• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.527-533
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical risk of spinal radiosurgery by calculating the dose difference due to dose calculation algorithm and multi-leaf collimator positioning error. The images acquired by the CT simulator were recalculated by correcting the multi-leaf collimator position in the dose verification program created using MATLAB and applying stoichiometric calibration and Monte Carlo algorithm. With multi-leaf collimator positioning error, the clinical target volume (CTV) showed a dose difference of up to 13% in the dose delivered to the 95% volume, while the gross tumor volume (GTV) showed a dose difference of 9%. The average dose delivered to the total volume showed dose variation from -8.9% to 9% and -10.1% to 10.2% for GTV and CTV, respectively. The maximum dose delivered to the total volume of the spinal cord showed a dose difference from -14.2% to 19.6%, and the dose delivered to the 0.35 ㎤ volume showed a dose difference from -15.5% to 19.4%. In future research, automating the linkage between treatment planning systems and dose verification programs would be useful for spinal radiosurgery.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2021

Background: In recent events of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, computed tomography (CT) scans are being globally used as a complement to the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests. It will be important to be aware of major organ dose levels, which are more relevant quantity to derive potential long-term adverse effect, for Korean pediatric and adult patients undergoing CT for COVID-19. Materials and Methods: We calculated organ dose conversion coefficients for Korean pediatric and adult CT patients directly from Korean pediatric and adult computational phantoms combined with Monte Carlo radiation transport techniques. We then estimated major organ doses delivered to the Korean child and adult patients undergoing CT for COVID-19 combining the dose conversion coefficients and the international survey data. We also compared our Korean dose conversion coefficients with those from Caucasian reference pediatric and adult phantoms. Results and Discussion: Based on the dose conversion coefficients we established in this study and the international survey data of COVID-19-related CT scans, we found that Korean 7-year-old child and adult males may receive about 4-32 mGy and 3-21 mGy of lung dose, respectively. We learned that the lung dose conversion coefficient for the Korean child phantom was up to 1.5-fold greater than that for the Korean adult phantom. We also found no substantial difference in dose conversion coefficients between Korean and Caucasian phantoms. Conclusion: We estimated radiation dose delivered to the Korean child and adult phantoms undergoing COVID-19-related CT examinations. The dose conversion coefficients derived for different CT scan types can be also used universally for other dosimetry studies concerning Korean CT scans. We also confirmed that the Caucasian-based CT organ dose calculation tools may be used for the Korean population with reasonable accuracy.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2016

Background: As an important detecting device, TLD is a widely used in the radiation monitoring. It is essential for us to study the property of detecting element. The aim of this study is to calculate the thermo-luminescence efficiency of TL elements. Materials and Methods: A batch of thermo-luminescence elements were irradiated by the filtered X-ray beams of average energies in the range 40-200 kVp, 662 keV $^{137}Cs$ gamma rays and then the amounts of lights were measured by the TL reader. The deposition energies in elements were calculated by theory formula and Monte Carlo simulation. The unit absorbed dose in elements by photons with different energies corresponding to the amounts of lights was calculated, which is called the thermo luminescent efficiency (${\eta}^{(E)}$). Because of the amounts of lights can be calculated by the absorbed dose in elements multiply ${\eta}^{(E)}$, the ${\eta}^{(E)}$ can be calculated by the experimental data (the amounts of lights) divided by absorbed dose. Results and Discussion: The deviation of simulation results compared with theoretical calculation results were less than 5%, so the absorbed dose in elements was calculated by simulation results in here. The change range of ${\eta}^{(E)}$ value, relative to 662 keV $^{137}Cs$ gamma rays, is about 30% in the energy range of 33 keV to 662 keV, is in accordance by the comparison with relevant foreign literatures. Conclusion: The ${\eta}^{(E)}$ values can be used for updating the amounts of lights that are got by the direct ratio assumed relations with deposition energy in TL elements, which can largely reduce the error of calculation results of the amounts of lights. These data can be used for the design of individual dosimeter which used TLD-2000 thermo-luminescence elements, also have a certain reference value for manufacturer to improve the energy-response performance of TL elements by formulation adjustment.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2002

측방 산란이 상대적으로 많은 6 MeV 전자선에 대하여 세로 자기장에서 반음영의 변화를 몬테칼로 계산을 이용하여 연구하였다. 전자의 물질과의 상호작용 계산에서 외부 자기장의 효과를 반열하기 위하여 자기장에서 전자의 방향변화에 관한 알고리즘을 개발하여 EGS4 시스템에 삽입하였다. 완성된 코드를 이용하여 점선원 기하구조를 설정하고 SSD 100 cm에서 직경 5 cm인 전자선에 대하여 0-3 T의 세로 자기장이 걸려있는 팬텀속 1.5 cm, 2.0 cm, 2.4 cm 깊이에서의 빔 프로파일을 계산하였다. 자기장의 세기에 따른 반음영의 감소를 나타내기 위해 같은 질이에서의 기존 반음영의 폭과 자기장에 의한 반음영 폭의 감소 비로 반음영 감소율(PRR)을 정의하였다. 계산결과 팬텀속 1.5 cm, 2.0 cm, 2.4 cm 깊이에 대하여 자기장의 세기가 2 T인 경우에 PRR은 각각 27%, 36%, 36%로 나타났으며, 3 T인 경우에는 각각 46%, 50%, 50%로 나타났다 0.5 T와 1 T에서는 자기장의 효과가 매우 미약하였다. 이 결과는 6 MeV 전자선의 경우에 2 T 이상의 자기장을 세로방향으로 인가한는 경우에 측방산란된 전자들이 자기장에 의하여 편향되면서 반음영의 폭이 크게 줄어드는 것으로 해석할 수 있다. 결론적으로 전자선치료에서 세로 자기장을 병행하는 경우에 조사면 가장자리의 선량감소가 보상됨으로써 치료효과의 증대를 기대할 수 있다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.159-167
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• 2014

국내에서는 2012년 천연방사성핵종이 포함된 가공제품의 규제를 위해 생활주변방사선 안전관리법이 시행되었지만, 해당 가공제품 사용에 대한 인체 피폭선량을 평가할 수 있는 기초자료나 피폭선량 평가기술이 미비하다. 따라서 본 연구는 사용자 피폭선량을 정량적으로 평가하기 위한 방법을 제안하고, 방사선의 종류 및 에너지에 따른 피폭선량 특성의 확인을 목적으로 한다. 피폭선량 평가를 위해서 몬테칼로 방법을 사용한 Monte Carlo N-Particle Extended (MCNPX) 코드를 통해 International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)의 기준팬텀이 전산모사 되었으며, 대표적 천연방사성핵종인 우라늄 계열에서 발생되는 알파선, 베타선, 감마선의 최소, 중간, 최대 에너지가 선원항으로 사용되었다. 연간 유효선량은 가공제품 사용시간 및 사용위치를 고려한 피폭시나리오를 기반으로 평가되었다. 짧은 비정의 알파선 및 베타선은 대부분의 선량을 피부에 전달한 반면, 감마선은 대부분의 장기에 유사한 선량을 전달하였다. 방사능이 $1Bq{\cdot}g^{-1}$ 인 돌침대에 포함된 천연방사성핵종의 함유율이 10%라고 가정하고 한국인 평균 수면시간인 7시간 50분간 돌침대를 사용하였을 때 최대 연간 유효선량은 알파선, 베타선, 감마선에 대해서 각각 0.0222, 0.0836, $0.0101mSv{\cdot}y^{-1}$로 평가되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.472-478
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• 2015

The patient dose incurred from diagnostic procedures during advanced radiotherapy has become an important issue. Many researchers in medical physics are using computational simulations to calculate complex parameters in experiments. However, extended computation times make it difficult for personal computers to run the conventional Monte Carlo method to simulate radiological images with high-flux photons such as images produced by computed tomography (CT). To minimize the computation time without degrading imaging quality, we applied a deterministic adaptation to the Monte Carlo calculation and verified its effectiveness by simulating CT image reconstruction for an image evaluation phantom (Catphan; Phantom Laboratory, New York NY, USA) and a human-like voxel phantom (KTMAN-2) (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA). For the deterministic adaptation, the relationship between iteration numbers and the simulations was estimated and the option to simulate scattered radiation was evaluated. The processing times of simulations using the adaptive method were at least 500 times faster than those using a conventional statistical process. In addition, compared with the conventional statistical method, the adaptive method provided images that were more similar to the experimental images, which proved that the adaptive method was highly effective for a simulation that requires a large number of iterations-assuming no radiation scattering in the vicinity of detectors minimized artifacts in the reconstructed image.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선방어학회 2011년도 추계 학술발표회 및 심포지엄
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• pp.180-181
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• 2011

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 춘계학술발표회논문집(2)
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• pp.566-570
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• 1997

The effect of average gamma energy on the external radiation dose has been analyzed. Cloud- and groundshine have been calculated according to the average gamma energy. Monte Carlo integration method was used for the calculation of cloudshine and Romberg quadrature method was adopted for groundshine. The analysis shows that the external gamma exposure is strong]y dependent on the gamma energy and the distribution of radiation sources.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2003년도 제27회 추계학술대회
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• pp.56-56
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• 2003

For the treatment of superficial tumors like squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, 6 MV photon beam is not appropriate and a spoiler is widely used to increase dose in the buildup region, while preserving the skin sparing effect. However, commercially available treatment planning systems assume a normal unspoiled beam, thereby cannot predict the buildup dose with spoiler accurately. We aimed to implement a Monte Carlo (MC) based planning system to apply it to the radiation treatment of head and neck. Lucite with thickness of 10-mm was used for the beam spoiler with Siemens Primus 6 MV photon beam. BEAM/DOSXYZ MC system was employed to model the linac and the spoiler. To verify the calculation accuracy of MC simulations, the percent depth doses (PDDs) and profiles with and without spoiler were measured using a parallel-plate chamber. For the MC based planning, we adopted a hybrid interface system between Pinnacle (Philips, USA) and BEAM/DOSXYZ to support treatment parameters of Siemens linac and the spoiler. The measurements of PDDs and profiles agreed with the corresponding MC simulations within 2% (lSD), which demonstrate the reliability of our MC simulations. The spoiler generated electrons make a contribution to the absorbed dose up to depth of 2cm, which shows that the dominant source of increased dose from spoiler system is the contaminating electrons created by the spoiler. The whole procedures necessary for MC based treatment planning were performed seamlessly between Pinnacle and BEAM/DOSXYZ system. This ability helps to increase the clinical efficiency of the spoiler technique. In conclusion, we implemented a MC based treatment planning system for a 6 MV photon beam with a spoiler. We demonstrate sophisticated MC technique makes it possible to predict dose distributions around buildup region accurately.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2013

몬테카를로 방식은 지금까지 인체 내 흡수선량을 계산하는 가장 정확한 방법으로 알려져 왔고. 이러한 계산 방법을 이용하기 위한 인체 내부의 장기 묘사는 인체 모형 팬텀이 주로 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 최근 Geant4 코드를 사용한 몬테카를로 계산에서는 CT의 DICOM 파일에서 인체의 여러 장기에 대한 자료를 직접 추출하고 시뮬레이션에 필요한 geometry로 변환하여 사용하려는 다양한 노력이 시도되고 있다. 이와 같은 기능은 실제 인체의 해부학적 구조를 그대로 재현하면서 인체 내부의 흡수선량을 정확히 계산 할 수 있도록 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 DICOM 파일을 연동한 Geant4을 이용하여 인체 내 흡수선량을 계산하였고, 이를 Gafchromic EBT2 필름을 이용한 측정 선량과 비교함으로써 그 유용성을 확인하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 계산한 선량과 EBT2 필름을 이용한 선속 중심축에서의 측정선량을 비교한 결과 피부표면에서부터 최대선량 깊이까지 선량이 급격하게 변화하는 build up 영역을 제외하고는 오차(difference) 범위가 평균 3.75% 임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 선량의 계산 값을 각 CT slice 별로 출력되도록 하였고, 또 각 slice에서도 복셀 하나하나의 선량 값이 출력되도록 하여 측정하고자 하는 장기별, 기관별 흡수선량을 쉽게 확인 할 수 있도록 하였다. 이처럼 인체 모형 팬텀이 아닌 실제 인체의 image data인 CT DICOM 파일을 이용한 선량계산을 각 slice, voxel 별로 선량 값을 출력하는 방식은 다양한 부위의 정확한 선량계산을 가능하게 하므로 향후 방사선 치료계획 시스템의 선량 계산에 유용할 것이라 생각한다. 또한 현재 사용 중인 여러 에너지 영역에도 적용이 가능하므로 인체 내 방사선의 흡수선량 확인을 위해 유용하게 활용되어질 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.