• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.1154-1159
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• 2018

Precise prediction of the radiation interaction position in scintillators plays an important role in medical and industrial imaging systems. In this research, the incident position of the gamma rays was predicted precisely in a plastic rod scintillator by using attenuation technique and multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network, for the first time. Also, this procedure was performed using nonlinear regression (NLR) method. The experimental setup is comprised of a plastic rod scintillator (BC400) coupled with two PMTs at two sides, a $^{60}Co$ gamma source and two counters that record count rates. Using two proposed techniques (ANN and NLR), the radiation interaction position was predicted in a plastic rod scintillator with a mean relative error percentage less than 4.6% and 14.6%, respectively. The mean absolute error was measured less than 2.5 and 5.5. The correlation coefficient was calculated 0.998 and 0.984, respectively. Also, the ANN technique was confirmed by leave-one-out (LOO) method with 1% error. These results presented the superiority of the ANN method in comparison with NLR and the other methods. The technique and set up used are simpler and faster than other the previous position sensitive detectors. Thus, the time, cost and shielding and electronics requirements are minimized and optimized.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.720-726
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• 1999

It has been proved by the semi-classical gauge invariant formulation (GIF) that the correct interaction operator for coupling the field-free material states with the radiation field must be the position form regardless of the gauge chosen for expressing the electromagnetic potentials, in accordance with the well-established principle of gauge invariance. The semi-classical GIF is now extended to the quantized radiation field interacting with matter by defining the energy operator for the quantized radiation field in the presence of matter. It will be shown in this paper that the use of the energy operator guarantees the position form of the interaction operator even in the Coulomb gauge, contrary to the conventional approach in which the dark material Hamiltonian is used to get the interaction operator of the momentum form. The multipolar Hamiltonian is examined in the context of the quantum mechanical gauge transformation.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.1718-1733
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• 2023

The virtual Frisch-grid method for room-temperature radiation detectors has been widely used because of its simplicity and high performance. Recently, side electrodes were separately attached to each surface of the detectors instead of covering the entire detector surface with a single electrode. The side-electrode structure enables the measurement of the three-dimensional (3D) gamma-ray interaction in the detector. The positional information of the interaction can then be utilized to precisely calibrate the response of the detector for gamma-ray spectroscopy and imaging. In this study, we developed a 3D position-sensitive 5 × 5 × 12 mm³ cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) detector and applied a flattening method to correct detector responses. Collimated gamma-rays incident on the surface of the detector were scanned to evaluate the positional accuracy of the detection system. Positional distributions of the radiation interactions with the detector were imaged for quantitative and qualitative evaluation. The energy spectra of various radioisotopes were measured and improved by the detector response calibration according to the calculated positional information. The energy spectra ranged from 59.5 keV (emitted by ²⁴¹Am) to 1332 keV (emitted by ⁶⁰Co). The best energy resolution was 1.06% at 662 keV when the CZT detector was voxelized to 20 × 20 × 10.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.579-591
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• 2024

This study explained the effects of radiation, magnetic field, and nanoparticle shape on the peristaltic flow of an Upper-Convected Maxwell nanofluid through a porous medium in an asymmetric channel for a better understanding of cooling and heating mechanisms in the presence of magnetic fields. These phenomena are modeled mathematically as a system of non-linear differential equations, that are solved under long-wavelength approximation and low Reynolds number conditions using the perturbation method. The results for nanofluid and temperature described the behavior of the pumping characteristics during their interaction with (the vertical position, thermal radiation, the shape of the nanoparticle, and the magnetic field) analytically and explained graphically. Also, the combined effects of thermal radiation parameters and some physical parameters on pressure rise, pressure gradient, velocity, and heat distribution are pointed out. Qualitatively, a reverse velocity appears with combined high radiation and Grashof number or combined high radiation and low volume flow rate. At high radiation, the spherical nanoparticle shape has the greatest effect on heat distribution.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2008

방사선 반응에서의 위치정보는 방사선 선원의 영상을 재구성하는데 있어서 매우 중요한 기본정보이다. 이에 대부분의 위치 검출 기술을 이용하여 검출기안에서의 일어난 단일 반응의 위치정보를 알아낼 수 있다. 그러나 섬광체 안에서의 다중산란의 경우 각각의 산란위치를 개별적으로 측정할 수 없고 여러 산란위치의 평균만이 구해질 수 있어서 측정된 방사능의 위치정보에 불확실성이 존재하게 된다. 이 논문에서는 이러한 다중산란에 따른 위치 불확실성을 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션으로 계산하였다. 시뮬레이션 모델은 복합 집속 카메라에 사용된 $50{\times}50{\times}5mm\;LaCl_3$(Ce) 섬광체(pixel크기는 $2{\times}2{\times}5mm$)이다. 복합 집속 카메라는 광전효과와 컴프턴 산란 모두에서 정보를 얻으므로 방사선의 반응에서 부분에너지만 (검출기에) 검출되는 경우와 모든 에너지가 검출 되는 경우를 나누어 위치 불확실성을 계산하였다. 부분에너지만 검출되는 경우 (PED) 위치의 표준편차는 $1{\sim}2mm$ 미만으로 다중산란에 의한 불확실성이 크지 않다는 것을 알 수 있다. PED의 경우 다중산란의 영향이 크지 않으므로 이러한 다중산란은 컴프턴 카메라의 성능에 큰 영향을 미치지 않는다는 것을 알 수 있다. 그러나 모든 에너지가 검출되는 경우 (FED), 122keV입사방사선의 경우를 제외하면, 그 위치의 표준편차가 1차 검출기의 pixel크기에 2배에 달한다. 그러므로 복합 집속 카메라의 코드화된 마스크를 설계하는데 있어 재구성된 영상의 잡음을 방지하기 위해 다중산란에 의한 표준편차가 고려되어야 한다. 모든 입사 방사선에너지에 대하여 FED에 의한 위치 불확실성은 PED에 의한 것 보다 크며 PED 대 FED의 비는 입사방사선의 에너지가 증가함에 따라서 커진다. PED와 FED의 경우 모두 위치의 불확실성이 입사방사선의 에너지에 따라 달라졌다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.21-26
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 사각형 음향 진동체가 무한 배플에 고정되어 있을때 진동체 상호간의 방사 임피던스의 양을 예측하기 위하여 적분식을 유도하고 이를 수치해석 하였다. 상호 방사 임피던스를 방사 저항 및 방사 리액턴스로 분리하여 계산하고 이를 ka및 kd의 함수로 출력 하였다. 방사 저항은 ka값의 증가에 따라 요동을 하면서 감소 하였다. 방사 리액턴스는 ka값의 증가에 따라 감소 하였다. 또한 상호 방사 임피던스는 ka의 값이 클수록 방사 임피던스의 양은 요동을 하면서 감소 하였다. 그러나 ka가6, 13및 19의 근처에서는 오히려 상호 임피던스의 영향이 거의 없음을 볼 수 있었고 진동체 상호간의 거리가 멀어질수록 임피던스의 영향이 현저히 감소함을 보았다. 또한ka의 값이 클수록 진동체 상호간의 배치에서 45도의 경우에 상호 간섭이 오히려 감소하였다.

• 소음진동
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.603-608
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• 1998

In order to obtain basic data for the prediction of railway noise propagation, the noise radiation characteristics (source position, radiation directivity, etc) of trains were measured by using the sound intensity method. The measurements were performed at a side of railway by setting an intensity-probe array. As the measurement results, it was found that rolling noise due to interaction between wheel and rail and motor noise radiation from the lower part of train are dominant. The location of main sound sources can be described as being at the height of 0.1m in the center line of track, and the radiation directivity in the cross section of actually running trains are presented as a dipole source.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.293-297
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• 1989

Electron contamination due to the interaction between radiation beam and material was analyzed for the factors such as source-skin distance (SSD), field size, tray characteristics and position of filter, which can affect the surface dose in Cobalt teletherapy. Surface dose in open beam was more influenced by SSD with increasing field size. Relative surface charge (RSC) increased with the use of tray (solid, circular hole, slotted), compared with open beam, which is thought to be due to increased electron contamination of the tray. To reduce the surface dose, 0.4mm thick Lipowitz metal filter was used. Compared with open beam, RSC decreased by 8.8%, 11.3%, 13.3%, 16.6%, 19.3% and 21.7% for the field size of $5{\times}5$, $10{\times}10$, $15{\times}15$, $20{\times}20$, $25{\times}25$ and $30{\times}30cm^2$, respectively. On the contrary, use of Lipowitz metal filter increased RSC at 60cm or less SSD. Surface dose was effectively reduced with Lpowitz metal filter placed right below solid tray in Cobalt teletherapy.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.723-728
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• 2009

The response property of the CZT detector ($5{\times}5{\times}5\;mm^3$), widely used in photon spectroscopy, was evaluated by considering the charge collection efficiency, which depends on the interaction position of incident radiation, A quantitative analysis of the energy spectra obtained from the CZT detector was also performed to investigate the tail effect at the low energy side of the full energy peak. The collection efficiency of electrons and holes to the two electrodes (i.e., cathode and anode) was calculated from the Hecht equation, and radiation transport analysis was performed by two Monte Carlo codes, Geant4 and MCNPX. The radiation source was assumed to be 59.5 keV gamma rays emitted from a $^{241}Am$ source into the cathode surface of this detector, and the detector was assumed to be biased to 500 V between the two electrodes. Through the comparison of the results between the Geant4 calculation considering the charge collection efficiency and the ideal case from MCNPX, an pronounced difference of 4 keV was found in the full energy peak position. The tail effect at the low energy side of the full energy peak was confirmed to be caused by the collection efficiency of electrons and holes. In more detail, it was shown that the tail height caused by the charge collection efficiency went up to 1000 times the pulse height in the same energy bin at the calculation without considering the charge collection efficiency. It is, therefore, apparent that research considering the charge collection efficiency is necessary in order to properly analyze the characteristics of CZT detectors.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.1417-1427
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• 2019

In this study, we evaluated the performance of a commercial pixelated cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector for spectroscopy and identified its feasibility as a Compton camera for radiation monitoring in a nuclear power plant. The detection system consisted of a $20mm{\times}20mm{\times}5mm$ CZT crystal with $8{\times}8$ pixelated anodes and a common cathode, in addition to an application specific integrated circuit. The performance of the various radioisotopes $^{57}Co$, $^{133}Ba$, $^{22}Na$, and $^{137}Cs$ was evaluated. In general, the amplitude of the induced signal in a CZT crystal depends on the interaction position and material non-uniformity. To minimize this dependency, a drift time correction was applied. The depth of each interaction was calculated by the drift time and the positional dependency of the signal amplitude was corrected based on the depth information. After the correction, the Compton regions of each spectrum were reduced, and energy resolutions of 122 keV, 356 keV, 511 keV, and 662 keV peaks were improved from 13.59%, 9.56%, 6.08%, and 5%-4.61%, 2.94%, 2.08%, and 2.2%, respectively. For the Compton imaging, simulations and experiments using one $^{137}Cs$ source with various angular positions and two $^{137}Cs$ sources were performed. Individual and multiple sources of $^{133}Ba$, $^{22}Na$, and $^{137}Cs$ were also measured. The images were successfully reconstructed by weighted list-mode maximum likelihood expectation maximization method. The angular resolutions and intrinsic efficiency of the $^{137}Cs$ experiments were approximately $7^{\circ}-9^{\circ}$ and $5{\times}10^{-4}-7{\times}10^{-4}$, respectively. The distortions of the source distribution were proportional to the offset angle.