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Age determination of bricks related to Muryong Royal Tomb of the Baekje Kingdom using subtraction method (감쇄기법(subtraction method)을 이용한 백제 무령왕릉 관련 전(塼)의 연대결정)

  • Kim, Myung-Jin;Song, Ki-Woung;Lee, Chan-Hee;Jang, Sung-Yoon;Takashima, Isao;Hong, Duk-Geun
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.508-515
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    • 2007
  • Age determination was carried out with the bricks relating to Muryong Royal Tomb of the Baekje Kingdom, for which there is no information on the external gamma dose rate, by using the subtraction method of luminescence dating. In the subtraction method, each paleodose for fine grain and for quartz inclusion is required for the sample to be dated. In this study, the paleodose for the fine grain was estimated by thermoluminescence measurement and the paleodose for the quartz inclusion was determined using optically stimulated luminescence. The resultant ages among the bricks showed good agreement with standard deviation of 6 % error. Finally the bricks relating to Muryong Royal Tomb were evaluated as AD $530{\pm}50yrs$($1{\sigma}$ SD).

Mid- to Late Holocene Progradational Pattern of Shinduri Dunefield: Implications for Sea Level and Climatic Changes in the Western Coast of Korea (홀로세 중기 이후 신두리 해안사구의 성장 : 기후변화 및 해수면 변동과의 관련 가능성)

  • HONG, Seongchan;CHOI, Jeong Heon;KIM, Jong Wook
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.87-98
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    • 2010
  • There have been growing concerns for the sea level rise due to global warming in recent years. Sea level rise is a serious problem to densely populated coastal areas, because it may affect the coastal landforms to be damaged. Especially coastal sand deposits like coastal dunes are more sensitive than the other coastal landforms. In this paper, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating method were used to identify the Holocene geomorphic changes of coastal dune field in Shinduri located at the western coast. The main results in this study that are the dunefield in the study area may have begun to form at around 6.8 ka and it has grown seaward thereafter. Then, dunefield appears to have extensively developed since 3.7 ka. This result, together with previous works on the sea level and climatic changes in the western coast of Korea suggest that the dunefield has been affected by the sea level regression since the Holocene high stand in the Holocene at around 6 ka and climatic change from warm and humid to cold and dry conditions occurred at 4.5 ka.

Characteristics of time-resolved optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) on Paleolithic paleosol quartz (구석기 고토양층 석영의 시간분해 광자극 냉광 특성 연구)

  • Hong, Duk-Geun;Kim, Ki-Bum;Kim, Myung-Jin
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.7-13
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    • 2018
  • In this study, we measured the time-resolved optically stimulated luminescence (TR-OSL) of Paleolithic paleosol quartz and evaluated its lifetime. Considering the lifetime dependence on the preheating applied after irradiation, the radiation exposure, and the optical pulse stimulation, we found that the optimum measurement condition for determining the lifetime of paleosol quartz was the optical pulse stimulation at a dwelling time of $250{\mu}s$, pulse width of $10{\mu}s$, and sweep number of 100,000, without preheating after 100 Gy of irradiation. Based on the dependence of the lifetime on the reading temperature, the thermal quenching activation energy ${\Delta}E$ and thermal assistance activation energy $E_a$ were evaluated as $0.60{\pm}0.14eV$ and $0.053{\pm}0.029eV$, respectively. These values were in good agreement with those reported in the literature. Therefore, we concluded that the resulting kinetic parameters for paleosol quartz are quite reliable.

Evaluation of Cancer Incidence Rate using Exposure Dose to Surrounding Normal Organs during Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer (전립선암의 방사선 치료 시 주변 정상장기 피폭선량을 이용한 암발생확률 평가)

  • Lee, Joo-Ah
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.351-356
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    • 2022
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cancer incidence rate and provide basic data by measuring the photoneutron dose generated during intensity-modulated radiation therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy used in radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The optically stimulated luminescence albedo neutron dosimeter for neutron measurement was placed on the Rando phantom in the abdomen and thyroid and photoneutron dose generated was measured. As a result of the study, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (7 portal) was measured to be higher than volumetric rotational radiation therapy in both abdominal and thyroid locations. When the cancer incidence rate was evaluated using the nominal risk coefficient of ICRP 103, the cancer incidence rate due to exposure to the colon and thyroid during intensity-modulated radiation therapy was 9.9 per 1,000 people, and volumetric rotational radiation therapy for 1,000 people. It was 3.5 per person. Based on the principle of ALARA (As low as reasonably archievable), it is considered to be a guideline for minimizing the exposure dose to normal organs in the establishment of a radiation treatment plan.

Effects of Fully Filling Deep Electron/Hole Traps in Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeters in the Kilovoltage Energy Range

  • Chun, Minsoo;Jin, Hyeongmin;Lee, Sung Young;Kwon, Ohyun;Choi, Chang Heon;Park, Jong Min;Kim, Jung-in
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.134-142
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    • 2022
  • Background: This study investigated the characteristics of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs) with fully filled deep electron/hole traps in the kV energy ranges. Materials and Methods: The experimental group consisted of InLight nanoDots, whose deep electron/hole traps were fully filled with 5 kGy pre-irradiation (OSLDexp), whereas the non-pre-irradiated OSLDs were arranged as a control group (OSLDcont). Absorbed doses for 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, and 105 kVp with 200 mA and 40 ms were measured and defined as the unit doses for each energy value. A bleaching device equipped with a 520-nm long-pass filter was used, and the strong beam mode was used to read out signal counts. The characteristics were investigated in terms of fading, dose sensitivities according to the accumulated doses, and dose linearity. Results and Discussion: In OSLDexp, the average normalized counts (sensitivities) were 12.7%, 14.0%, 15.0%, 10.2%, 18.0%, 17.9%, and 17.3% higher compared with those in OSLDcont for 75, 80, 90, 95, 100, and 105 kVp, respectively. The dose accumulation and bleaching time did not significantly alter the sensitivity, regardless of the filling of deep traps for all radiation qualities. Both OSLDexp and OSLDcont exhibited good linearity, by showing coefficients determination (R2) > 0.99. The OSL sensitivities can be increased by filling of deep electron/hole traps in the energy ranges between 75 and 105 kVp, and they exhibited no significant variations according to the bleaching time.

A Study on Radiation Dose and Image Quality according to CT Table Height in Brain CT (두부 CT 검사 시 테이블 높이에 따른 선량과 화질에 관한 연구)

  • Ki-Won Kim;Joo-Young Oh;Jung-Whan Min;Sang-Sun Lee;Young-Bong Lee;Kyung-Hwan Lim;Yun Yi
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.99-106
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    • 2023
  • The height of the table should be considered important during computed tomography (CT) examination, but according to previous studies, not all radiology technologists set the table at the patient's center at the examination, which affects the exposure dose and image quality received by the patient. Therefore, this study intends to study the image quality exposure dose according to the height of the table to realize the optimal image quality and dose during the brain CT scan. The head phantom images were acquired using Philips Brilliance iCT 256. When the image was acquired, the table height was adjusted to 815, 865, 915, 965, 1015, and 1030 mm, respectively, and each scan was performed 3 times for each height. For the exposure dose measurement, optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter (OSLD) was attached to the front, side, eye, and thyroid gland of the head phantom. In the signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurement result, The SNR values for each table height were all lower than 915 mm. As a result of exposure dose, the exposure dose on each area increased as the table height decreased. The height of the table has a close relationship with the patient's radiation exposure dose in the CT scan.

The Evidence for the High Sea Level of MIS 5e and the Paleo-coastal Sediments from Sinji-myen, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, Korea (전남 완도군 신지면 일대의 고해안퇴적층과 최종간빙기 고해수면 증거)

  • Shin, Won Jeong;Lee, Jae Ho;Byun, Jongmin;Kim, Jong Yeon
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.59-78
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    • 2019
  • The physical and chemical characteristics of more than 5 m sandy deposits behind the beach in Sinji-do Island are investigated and its burial ages are estimated using Optically Stimulated Luminescence. By the estimated burial ages of the sandy deposits, this section is divided into four sub-units: Unit I (6.2 ka), Unit II (23.2 ka), Unit III (115.9 ka), and Unit IV (115.9 to 127.5 ka). It can be proposed that the Unit I of a coarse sand deposited during the Holocene Climatic Optimum. Unit II, supposed to be the aeolian sediments, formed during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). It can be supposed that the study area was not affected by the marine processes during the LGM, directly. Unit III is more consolidated deposits of coarse silt to fine sand and deposited during the Last Interglacial Period. Unit IV mainly consist of beach gravels with sandy matrix deposited during the Marine Isotope Stage 5e (MIS 5e), and thus indicates that the sea level of the southwest sea had risen 3 to 5 m above present sea level during the MIS 5e.