• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2018

Background: We analyzed changes in the doses, structure volumes, and dose-volume histograms (DVHs) when data were transferred from one commercial treatment planning system (TPS) to another commercial TPS. Materials and Methods: A total of 22 volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for nasopharyngeal cancer were generated with the Eclipse system using 6-MV photon beams. The computed tomography (CT) images, dose distributions, and structure information, including the planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs), were transferred from the Eclipse to the MRIdian system in digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) format. Thereafter, DVHs of the OARs and PTVs were generated in the MRIdian system. The structure volumes, dose distributions, and DVHs were compared between the MRIdian and Eclipse systems. Results and Discussion: The dose differences between the two systems were negligible (average matching ratio for every voxel with a 0.1% dose difference criterion = $100.0{\pm}0.0%$). However, the structure volumes significantly differed between the MRIdian and Eclipse systems (volume differences of $743.21{\pm}461.91%$ for the optic chiasm and $8.98{\pm}1.98%$ for the PTV). Compared to the Eclipse system, the MRIdian system generally overestimated the structure volumes (all, p < 0.001). The DVHs that were plotted using the relative structure volumes exhibited small differences between the MRIdian and Eclipse systems. In contrast, the DVHs that were plotted using the absolute structure volumes showed large differences between the two TPSs. Conclusion: DVH interpretation between two TPSs should be performed using DVHs plotted with the absolute dose and absolute volume, rather than the relative values.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 Y자 형태의 급전 구조를 사용한 두 개의 편파 변환 재구성 패치 안테나를 제안하였다. 제안된 안테나는 정사각형 형태의 패치, Y자 형태의 급전 구조, 하나의 핀 다이오드, 다이오드를 동작시킬 DC bias 회로로 구성되어 있다. 구조적인 대칭/비대칭은 두 갈래로 갈라지는 Y자 형태의 급전부 왼쪽 라인에 삽입된 핀 다이오드의 on/off 상태에 의해 결정된다. 제안된 재구성 안테나는 핀 다이오드가 on 상태이면 급전부의 갈라지는 두 마이크로스트립 라인의 길이가 같아지게 되어 안테나는 선형 편파 특성을 나타낸다. 반면에, 핀 다이오드가 off 상태이면 급전부의 갈라지는 두 마이크로스트립 라인 중 한 쪽 라인의 길이가 나머지 한 쪽 라인의 길이보다 상대적으로 짧아지게 된다. 그러므로 안테나는 원형 편파 특성을 나타낸다. 측정 결과로부터 제안된 안테나는 좋은 임피던스 매칭과 축비 특성을 나타내며, 같은 주파수 대역에서 쉽게 편파 변환할 수 있다는 것을 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2011

1.5 ${\mu}m$ 통신파장 대역 단일광자의 효율적인 측정을 위해서 PPLN WG(periodically poled $LiNbO_3$ waveguide)에서 준위상정합을 이용한 합주파수 생성에 의한 주파수 상향변환 검출기를 구성하고 검출 효율, 잡음 계수 및 타이밍 지터를 측정하였다. 974 nm에서 발진하는 펌프광의 세기가 300 mW일 때 최대 검출효율이 약 7%, 잡음 계수율은 약 480 kHz로 측정되었다. 피코초펄스 레이저를 이용한 자발적 매개하향변환에서 발생한 펄스형 단일광자 신호를 이용하여 측정된 주파수 상향변환 검출기의 최소 타이밍 지터는 약 39.1 ps였다. 또한 아주 좁은 동시계수 시간 폭으로 펄스형의 주파수 상향변환된 단일광자를 측정하면 잡음의 효과를 최소화할 수 있고, 신호대 잡음비의 특성을 최대로 높일 수 있다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.117-128
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• 2018

In this paper, compact linear dual polarized series-fed $1{\times}2$ linear and $2{\times}2$ planar arrays antennas for airborne SAR applications are proposed. The proposed antenna design consists of a square radiating patch that is placed on top of the substrate, a quarter wave transformer and $50-{\Omega}$ matched transformer. Matching between a radiating patch and the $50-{\Omega}$ microstrip line is accomplished through a direct coupled-feed technique with the help of an impedance inverter (${\lambda}/4$ impedance transformer) placed at both horizontal and vertical planes, in the case of the $2{\times}2$ planar array. The overall size for the prototype-1 and prototype-2 fabricated antennas are $1.9305{\times}0.9652{\times}0.05106{{\lambda}_0}^3$ and $1.9305{\times}1.9305{\times}0.05106{{\lambda}_0}^3$, respectively. The fabricated structure has been tested, and the experimental results are similar to the simulated ones. The CST MWS simulated and vector network analyzer measured reflection coefficient ($S_{11}$) results were compared, and they indicate that the proposed antenna prototype-1 yields the impedance bandwidth >140 MHz (9.56-9.72 GHz) defined by $S_{11}$<-10 dB with 1.43%, and $S_{21}$<-25 dB in the case of prototype-2 (9.58-9.74 GHz, $S_{11}$< -10 dB) >140 MHz for all the individual ports. The surface currents and the E- and H-field distributions were studied for a better understanding of the polarization mechanism. The measured results of the proposed dual polarized antenna were in accordance with the simulated analysis and showed good performance of the S-parameters and radiation patterns (co-pol and cross-pol), gain, efficiency, front-to-back ratio, half-power beam width) at the resonant frequency. With these features and its compact size, the proposed antenna will be suitable for X-band airborne synthetic aperture radar applications.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.393-407
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• 2019

Purpose: To identify the potential therapeutic role of postoperative radiotherapy (RT) in patients with locally advanced (stage II and stage III) gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC). Materials and methods: Patients with locally advanced gastric SRC from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program database between 2004 and 2012 were included in our study. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional models were performed, and survival curves were generated to evaluate the prognostic effect of postoperative RT and surgery alone on SRC patients. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to avoid selection bias among the study cohorts. Results: We found that patients with postoperative RT had better probability of survival compared with those who did not receive RT (overall survival [OS], P<0.001; cancer-specific survival [CSS], P<0.001). After PSM, analysis of both overall and CSS showed that patients who underwent postoperative RT had better prognosis than those receiving surgery alone in the matched cohort (OS, P=0.00079; CSS, P=0.0036). Multivariate Cox proportional model indicated that postoperative RT had better effect on prognosis compared with surgery alone with respect to both overall (hazard ratio [HR], 0.716; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.590-0.87; P=0.001) and CSS (HR, 0.713; 95% CI, 0.570-0.890; P=0.003). Conclusions: Postoperative RT had better prognosis compared with surgery alone for both overall and CSS for patients with locally advanced gastric SRC.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.83-98
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• 2017

Broadcasting telecommunication convergence service means a service where broadcasting and telecommunication converge. Recently with the advancement of technology, broadcasting telecommunication convergence service has been evolving to provide multimedia contents through various devices including wired and wireless network environment. Up to now, IPTV and smartphone-based convergence services have been dominant, but more developed and evolved technology and media will appear in the future. In order to derive the next generation broadcasting telecommunication convergence service supporting model, this study derives an evaluation model of broadcasting telecommunication convergence service and presents a case of evaluation of 30 demonstration projects supported by the Korean government from 2010 to 2014. In this study, we derive an evaluation model and evaluate the demonstration projects by reflecting the position of the main stake holders of service such as users, experts, and related organizational institutions, away from the existing simple service evaluation method. Expert questionnaire used AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method, and the evaluation results were divided into upper and lower groups to provide key implications by a gap analysis. From this analysis this study suggests guidelines for next generation broadcasting telecommunication service support projects. The next generation broadcasting convergence service business should be based on open platform type in terms of service type. In terms of service media, it should be centered on open devices such as smart phones and smart TVs. In terms of types of business responsibilities, it should be led by public organizations and it is necessary to increase the fund matching ratio by at least 62% when the private sector participates.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 Techno-Fair 및 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.154-155
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• 2007

This paper describes frequency response of two-mass system for gyroscope applications. The two-mass system of the proposed device is adapted to the sensing part of the gyroscope in this research. Two-mass system has two resonant peaks and wide flat region between two resonant peaks. The resonant frequency of driving part is in this flat region. Therefore, frequency tuning is not necessary for mode matching. In the proposed device, resonant frequency is designed as 7183 Hz in driving part. Mass ratio of two masses in sensing part is 0.1 and device size is 6 mm $\times$ 6 mm. The device is fabricated by SiOG process. The fabricated spring width is increased from $4{\mu}m$ to $4.5{\sim}4.7{\mu}m$, and the measured resonant frequency is 8392 Hz in driving mode. We operated the sensing part using parallel plate of proof mass to verify the sensing part. It is confirmed the device has a wide fiat region in frequency response curve and the resonant frequency of the driving part is in the wide flat region of sensing mode.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2017년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.59-60
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 코플래너 도파관(Coplanar waveguide; CPW)으로 급전되는 소형 준-야기 안테나(quasi-Yagi antenna; QYA)에 칩 소자를 장하하여 광대역 특성을 갖게 하는 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 제안된 안테나는 3 소자 준-야기 안테나이며, 다이폴과 반사기의 양쪽 끝부분은 구부리고 밸런을 내장하여 소형화된 구조이다. 정합특성을 개선하기 위한 칩 커패시터 값과 장하 위치를 결정하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안된 안테나를 UHF RFID와 GPS를 포함한 대역에서 동작하도록 FR4 기판에 $90mm{\times}90mm$ 크기로 설계하였다. 정재파비가 2이하인 대역이 850-1,626 MHz(62.7%)인 광대역 특성을 갖고 이득 3dBi 이상, 전후방비 4.6 dB 이상인 양호한 특성을 볼 수 있었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.16
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• pp.103-107
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• 2003

The inductively coupled plasma(ICP) etching process was selected to fabricate RF Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW) filters and a Pt thin film was sputtered on a $LiTaO_3$ substrate applied to electrode materials to reduce the spurious response and improve the power durability. Steep sidewall pattern was achieved employing $C_4F_8/Ar/Cl_2$ gas chemistry. We investigated an etching mechanism and parameter dependence of the Pt thin film about $C_4F_8$ addition. Sidewall etch angle was about $80^{\circ}$ at the $C_4F_8$ 20% mixing ratio. Fabricated SAW filter is consists of some series and parallel arm SAW resonators which work as impedance elements and show capacitance characteristics at out of the passband. It can be modified for $800{\sim}900\;MHz$ RF filters. External matching circuits were unnecessary.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.831-835
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• 2009

자발적 컴퓨팅은 인터넷을 통해 연결된 컴퓨터의 유휴 자원을 활용해 큰 규모의 애플리케이션의 연산을 처리하는 컴퓨팅 패러다임이다. 자발적 컴퓨팅 환경에서 사용하는 중복 작업 분배기법은 동적인 자원과 작업의 특성에 대해 고려하지 않기 때문에 작업 시간 지연과 지속적인 작업재분배 요청으로 인해 작업 수행의 비효율성의 문제를 일으킨다. 이에 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 작업과 자원의 특성을 고려하여 작업을 재분배 할 수 있는 P2P 기반 지역적 매치메이킹 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 매치메이킹은 작업/자원에 대한 명세, 자원가용공간 모니터링 모듈, 매칭 요청/응답을 위한 프로토콜, 매치율 계산 모듈 등의 요소로 구성된다.