• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 1986

Kerma와 흡수선량 사이의 관계를 결정하는 것은 선량측정의 기본적인 문제이다. 본 연구에서는 고에너지 치료용 선형가속기의 6MV X-선과 감마치료기의 $^{60}Co$에 대한 kerma와 흡수선량을 측정하였다. 본 실험결과는 $^{60}Co$감마선에 의한 물과 알루미늄의 과도 평형 영역에서의 흡수선량이 실제적으로 kerma와 일치하였으며, 최대선량 깊이는 6MV와 $^{60}Co$에서 각각 $1.45g/cm^2$과 $0.48g/cm^2$이었다. 최대 build-up에서의 흡수선량과 표면에서의 충돌 kerma의 비($K^{att}$)는 표준 조사면에서 물과 알루미늄에 대해, 6MV인 경우는 0.949, $^{60}Co$인 경우는 0.992이었다. 이 결과는 $K^{att}$의 물질에 대한 의존성이 매우 작음을 보여준다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제58권7호
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• pp.388-397
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of the study was to calculate the effective and absorbed organ doses of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in pediatric patient using personal computer-based Monte Carlo (PCXMC) software and to compare them with those measured using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) and anthropomorphic phantom. Materials and Methods: Alphard VEGA CBCT scanner was used for this study. A large field of view (FOV) (20.0 cm × 17.9 cm) was selected because it is a commonly used FOV for orthodontic analyses in pediatric patients. Ionization chamber of dose-area product (DAP) meter was located at the tube side of CBCT scanner. With the clinical exposure settings for a 10-year-old patient, DAP value was measured at the scout and main projection of CBCT. Effective and absorbed organ doses of CBCT at scout and main projection were calculated using PCXMC and PCXMCRotation software respectively. Effective dose and absorbed organ doses were compared with those obtained by TLDs and a 10-year-old child anthropomorphic phantom at the same exposure settings. Results: The effective dose of CBCT calculated by PCXMC software was 292.6 μSv, and that measured using TLD and anthropomorphic phantom was 292.5 μSv. The absorbed doses at the organs largely contributing to effective dose showed the small differences between two methods within the range from -18% to 20%. Conclusion: PCXMC software might be used as an alternative to the TLD measurement method for the effective and absorbed organ dose estimation in CBCT of large FOV in pediatric patients.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.271-278
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• 2016

본 연구는 유방암의 근접치료 시 수학적 모의피폭체를 이용하여 유방 및 인접장기의 선량을 평가하고자 하였다. 좌측 유방과 우측 유방을 선원으로 설정하여 $^{192}Ir$과 $^{103}Pd$ 핵종에 대한 흡수선량을 분석하였다. 그 결과 선원 장기에 대한 선량은 $^{192}Ir$이 $^{103}Pd$에 비해 높은 흡수선량을 보였으며, 반대측 유방의 선량도 $^{192}Ir$이 높게 나타났다. 또한 유방암의 근접치료 시 특히 유의해야 할 인접장기는 폐, 간, 심장, 반대측 유방으로 평가되었다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.158-163
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• 2022

Purpose: We subjected scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images of the active layer of EBT3 film to texture analysis to determine the dose-response curve. Methods: Uncoated Gafchromic EBT3 films were prepared for direct surface SEM scanning. Absorbed doses of 0-20 Gy were delivered to the film's surface using a 6 MV TrueBeam STx photon beam. The film's surface was scanned using a SEM under 100× and 3,000× magnification. Four textural features (Homogeneity, Correlation, Contrast, and Energy) were calculated based on the gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) using the SEM images corresponding to each dose. We used R-square to evaluate the linear relationship between delivered doses and textural features of the film's surface. Results: Correlation resulted in higher linearity and dose-response curve sensitivity than Homogeneity, Contrast, or Energy. The R-square value was 0.964 for correlation using 3,000× magnified SEM images with 9-pixel offsets. Dose verification was used to determine the difference between the prescribed and measured doses for 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 Gy as 0.09, 1.96, -2.29, 0.17, and 0.08 Gy, respectively. Conclusions: Texture analysis can be used to accurately convert microscopic structural changes to the EBT3 film's surface into absorbed doses. Our proposed method is feasible and may improve the accuracy of film dosimetry used to protect patients from excess radiation exposure.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.409-414
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 전립샘암 환자에게 방사선 치료법인 3차원 입체조형법과 세기조절치료법을 각각 적용 할 경우 선량분포의 차이를 관찰하여 치료기법의 우수성을 평가하고자 하였다. 실험대상자 10명의 컴퓨터 단층 모의치료영상을 얻어 종양학과 전문의가 종양용적 및 정상장기를 구분하고 종양용적에 흡수선량을 80 Gy로 설정한 후 각각 다른 치료계획을 수립하였다. 그 결과 선량분포윤곽은 세기조절치료법이 우수 하였고 종양조직의 흡수선량은 세기조절치료법이 처방선량에 근접(100.2%)하였으며 정상조직 흡수율(방광, 직장, 소장, 좌 우 대퇴골두) 또한 우수하였다. 즉, 전립샘암의 방사선 치료시 세기조절방사선치료가 입체조형치료법보다 선량적인 면에서 양호한 것으로 분석되었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2283-2287
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• 2023

We propose in the present work how the reference glass dosimeters can be introduced, which reflects the user irradiation condition. The reference glass dosimeters are used for correcting the reader fluctuation by reading it with sample glass dosimeters at the same time. Since they can be used without annealing after irradiation for long periods, one should consider both the fading effect and the natural background dose accumulation quantitatively. We construct an empirical but practical formalism of evaluating the absorbed dose on the glass dosimeter with the fading effect and the natural background dose accumulation considered.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.2410-2414
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• 2020

Heavy ions have a high potential for destroying deep tumors that carry the highest dose at the peak of Bragg. The peak caused by a single-energy carbon beam is too narrow, which requires special measures for improvement. Here, carbon-12 (¹²C) ion with different energies has been used as a source for calculating the dose distribution in the water phantom, soft tissue and bone by the code of Monte Carlobased FLUKA code. By increasing the energy of the initial beam, the amount of absorbed dose at Bragg peak in all three targets decreased, but the trend for this reduction was less severe in bone. While the maximum absorbed dose per bone-mass unit in energy of 200 MeV/u was about 30% less than the maximum absorbed dose per unit mass of water or soft tissue, it was merely 2.4% less than soft tissue in 400 MeV/u. The simulation result showed a good agreement with experimental data at GSI Darmstadt facility of biophysics group by 0.15 cm average accuracy in Bragg peak positioning. From 200 to 400 MeV/u incident energy, the Bragg peak location increased about 18 cm in soft tissue. Correspondingly, the bone and soft tissue revealed a reduction dose ratio by 2.9 and 1.9. Induced neutrons did not contribute more than 1.8% to the total energy deposited in the water phantom. Also during ¹²C ion bombardment, secondary fragments showed 76% and 24% of primary 200 and 400 MeV/u, respectively, were present at the Bragg-peak position. The combined treatment of carbon ions with neutron or electron beams may be more effective in local dose delivery and also treating malignant tumors.

• 치과방사선
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.103-112
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• 1990

The purpose of this study was to estimate absorbed dose of each important anatomic site of phantom (RT-2l0 Head & Neck Section/sup R/, Humanoid Systems Co., U.S.A.) head in occlusal radiography. X-radiation dosimetry at 12 anatomic sites in maxillary anterior topography, maxillary posterior topography, mandibular anterior cross-section, mandibular posterior cross-section, mandibular anterior topographic, mandibular posterior topographic occlusal projection was performed with calcium sulfate thermoluminescent dosimeters under 70Kvp and 15mA, 1/4 second (8 inch cone) and 1 second (16 inch cone) exposure time. The results obtained were as follows: Skin surface produced highest absorbed dose ranged between 3264 mrad and 4073 mrad but there was little difference between projections. In maxillary anterior topographic occlusal radiography, eyeballs, maxillary sinuses, and pituitary gland sites produced higher absorbed doses than those of other sites. In maxillary posterior topographic occlusal radiography, exposed eyeball site and exposed maxillary sinus site produced high absorbed doses. In mandibular anterior cross-sectional occlusal radiography, all sites were produced relatively low absorbed dose except eyeball sites. In mandibular posterior cross-sectional occlusal radiography, exposed eyeball site and exposed maxillary sinus site were produced relatively higher absorbed doses than other sites. In mandibular anterior topographic occlusal radiography, maxillary sinuses, submandibular glands, and thyroid gland sites produced high absorbed doses than other sites. In mandibular posterior topographic occlusal radiography, submandibular gland site of the exposed side produced high absorbed dose than other sites and eyeball site of the opposite side produced relatively high absorbed dose.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2016

목 적 : 폐암 환자의 CBCT와 4D-CBCT를 이용한 영상촬영 시 인접 장기에 미치는 방사선량을 비교 평가해 보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 본 실험을 진행하기 위해 인체모형팬텀(Anderson Rando Phantom, USA)을 이용하였고, 선량측정 위치는 주요 장기가 위치하는 단면에 광유도발광선량계(Opitcally Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeter, OSLD) 1~6개를 부착하였다. 인체내부의 주요 장기를 표현하기 위해 전산화단층촬영(Lightspeed GE, USA)을 하였다. 선형가속기(CL-IX)와 선형가속기(Truebeam 2.5) thorax 모드에서 인체모형팬텀 폐 하부 기준으로 CBCT 방사선량을 측정하였고, 추가적으로 선형가속기(Truebeam 2.5) thorax 모드에서 4D-CBCT 방사선량을 측정하여 기존 CBCT와 비교 하였다. 각각 3회 반복 측정하여 평균값을 얻었다. 결 과 : CBCT로 촬영한 평균 흡수선량 측정치는 CL-IX의 경우 폐 2.505 cGy, 심장 2.595 cGy, 간 2.156 cGy, 위 1.934 cGy, 피부에 2.233 cGy 이었으며, Truebeam의 경우 폐 1.725 cGy, 심장 2.034 cGy, 간 1.616 cGy, 위 1.470 cGy, 피부에 1.445 cGy 이었다. 4D-CBCT 촬영 시 폐 3.849 cGy, 심장 4.578 cGy, 간 3.497 cGy, 위 3.179 cGy, 피부에3.319 cGy 이었다. 조직 가중치와 방사선 가중치를 고려한 평균 유효선량 값은 CBCT의 경우 CL-IX에서 폐 2.164 mSv, 심장 2.241 mSv, 간 0.136 mSv, 위 1.668 mSv, 피부 0.009 mSv 이었고 Truebeam의 경우 폐 1.725 mSv, 심장 1.757 mSv, 간 0.102 mSv, 위 1.270 mSv, 피부에 0.005 mSv 이었다. 4D-CBCT에서는 폐 3.326 mSv, 심장 3.952 mSv, 간 0.223 mSv, 위 2.747 mSv, 피부에 0.013 mSv 이었다. 결 론 : 폐암 환자의 CBCT 촬영 시 Truebeam보다 CL-IX 장비에서 받는 선량이 1.3배 정도 더 높게 나왔으며, Truebeam 장비에서 CBCT 보다 4D-CBCT에서 환자가 받는 선량이 2.2배 정도 높게 나왔다. 하지만 4D-CBCT는 환자의 움직임이 큰 경우나 호흡동조 영상유도방사선치료 시 좀 더 정확한 방사선 치료를 할 수 있어 선택적으로 사용하는 것이 타당 할 것이다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.17-26
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• 1991

외삽형 전리함을 사용하여 $^{90}Sr+^{90}Y(1.65mCi)$ 베타선원에 대해 교정점 30cm 거리에서 조직표면의 흡수선량을 측정하였다. 이때 흡수선량 측정에 영향을 주는 유효단면적, 입사창 감쇠율, 극성효과, 이온 재결합을 등의 보정인자를 분석하였다. 이들 인자를 보정한 후의 조직표면의 흡수선량은 $1.493{\mu}Gy/sec({\pm}2.9%)$로 평가되었다.