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치과용 초소형 X-선 튜브의 선량평가 (Dosimetric Evaluation of a Small Intraoral X-ray Tube for Dental Imaging)

  • 지윤서;김연우;이레나
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.160-167
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    • 2015
  • 의료용 x선 촬영 장치에 있어서 환자에게 피폭되는 선량이 가장 중요한 관심사 중의 하나이다. 본 연구팀에서는 전 세계 최초로 입안에 삽입이 가능한 초소형 x-선 영상 장치가 개발되었는데 이러한 영상장치를 임상에서 사용하기 위해서는 피폭 선량의 평가가 필수적이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 신개념 치과용 영상장치의 선량을 평가하기 위하여 1) 돼지 턱뼈 팬텀을 직접 제작하여 영상의 질을 평가 하였고, 2) 실제 임상에서 사용가능한 촬영 조건을 결정하였으며, 3) 결정된 촬영 조건에서의 선량을 평가 하였다. 한국 식약처에서 제시하는 치근단 촬영에 대한 환자 선량 권고량(DRLs) 기준에 근거하여 새 개발 장비의 입사표면선량(ESD)와 면적선량(DAP) 측정 방법을 고안하고 각각의 선량 값을 측정하였다. 관전압이 45~55 kV, 관전류가 300 mA 까지 사용 가능한 xoft 사의 초소형 x선 튜브를 사용하였다. 사용된 검출기는 active area가 $72{\times}72mm$ 이고 픽셀 사이즈는 $48{\mu}m$ 이다. 제작된 돼지턱뼈 팬텀은 1 frame/sec의 조건하에 영상을 획득 하였으며, 촬영 조건 최적화를 위하여 관전류를 $20{\sim}80{\mu}A$로 변화시키면서 50 frame씩 영상을 획득하였다. 또한, 상용화 치과용 영상시스템(모델명: CS 2100, 제조사: Carestream Dental LLC 및 모델명: EXARO, 제조사: HIOSSEN)을 이용하여 돼지턱뼈 팬텀의 비교영상 평가를 시행하였다. CS 2100는 60 kV, 7 mA (노출시간:0.125 s)로 하였으며, EXARO는 60 kV, 2 mA로 설정하였다. 선량 평가는 광자극 형광 선량계를 이용하여 입사표면선량을 측정하였으며, 팬텀은 PMMA 재질의 제작된 원통형 팬텀을 이용하였다. 선량계는 팬텀 표면상의 조사야 내부에 2개 및 소스와의 5 cm 거리상에 1개를 위치하여 측정하였다. 빔 조사 조건은 51, 101, 141, $196{\mu}As$로 설정하였다. 면적선량은 소스와 검출기간의 거리가 5 cm 위치에 배치하여 측정하였으며, 이 때 촬영조건은, 관전류 41, 99, 144, 207, $276{\mu}As$의 조건하에서 측정하였다. 임상에서 적용 가능한 관전압과 관전류는 X-선 세기 8000~9000인 지점에서의 관전류 값인 0.051 mAs 이다. 상용화 장비와 영상비교를 한 결과, 개발 장비의 조사야가 훨씬 작음에도 불구하고 치아 및 치아 주위 조직의 영상이 더 우수함을 확인하였다. 또한, 영상 최적화 조사조건인 $51{\mu}As$에서 입사표면선량(ESD)은 식약처 및 IAEA의 권고치보다 훨씬 낮은 1.369 mGy 이다. 조사야 내부의 선량 분포는 표준편차 5~10% 내외로 균일성이 우수 하였다. 측정된 면적선량(DAP)은 $82.4mGy*cm^2$으로 상용화 장비보다 조사야가 훨씬 작음에도 불구하고 식약처의 권고치보다 낮은 값을 보였다. 이러한 연구를 통해서 새 개발 장비의 영상의 우수성과 기존 장비 대비 방사선량에 대한 저감 효과를 확인 할 수 있었으며 치과 장비 개발에 있어서 X선 특성 연구에 대한 기술과 노하우를 축적할 수 있었다.

고에너지 광자선속에서 TLD-100 chip 위에 있는 금박막(140 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) 역할 (The Roles of Gold Plate (140${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) Loaded on TLD-100 Chips in the High Energy Radiation Beams)

  • Vahc, Young-Woo;Park, Kyung Ran.
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.51-60
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    • 1995
  • 고에너지 (6-15MV) 광자선속으로 치료할때 LiF(TLD-100) 결정은 solid water phantom 이나 환자의 피부 표면에서의 흡수선량을 측정하기 위해 열자극 발광 선량계(이하 NC-100)가 주로 사용된다. 통상 NC-100은 가열 과정을 여러회 반복하면 그 감도가 줄어드는 것으로 조사되었다. NC-100 위에 입사 광자선속 방향으로 올려놓은 140$\mu\textrm{m}$ 두께의 금박막(이하 GC-100)은 NC-100 과 다른 성질을 갖는다. 즉, 광자선속에서 GC-100 은 금박막에서 주로 쌍생성이 일어나고 부분적으로 Compton 산란이 일어나 많은 양전자와 음전자를 만들어 낸다. 그 결과 TLD-100 결정은 증가된 신호를 갖고(최대 100% 증가), 흡수 선량당 높은 반응도가 좋은 선형도를 갖으며, 선량물에 무관할 뿐만 아니라 Fluctuation error 도 $\pm$0.5% 미만으로 낮게 측정되었다. GC-100 은 주로 쌍생성이 일어나기 때문에 전자선보다 광자선에서 더욱 감도가 좋은것으로 나타난다. 그것은 금과같이 원자번호가 높은 매질에서 광자선에 의한 쌍생성의 확률이 큰것에 기인한다. 치료용 고에너지 광자선속에서 TLD-100 chip 위에 올려진 금박막은 TLD 의 신호를 크게 증가시키는 역할을 하는것으로 나타났다.

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Phase II Study of Pemetrexed as Second or Third Line Combined Chemotherapy in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

  • Wu, Xue-Yan;Huang, Xin-En;You, Shan-Xi;Lu, Yan-Yan;Cao, Jie;Liu, Jin;Xiang, Jin
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권3호
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    • pp.2019-2022
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of pemetrexed combined with chemotherapy as second or third line in patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC). Patients and Methods: This trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of pemetrexed given to patients with recurrent or metastatic colorectal carcinoma who previously received 5-FU-based chemotherapy. All patients were required to have a histological diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma with measurable metastatic disease and prior chemotherapy. Patients received pemetrexed at a dose of 500 $mg/m^2$ by 10 minute infusion on day 1, repeated every 21 days. Doses were modified depending on nadir counts. Combined chemotherapy included Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan and cis-platinum. Results: Thirty patients were enrolled and twenty-nine were evaluable for response. One patient did not have repeat radiological testing to determine response because he went off study after only one cycle of treatment for economic reasons. For 29 evaluable patients, 1 partial response, 6 stable disease and 22 progressive disease were recorded. Response rate was 3.45% (1/29). All responses occurred in patients receiving a starting dose of pemetrexed 500 $mg/m^2$. Median time to progression for all eligible patients was 2.5 months. The most common toxicities experienced were mild to moderate fever, hepatic damage, myelosuppression, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and skin rash. Conclusion: Pemetrexed at 500 $mg/m^2$ given every three weeks combined with chemotherapy is associated with moderate response and good tolerability in patients with stage IV CRC.

신경유육종증이 병발한 폐유육종증 1예 (A Case of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Combined with Neurosarcoidosis)

  • 박병훈;박선철;신상윤;전한호;정경수;정우영;변민광;문지애;김영삼;김세규;장준;김성규;박무석
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제62권6호
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    • pp.549-553
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    • 2007
  • 유육종증은 다발성 비건락성 육아종 형성을 특징으로 하는 원인 미상의 전신 질환으로 주로 폐, 피부, 림프절 등의 장기를 침범하며, 신경계 침범은 상대적으로 드문 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 다른 신경학적 증상 없이 단기 기억장애만을 특징으로 하는 신경유육종증이 병발한 폐유육종증 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

견관절부 외상후 발생된 Shoulder-Hand Syndrome (A Case of the Shoulder-Hand Syndrome Caused by a Crush Injury of the Shoulder)

  • 전재수;이성근;송후빈;김선종;박욱;김성열
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.155-166
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    • 1989
  • Bonica defined, that reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) may develop pain, vasomotor abnoramalities, delayed functional recovery, and dystrophic changes on an affected area without major neurologic injury following trauma, surgery or one of several diseased states. This 45 year old male patient had been crushed on his left shoulder by a heavily laden rear car, during his job street cleaning about 10 years ago (1978). At first the pain was localizea only to the site of injury, but with time, it spreaded from the shoulder to the elbow and hand, with swelling. X-ray studies in the local clinic, showed no bone abnormalities of the affected site. During about 10 years following the injury, the had recieved several types of treatments such as nonsteroidal analgesics, steroid injections into the glenoidal cavity (10 times), physical therapy, some oriental herb medicines, and acupuncture over a period of 1~3 months annually. His shoulder pain and it's joint dysfunction persisted with recurrent paroxysmal aggrevation because of being mismanaged or neglected for a sufficiently long period these fore permiting progression of the sympathetic imbalance. On July 14 1988 when he visited our clinic. He complained of burning, aching and had a hyperpathic response or hyperesthesia in touch from the shoulder girdle to the elbow and the hand. Also the skin of the affected area was pale, cold, and there was much sweating of the axilla and palm, but no edema. The shoulder girdle was unable to move due to joint pain with marked weakness. We confirmed skin temperatures $5^{\circ}C$ lower than those of the unaffected axilla, elbow and palm of his hand, and his nails were slightly ridged with lateral arching and some were brittle. On X-ray findings of both the shoulder AP & lateral view, the left humerus and joint area showed diffuse post-traumatic osteoporosis and fibrous ankylozing with an osteoarthritis-like appearance. For evaluating the RSD and it's relief of pain, the left cervical sympathetic ganglion was blocked by injecting 0.5% bupivacaine 5 ml with normal saline 5 ml (=SGB). After 15 minutes following the SGB, the clinical efficacy of the block by the patients subjective score of pain intensity (=PSSPI), showed a 50% reduction of his shoulder and arm pain, which was burning in quality, and a hyperpathic response against palpation by the examiner. The skin temperatures of the axilla and palm rose to $4{\sim}5^{\circ}C$ more than those before the SGB. He felt that his left face and upper extremity became warmer than before the SGB, and that he had reduced sweating on his axilla and his palm. Horner's sign was also observed on his face and eyes. But his deep shoulder joint pain was not improved. For the control of the remaining shoulder joint pain, after 45 minutes following the SGB, a somatic sensory block was performed by injecting 0.5% bupivacaine 6 ml mixed with salmon calcitonin, $Tridol^{(R)}$, $Polydyn^{(R)}$ and triamcinolone into the fossa of the acromioclavicular joint region. The clinical effect of the somatic block showed an 80% releif of the deep joint pain by the PSSPI of the joint motion. Both blocks, as the above mentioned, were repeated a total of 28 times respectively, during 6 months, except the steroid was used just 3 times from the start. For maintaining the relieved pain level whilst using both blocks, we prescribed a low dose of clonazepam, prazocin, $Etravil^{(R)}$, codeine, etodolac micronized and antacids over 6 months. The result of the treatments were as follows; 1) The burning, aching and hyperpathic condition which accompanied with vaosmotor and pseudomotor dysfunction, disappeared gradually to almost nothing, within 3 weeks from the starting of the blocks every other day. 2) The joint disability of the affected area was improved little by little within 6 months. 3) The post-traumatic osteoporosis, fibrous ankylosis and marginal sclerosis with a narrowed joint, showed not much improvement on the X-ray findings (on April 25, 1989) 10 months later in the follow-up. 4) Now he has returned to his job as a street cleaner.

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호흡동조방사선 치료 시 종양 치료의 정확도 평가 (Accuracy Evaluation of Tumor Therapy during Respiratory Gated Radiation Therapy)

  • 장은성;강수만;이철수;강세식
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.113-122
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    • 2010
  • 목 적: 호흡동조방사선 치료 시 종양의 실제 움직임과 호흡추적장치로 측정한 피부 움직임의 차이를 자체 제작한 구동팬텀에서 가상의 종양을 이용하여 호흡과 유사하게 움직임에 따른 정적 상태, 동적 상태 및 호흡동조상태에서 표적 위치의 정확성의 측정치와 실측치를 평가하고 선량분포를 분석, 비교하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 호흡에 의해 움직이는 종양 측정을 위해 2차원적으로 움직이는 구동팬텀을 자체 제작하였다. 구동 팬톰의 움직임은 위. 아래 방향(SI) 각각 1.5 cm 왕복운동, 상 하 방향 2 cm으로 속도조절(1-5단계)이 되도록 하였다. 가로 4 cm, 세로 4 cm, 높이 0.5 cm의 아크릴 슬라이스에 직경 0.5 cm 종양을 납으로 표시하고, 위아래로 동일한 아크릴 슬라이스를 2장씩 쌓은 후 아크릴 슬라이스 세 번째와 네 번째 사이 Dmax 1.5 cm film을 삽입하였다. 가상의 타겟을 구동 팬텀 위에 위치시키고 6 MV X-선이 조사되는 정적인 상태, 호흡동조 및 동적인 상태에서 각각 5 Gy를 조사하였다. 구동팬텀 위에 표식자를 올린 후, 호흡추적장치를 이용하여 사전에 설정한 호흡시간의 변화에 따른 진폭과 위상변화를 분석하였다. 결 과: RPM respiratory gating system을 이용하여 호흡주기를 8단계로 나누어 각각을 12회씩 위상변화를 분석하여 평균과 표준편차를 구한결과 평균은 3.0 (1.5~1.5) sec에서 1.7 cm로 가장 크고, 3.0 (1.3~1.7) sec 5.0 (2.0~3.0) sec에서 0.2602 cm로 가장 크고 4.0 (2.0~2.0) sec에서 0.0866 cm로 가장 작았다. 또한 실측치에서 평균 및 표준편차를 구한 결과 t0에서 9.9 (6.6) mm $t_{10}$에서 10.6 mm (7.3), $t_{20}$ 16.5 mm (10.3), $t_{30}$ 10.2 mm (7.6)으로 나타났으며, 호기나 흡기 시간의 차이에 따른 규칙은 없고 대체로 균일한 평균과 표준편차의 분포를 나타내었다. 또한 정적 상태, 동적 상태 및 호흡동조상태에서 Gafchromic EBT film 의 방사선량을 분석한 결과, ICRU 62에서 권고한 90% 선량분포가 3 mm 이내에 포함되므로 정확성과 정도관리 측면에서 적합한 것으로 사료된다. 결 론: 구동팬톰을 이용하여 호흡움직임에 따른 정확성 및 선량분포차이를 Gafchromic film을 통하여 확인하였으며 결과를 바탕으로 호흡에 의해 변화가 생기는 장기에 대한 차이를 고려하여 치료계획을 한다면 종양과 정상조직에 적절한 선량계획을 세울 수 있어 치료효과 향상에 도움을 주게 될 것으로 생각한다.

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정위 체부 고정틀을 이용한 체부 방사선수술의 예비적 결과 (Preliminary Results of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Using Stereotactic Body Frame)

  • 안승도;이병용;최은경;김종훈;노영주;신경환;김경주;정원균;장혜숙
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.251-256
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    • 2000
  • 목적 : 1990년대 이후 개발된 정위 체부 고정틀을 이용한 체부 정위방사선수술의 치료효과, 치료의 정확성과 후유증에 대해 후향적으로 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1997년 12월부터 1999년 6월까지 간암 3명, 동정맥기형 1명, 폐전이 6명와 간전이 1명 등 모두 11명에서 정위 체부 고정틀을 이용하여 체부 방사선수술을 시행했다. 환자의 고정은 정위 체부 고정틀에 vacuum pillow를 이용하여 수행하였고 chest marker와 leg marker를 이용하여 흉골부위 또는 등부위와 경골부위의 피부에 환자 위치 표시를 하였다. 이후 모의치료실로 이동하여 X선 투시기를 통해 횡경막의 움직임을 측정한 후 Diaphragm control을 사용하여 1 cm 이하로 횡경막의 움직임을 최소화하였다. CT-simulator를 이용하여 치료부위의 단층촬영을 시행한 후 치료계획을 세웠다. 매회 치료전 CT-simulator를 이용하여 단층촬영을 반복하여 최초의 단층촬영의 영상과 수동적으로 비교하여 치료의 정확성을 확인하고 오차가 5 mm 이내인 경우 치료를 시행하였다. 방사선 치료는 90$\%$ 등선량곡선에 10 Gy씩 1일 내지 2일 간격으로 3회 시행하여 총30 Gy를 조사하였다. 결과 : 중앙 추적관찰기간은 12개월이었다. 11명의 환자 중 1명(9$\%$)의 환자에서 국소적 완전관해를 보였고 4명(36$\%$)에서 부분관해를 보였다. 계획용표적체적은 3$\~$111 cc 였고 평균값은 18.4 cc 였다. 치료 오차를 측정한 결과 X, Y, Z 축으로 오차범위는 모두 5 mm 이내를 보였다. 치료 중 또는 치료 직후에 올 수 있는 고열, 통증 등의 급성후유증은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론 : 정위 체부 고정틀을 이용한 체부 방사선수술은 뛰어난 치료의 재현성을 보여주었고 간 혹은 펴종양에서 유용한 치료 방법으로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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디푸루칸 캡슐 50 mg (3 캡슐, 플루코나졸 150mg)에 대한 푸루나졸 정 150mg의 생물학적 동등성 (The Bioequivalence of Plunazol Tablet (Fluconazole 150 mg) to Three capsules of Diflucan 50 mg)

  • 장희철;이민석;유정현;류승효;조상헌;최연진;황애경;김윤아;박시현;윤지원;배균섭
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.207-216
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    • 2009
  • Fluconazole is used as an orally administrated antifungal drug for the treatment of tinea corporis, candidiasis including skin mycotic pneumonia infections. The dosage of fluconazole varies with indication ranging from 50 mg/day to 400 mg/day. The fluconazole capsule 50 mg (3 capsules daily) is already available in Korean market. To improve the patient compliance, a fluconazole tablet 150 mg (once a day administration) was developed recently. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of three doses of fluconazole capsule 50 mg (Diflucan 50 mg, Pfizer Korea Inc., as a reference drug) and a single dose of fluconazole tablet 150 mg (Plunazol 150 mg, Daewoong Pharm. Co., Korea) according to the guidelines of the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). The bioequivalence for three capsules of Diflucan 50 mg and a single tablet of Plunazol 150 mg was investigated in twenty-four healthy male volunteers under a randomized 2${\times}$2 crossover trial design. The average age of twenty-four volunteers was 24.78${\pm}$3.27 year-old, average height was 175.56${\pm}$5.45 cm and average weight was 67.24${\pm}$6.86 kg. After three capsules of Diflucan 50 mg or a single tablet of Plunazol 150 mg were orally administered, blood was taken at predetermined time intervals and the plasma concentrations of fluconazole in plasma were determined using LC-MS-MS. The 90% confidence intervals for the main parameters of statistical results after logarithmic transformation were AUCt 0.9272-1.0084 and Cmax 0.8423-0.9544 respectively, which are in the range of log 0.8 to log 1.25 and the statistical results of additional parameters (AUClast, t1/2 and MRT) were also in the 90% confidence interval that is in the range of log 0.8 to log 1.25. Therefore, the results of this study confirm the bioequivalence of three capsules of Diflucan 50 mg to one tablet of Plunazol 150 mg.

Role of Concomitant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers

  • Lasrado, Savita;Moras, Kuldeep;Pinto, George Jawahar Oliver;Bhat, Mahesh;Hegde, Sanath;Sathian, Brijesh;Luis, Neil Aaron
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권10호
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    • pp.4147-4152
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    • 2014
  • Standard therapy for advanced head and neck cancer consists of a combination of surgery and radiation. However, survival of this patient population has not improved during the past 20 years. Many different multimodality treatment schedules have been proposed, and chemotherapy is often used with the intent of organ preservation. The present study was intended to establish the efficacy of concomitant chemoradiation with a single agent carboplatin in advanced head and neck cancers.The objectives were to investigate the feasibility of concomitant administration of carboplatin, monitor acute toxicity during radiotherapy, and determine subacute side effects, such as wound healing following surgery after chemoradiotherapy. A prospective study was conducted wherein a total of 40 patients with stage III and IV squamous cell carcinomas of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx were enrolled. All patients were treated with external beam radiotherapy and weekly carboplatin area under curve (AUC of 5). Radiotherapy was given in single daily fractions of 1.8-2 grays (Gy) to a total dose of 66-72 Gy. Salvage surgery was performed for any residual or recurrent locoregional disease. Neck dissection was recommended for all patients with neck disease showing less than a complete response after chemoradiation. A total of 40 patients were enrolled of whom 32 were males and 8 were females. Highest incidence of cancer was seen in the 5th-6th decades of life with a median age of 47.7 years. Oropharyngeal tumours constituted a maximum of 21 patients followed by hypopharynx in 10, larynx in 7 and oral cavity in 2. 80% of the patients had a neck node on presentation of which 40% had N2-N3 nodal status. TNM staging revealed that 58% of patients were in stage III and 43% in stage IV. Evaluation of acute toxicity revealed that 50% had grade II mucositis, 25% grade III mucositis, 2.5% grade IV mucositis. 50% of patients had grade I skin reactions, 65% of patients had grade I thrombocytopenia, and 24% of patients had grade I anaemia. After completion of treatment 65% of patients had complete response at the primary and regional sites, and 35% of patients had a partial response of whom 23% underwent neck dissection and 5% of them underwent salvage surgery at the primary site. At the end of one year there were six deaths and four recurrences and 70% were free of disease. Concurrent chemoradiation with carboplatin provided good locoregional control for locally advanced head and neck cancers. This regimen, although toxic, is tolerable with appropriate supportive intervention. Primary site conservation is possible in many patients. Chemoradiotherapy appears to have an emerging role in the primary management of head and neck cancers.

중환자실 간호사의 기초간호과학 지식의 필요성 분석 (A Study of Content Analysis on ICU(Intensive Care Unit) Nurses' Knowledge of Basic Nursing Sciences)

  • 변영순;최명애;김희승;박미정;서화숙;이경숙;최스미;홍해숙
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • 제4권1호
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge contents of basic nursing sciences needed by nurses in the practices of the intensive care unit(ICU). To attain the goal of this study, the nurses working at 10 hospitals in the areas of Seoul and Kangwon Province were randomly selected. They were primarily interviewed, and the open question was secondarily put to them through the questionnaire. In the process of the 1st interview, the interviewees were asked of the question, "What is the knowledge of basic sciences such as anatomy, pathology, physiology. microbiology, pharmacology and the like thought to be lacking when you communicate with doctors in the ICU and when you carry out your nursing practices in it?" The contents of the interview were tape-recorded. The period of data collection ranged from May 1, 2001 to Sept 30. The interviews were conducted with total of 20 nurses. The open-end questionnaire was secondarily mailed to nurses. 113 questionnaires were returned. 100 questionnaires except 13 ones thought to be poorly completed in content were used for data analysis. Three coders classified data obtained from the interview and the questionnaire research into 5 detailed items relating to such as anatomical physiology, pathology, pharmacology. microbiology and basics of nursing. The three coders had experiences in nursing education of 18 years, 8 years and 6 years, respectively, and of them one coder was professor in basic nursing sciences. Data were statistically treated using frequency analysis and percentage by the SAS program. As a result, the following findings were obtained : It was found that the contents that ICU nurses responded were most needed in the field of Human structure and function were water and electrolytic balance(38%), blood and circulatory system(20%), changer in the patient's skin(12%), the arrangement of the human body(10%) and the endocrine system(10%), nervous system(6%), and assessment of the state of the patient's consciousness(4%). It was found that the contents that ICU nurses responded were most needed in the field of pathology were found to be the process of the progress of the disease(32%), symptoms of the disease(27%), prognosis of the disease(22%), followed by the injury-healing process, clinical pathological examination, and examination by radiation. It was found that the contents that nurses responded were most needed in the field of pharmacology were the effect of drug(25%), the side effect of drug(22%), the relationship between diseases and drug(20%), the relationship between disease-causing bacteria and drug(20%) and chemotherapy(2%). It was found that the contents that ICU nurses responded were most needed in the field of microbiology were the relationship between diseases and disease-causing bacteria(45%), Kinds and characteristics of disease-causing bacteria(18%), infection control(16%), application of the aseptic technique(12%), isolation(9%) and the like. It was found that the basic knowledge that ICU nurses responded were needed were the identification of the patient's current state(36%), understanding of the therapeutic process(22%), the operating principle of medical equipment and instrument(20%), medical terminology(9%), equipment and instrument management(7%), calculation of the dose of injection(2%) and the like.

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