 지질산패도, 점도, 색도, 관능검사 및 향기패턴을 측정하였다. 그 결과 pH와 색도의 경우 방사선 조사에 의한 변화는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 지질산패도의 경우 조사구 가운데 냉동조사구가 가장 낮았으나, 점도에서는 냉동조사구가 가장 높게 나타났다. 관능검사 결과, 종합적 기호도에서 냉동조사구의 경우 대조구와 유의적 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 향기패턴 분석 결과, 지질산패 및 이취에 관련된 RT 3.88 sec의 peak와 타락죽 고유의 향과 관련한 RT 7.34 sec의 peak를 구분할 수 있었다. 따라서 방사선을 조사에 의한 타락죽의 관능적 품질 저하는 냉동조사를 통해 개선이 가능하였으나, 여전, 지질산패와 점도감소 및 조사취 발생 등에 의한 타락죽 고유의 관능적 품질이 감소되는 것으로 나타나, 추후 항산화제의 첨가 또는 포장방법의 변화 등과 병용처리를 통해 보다 효과적인 품질 개선을 위한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료되었다.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2011

A variety of natural polymers have been used as tissue engineering scaffolds, drug delivery system, and cosmetic materials due to their higher biocompatibility and water uptake. As a major component of extracellular matrix, hyaluronic acid consisting of D-glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine has been popularly used as a hydrogel material. Even though it has good properties to be used in the tissue engineering and cosmetic industry, its higher viscosity has limited a potential use in a variety of applications; only low content should be applied in preparing above products. In the present study, we investigated the effect of electron beam irradiation on the properties of hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid paste containing low contents of water changed to solution after electron beam irradiation ranging from 1 to 10 kGy, which didn't exhibit any alteration of surface properties and morphological change after freeze-drying. However, its viscosity was significantly decreased as absorbed dose increased, which was approximately one by hundred in comparison with the viscosity of original hyaluronic acid solution with same concentration. In addition, it can still interact with positive charged chitosan generating polyelectrolyte complex. Therefore, only viscosity was decreased after electron beam irradiation, whereas other properties of hyaluronic acid maintained. Consequently, these hyaluronic acids with lower viscosities can be used in a variety of applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and cosmetic industry.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2016

Radiation generating devices must be properly shielded for their safe application. Although institutes such as US National Bureau of Standards and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) have provided guidelines for shielding X-ray tube of various purposes, industry people tend to rely on 'Half Value Layer (HVL) method' which requires relatively simple calculation compared to the case of those guidelines. The method is based on the fact that the intensity, dose, and air kerma of narrow beam incident on shielding wall decreases by about half as the beam penetrates the HVL thickness of the wall. One can adjust shielding wall thickness to satisfy outside wall dose or air kerma requirements with this calculation. However, this may not always be the case because 1) The strict definition of HVL deals with only Intensity, 2) The situation is different when the beam is not 'narrow'; the beam quality inside the wall is distorted and related changes on outside wall dose or air kerma such as buildup effect occurs. Therefore, sometimes more careful research should be done in order to verify the effect of shielding specific radiation generating device. High energy X-ray tubes which is operated at the voltage above 400 kV that are used for 'heavy' nondestructive inspection is an example. People have less experience in running and shielding such device than in the case of widely-used low energy X-ray tubes operated at the voltage below 300 kV. In this study, Air Kerma value per week, outside concrete shielding wall of various thickness surrounding 450 kVp X-ray tube were calculated using MCNP simulation with the aid of Geometry Splitting method which is a famous Variance Reduction technique. The comparison between simulated result, HVL method result, and NCRP Report 147 safety goal $0.02mGy\;wk^{-1}$ on Air Kerma for the place where the public are free to pass showed that concrete wall of thickness 80 cm is needed to achieve the safety goal. Essentially same result was obtained from the application of HVL method except that it suggest the need of additional 5 cm concrete wall thickness. Therefore, employing the result from HVL method calculation as an conservative upper limit of concrete shielding wall thickness was found to be useful; It would be easy, economic, and reasonable way to set shielding wall thickness.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.473-479
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• 2019

다양한 촬영 조건의 CT 감쇠 지도가 PET 영상에 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위하여 다양한 kVp와 mA조건에서 Uniformity phantom 영상의 신호 강도(SI; Signal Intensity)와 표준 섭취율 계수(SUV; Standardized Uptake Value)를 측정하고, CTDI (Computed Tomography Dose Index)를 통해 각 조건에 따른 피폭선량을 측정하였다. 또한 동일한 조건에서 Resolution phantom의 반치폭(FWHM; Full Width at Half Maximum)을 측정하여 CT의 kVp와 mA에 따른 PET 영상의 화질 변화에 대하여 정량적으로 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 결과, CT의 촬영 조건은 PET 영상에는 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났으나, CT의 촬영 조건이 감소하게 되면 방사선 피폭이 감소하게 되지만 영상에 영향을 미치게 되므로 향후 진단이 가능한 CT 화질을 유지하면서 방사선 피폭을 최소화할 수 있는 양전자 방출 단층 촬영(PET/CT; Positron Emission Tomography / Computed Tomography)의 촬영 조건에 대한 연구가 지속적으로 되어야 할 것이다.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2021

Objectives: We studied for the adjustment of the patterns of 'The Diagnostic Tool for Climacteric and Postmenopausal Syndrome Pattern Identification (hereinafter CaPSPI)' (studyI) and the correlation between CaPSPI and Korean medicine doctors' diagnosis which was carried out without knowing the results of CaPSPI (studyII). Methods: The studyI followed the previous study method in 2018 (2018-3). The studyII was conducted from June 1, 2019 to July 10, 2020 with ◯◯ University Korean Medicine Hospital IRB's approval (2019-4). Doctors' diagnosis was conducted face-to-face with the subjects. Doctors' diagnosis was carried out based on the Kupperman's questionnaire, 'Diagnosis System of Oriental Medicine (hereinafter DSOM)' and four examinations (四診) records. The diagnosis was marked with 0 for 'no', 1 for 'somewhat', 2 for 'yes' and 3 for 'very yes'. The correlation between CaPSPI and the mean of doctors diagnostic scores were investigated statistically. Results: The studyI showed that heart-heat (心火) pattern was added. The Factor loading coefficient for heart-heat was 0.551 to 0.789, and the Cronbach's coefficient was 0.896. The studyII showed that the diagnosis (Kappa statistic) of two doctors showed statistically significant concordance (all eight patterns), with correlation of them were 0.3 or higher. And the correlation between the CaPSPI score and the mean of doctors' diagnostic score showed a statistically significant correlation, with liver qi depression (肝鬱) being the highest at 0.552 and dual deficiency of the heart-spleen (心脾兩虛) being the lowest at 0.301. Conclusions: Since the diagnosis results of CaPSPI showed a significant correlation with the diagnosis of Korean traditional medicine experts, it was believed that the CaPSPI results can be trusted and used for clinical purposes.