• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.910-914
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• 2010

A novel synthetic route has been developed to prepare $\alpha$-cobalt hydroxide with intercalated nitrate anions. It was successfully synthesized by $\gamma$-ray irradiation under simple conditions, i.e., air atmosphere, without base. Under $\gamma$-ray irradiation, it leads to the formation of layered cobalt hydroxynitrate compounds which have small crystalline size and have the role of a generator of hydroxyl anion. Structural and morphological characterizations were performed by using power X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The component and thermal stability of the sample were respectively measured by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and thermal analyses, including thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA).

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.493-499
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• 2023

This study developed education contents of measuring spatial dose with virtual reality simulation and applied to students majoring radiological science. The virtual reality(VR) contents with measuring spatial dose rate in the radiation controlled area was developed based on the simulation from pilot study. In this simulation, the tube voltage and tube current can be set from 60 to 120 kVp in 10 kVp steps and 10 to 40 mAs in 10 mAs increments, and the distance from source can be set from 30 to 400 cm continuously. Iron and lead shields can be placed between the source and the detector, and shielding thickness can be set by 1 mm increments ranging from 1 to 20 mm. We surveyed to students for evaluating improvement of understanding spatial dose rate between before and after education by VR simulation. The survey was conducted with 5 questions(X-ray exposure factors, effects by distance from the source, effects from using shield, depending on material and thickness of shield, concept and measuring of spatial dose rate) and all answers showed significant improvement. Therefore, this VR simulation content will be well used in education for spatial dose rate and radiation safety environments.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2024

This study was conducted to analyze the characteristics of three high-exposure tasks performed by radiation workers in Korean pressurized water reactors (PWRs) and to identify factors that reduce their exposure during work. Three high-exposure tasks were selected based on a previous study. In this previous study, nozzle dam installation and removal, eddy current testing, and manway opening and closing were determined as high-exposure tasks through normalization (radiation dose per unit time). Based on the analysis of the characteristics of the high-exposure tasks in this study, the high-exposure tasks were steam generator-related tasks performed inside and outside the water chamber. This study analyzed the reduction factors for high-exposure tasks and suggested improvements in terms of time, distance, and shielding. The use of the characteristics of high-exposure tasks and their dose reduction factors enables Korean PWRs to optimize radiation protection for workers who receive relatively high doses.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 2015

정위체부방사선수술(SBRT) 환자의 선량분포를 계산하기 위해 전산모사 방식을 이용한 응용프로그램을 개발 하였다. 본 소프트웨어는 최근 이용이 활발하게 증가하고 있는 Geant4를 기반으로 개발 하였다. 환자에 조사하기 위한 광자선 스펙트럼은 이전 연구에서 구한 선형가속기 스펙트럼 자료를 사용하였다. 치료계획시스템과 유사한 조사면을 구현하기 위하여 PrimaryGeneratorAction 클래스에서 MLC 조사면 형태를 반영하도록 하였다. 본 연구에서는 8개 조사면에 대한 계산을 수행하였으며 이 때 갠트리의 각도는 PrimaryGeneratorAction 클래스에서 회전 매트릭스를 사용하여 선원의 위치를 변경하는 방법을 사용하였다. 환자에 대한 물질 자료는 CT의 dicom 파일에서 픽셀 크기, 매트릭스 크기 등의 정보와 픽셀의 HU를 밀도로 변환한 파일을 생성한 다음 이 파일을 이용 환자의 모델링에 이용 하였다. 환자의 물질 구성과 기하학적 자료의 입력에 있어 EGSnrc 코드와의 비교를 통하여 계산의 효율성을 비교하였다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.60-71
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• 2019

Electrical power supply is needed to operate the radar system in the field. In addition, it should not cause performance deterioration under the environmental factors due to characteristics of military equipment, and should not cause malfunction due to electromagnetic waves generated in radar, and then should not cause malfunction in radar equipment. Therefore, By applying a permanent magnet to the rotor of the generator, light weighting and high efficiency of generator were achieved. As a result, electrical performance test of the generator, the rated output power was 80.8 kW, the maximum output power was 88.1 kW, and the output power efficiency was 98.1 % under the full load condition. When the load capacity of the generator was changed from no load to full load, the maximum voltage variation was 3.6 % and the frequency variation was 0.3 %. As a result of the transient response test for measuring the output power of the generator according to the load characteristics change, the maximum voltage variation of 7.9 %, frequency variation of 0.5 % were confirmed, and the transient response time was 2.1 seconds. Environmental tests were conducted in accordance with MIL-STD-810G and MIL-STD-461F to evaluate the operability of the generator groups. Normal operation of radar system generator group was confirmed under high temperature and low temperature environment conditions. Electromagnetic tests were conducted to check if electromagnetic wave generated from both radar system and generator group in operation caused any performance deterioration to each other. As a result, it was confirmed that the performance deterioration due to electromagnetic wave inflow, radiation, and conduction did not occur. It is expected that it should be possible to provide high efficiency power supply and stable power supply by applying to various military system as well as radar system.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.164-171
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• 2022

The number of facilities using radiation generators increases and related regulations are strengthened, the establishment of a shielding management and evaluation technology has become important. The characteristics of the radiation generator used in previous report differ from those of currently available high-frequency radiation generators. This study aimed to manufacture lead, iron, and concrete shielding materials for the re-verification of half-value layers, tenth-value layers, and attenuation curve. For a comparison of attenuation ratio, iron, lead, and concrete shields were manufactured in this study. The initial dose was measured without shielding materials, and doses measured under different types and thicknesses of shielding material were compared with the initial dose to calculate the transmission rate on 50-300 kVp X-ray. All the three shielding materials showed a tendency to require greater shielding thickness for higher energy. The attenuation graph showed an exponential shape as the thickness decreased and a straight line as the thickness increased. The difference between the measurement results and the previous study, except in extrapolated parts, may be due to the differences in the radiation generation characteristics between the generators used in the two studies. The attenuated graph measured in this study better reflects the characteristics of current radiation generators, which would be more effective for shield designing.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 1984

The renewed interest in the use of hyperthermia in cancer therapy is bases on radiobiological and clinical evidence indicated that there may be a significant therapeutic advantage with the use of heat alone or combined with radiation or chemotherapy, There are many methods for generating heat for localized tumor as like radiofrequency, microwave, electromagnetic induction and ultrasound. But it is very difficult to be even thermal dose distribution and stable output of power and then the detection of temperature in tumor is difficult to be precise with thermocouples and semiconductor sensors. We designed the microwave heating generator, dipole antenna applicators and autometic temperature controlled thermocouples for localized hyperthermia on skin and in cavities. 1. The microwave generator with 120 W, 2,450MHz magnetron could be heating up to $40^{\circ}C\~50^{\circ}C\;for\;1\~2$ hours in living tissues. 2. The thermal dose distribution in tissue with microwave was described $42^{\circ}C\~44^{\circ}C$ with in 3 cm depth and $2\~6cm$ diameter area. 3. Skin surface heating applicator with spiral 3 times wave length antenna radiated high Power of microwave. 4, Intracavitary heating applicator with dipole antenna with autometic control temperature sensor kept up continuously constant temperature in tissue. 5. For constant thermal distribution, applied two steps power with 10W microwave after $17\~20W$ during first 10 minutes. 6. The cooling rate by blood flew in living tissue was rised as $10\%$ then meats.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.248-254
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 미국 Xoft 사에서 근접치료 장치(elecronic brachytherapy)를 목적으로 개발된 소형 X-선 튜브를 치과용 영상장비로 사용함에 있어서 고전압 발생장치의 제어용 장치를 개발하고 영상용 제어 방식으로 최적화하고자 한다. 연구에서 사용된 X-선 튜브와 고전압 발생 장치는 각각 Axxent S700과 XF060NZZ485를 사용하였고, AT90CAN128 MCU를 사용하여 제어보드를 제작하였다. 관전압을 50 kV로 고정한 후에 제어 방식에 따라서 필라멘트 전류 제어 방식과 관전류제어 방식으로 나누었다. 필라멘트 제어 방식은 다시 필라멘트 가열 시간에 따라서 5초와 10초의 두 가지로 나누어 실험하였다. 필라멘트 전류 제어 방식에서는 필라멘트 예열 시간이 10초 이상이 되지 않으면 설정된 관전류 값에 도달하기 어려웠고, 관전류가 발생하는 필라멘트 전류도 1,300~1,350 mA로 가변적이었으며, 관전류가 발생된 이후에도 설정된 목표 값에 도달하기 위해서는 약 5초 이상의 시간이 소요되었다. 하지만 관전류 제어 방식에서는 관전류가 설정된 목표 값에 시간 지연 없이 즉각적으로 도달하였으며 그 때의 필라멘트 전류 값은 1,500 mA였다. 본 연구에서는 소형의 X-선 튜브에 고전압을 안정적으로 공급하는 제어 장치를 개발하였고, 방사선 영상장비로 사용함에 있어서는 관전류 제어 방식이 적합함을 보였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2015

이동건강 검진차량에서 검진을 받는 환자나 종사자들에 대한 피폭선량이 증가하고 있으나 차량 외부의 누설방사선량에 대한 조사는 아직도 미비하다 할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서 실험을 통한 결과는 다음과 같이 나타났다. 누설선량이 가장 많이 발생하는 곳은 출입문에서는 우측으로 $1.14{\pm}1.75mR/h$, X선 발생기가 근접한 측면에서는 상부로 $0.65{\pm}1.25mR/h$, X선 발생기와 떨어진 측면에서는 하부로 $0.91{\pm}1.25mR/h$, 검출기가 인접한 후면에서는 상부가 $96.98{\pm}158.88mR/h$으로 다양한 위치에서 누설선량이 나타났다. 측정 위치별로는 검출기가 인접한 후면에서 $67.48{\pm}97.03mR/h$으로 누설선량이 가장 높았다. 진단용 방사선 발생장치의 안전관리에 관한 규정에는 주당 최대누설선량이 모두 만족하였지만 후면에서의 누설선량은 시간당으로 표시될 때는 무시 못 할 누설선량이 측정되었다. 따라서 이동건강검진차량에서 외부의 누설선량은 우리가 간과해서 아니 되며 관심을 가지고 방사선 방어시설의 방어벽 누설선량 기준을 다시 평가하는 기회가 필요하며, 이동건강검진차량을 이용한 X선 촬영이 증가함에 따라 시간당 선량으로 적절한 기준을 정하기 위한 방안과 노력이 요구된다고 하겠다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2022

Background: This study aims to derive the characteristics of each work type for industrial radiography based on empirical evidence through expert advice and a survey of radiation workers of various types of industrial radiography. Materials and Methods: According to a Korean report, work types of industrial radiography are classified into indoor tests, underground pipe tests, tests in a shielded room (radiographic testing [RT] room test), outdoor field tests, and outdoor large structure tests. For each work type, exposure geometry and radiation sources were mainly identified through the expert advice and workers' survey as reliable empirical evidence. Results and Discussion: The expert advice and survey results were consistent as the proportion of the work types were high in the order of RT room test, outdoor large structure test, underground pipe test, outdoor field test, and indoor test. The outdoor large structure test is the highest exposure risk work type in the industrial radiography. In most types of industrial radiography, radiation workers generally used ¹⁹²Ir as the main source. In the results of the survey, the portion of sources was high in the order of ¹⁹²Ir, X-ray generator, ⁶⁰Co, and ⁷⁵Se. As the exposure geometry, the antero-posterior geometry is dominant, and the rotational and isotropic geometry should be also considered with the work type. Conclusion: In this study, through expert advice and a survey, the external exposure characteristics for each work type of industrial radiography workers were derived. This information will be used in the reconstruction of organ dose for health effects assessment of Korean radiation workers.