• ETRI Journal
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.467-474
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• 2004

In a High Altitude Platform (HAP) cellular communications network, each cell may be served by a dedicated spot-beam antenna. The antennas' beam properties and their spatial overlap control the co-channel interference. In prior literature, radiation patterns have been approximated by a main lobe followed by a constant sidelobe floor. A network of 121 cells has been studied and the method is here extended to the use of more realistic radiation patterns based on the theoretical aperture antenna patterns. This allows for the comparison of the effect of different aperture field tapers, which lead to reduced sidelobe levels and hence higher system capacity but also a more massive antenna payload.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2019

Purpose: There is sparse literature on treatment outcomes research on resectable oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). The aim of this study was to measure the treatment outcomes, explore the failure patterns, and identify the potential clinicopathological prognostic factors affecting treatment outcomes for resectable OTSCC. Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective analysis of 202 patients with resectable OTSCC who underwent upfront primary surgical resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy if indicated. Results: The median follow-up was 35.2 months (range, 1.2 to 99.9 months). The median duration of locoregional control (LRC) was 84.9 months (95% confidence interval, 67.3-102.4). The 3- and 5-year LRC rate was 68.5% and 58.3%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that increasing pT stage, increasing pN stage, and the presence of extracapsular extension (ECE) were significantly associated with poorer LRC. The median duration of overall survival (OS) was not reached at the time of analysis. The 3- and 5-year OS rate was 70.5% and 66.6%, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that increasing pT stage and the presence of ECE were significantly associated with a poorer OS. Conclusion: Locoregional failure remains the main cause of treatment failure in resectable OTSCC. There is scope to further improve prognosis considering modest LRC and OS. Pathological T-stage, N-stage, and ECE are strong prognostic factors. Further research is required to confirm whether adjuvant therapy adds to treatment outcomes in cases with lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, and depth of invasion, and help clinicians tailoring adjuvant therapy.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2002년도 제35회 학술심포지움 및 춘계학술대회
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• pp.51-51
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• 2002

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2014

Insufficiency fracture occurs when normal or physiological stress applied to weakened bone with demineralization and decreased elastic resistance. Recently, many studies reported the development of IF after radiation therapy (RT) in gynecological cancer, prostate cancer, anal cancer and rectal cancer. The RT-induced insufficiency fracture is a common complication during the follow-up using modern imaging studies. The clinical suspicion and knowledge the characteristic imaging patterns of insufficiency fracture is essential to differentiate it from metastatic bone lesions, because it sometimes cause severe pain, and it may be confused with bone metastasis.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.183-191
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• 2003

목적: 전국의 각 병원 방사선종양학과 전문의들이 시행하고 있는 직장암의 수술 후 방사선치료 조사영역 결정 원칙들을 취합하여 이를 바탕으로 표준적인 조사영역을 제시하고 향후 Patterns of Care 연구를 위한 기본 자료로 삼고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 경인지역 소재 18개 병원의 방사선종양학과 전문의들이 모인 합의도출 위원회에서 직장암의 수술 후 방사선치료 조사영역 결정 원칙을 파악하기 위해 개발한 항목들을 이용하여 직장암의 방사선치료를 담당하고 있는 전국의 48개 병원 방사선종양학과 전문의들을 대상으로 설문조사를 시행하였다. 전문의 별 치료원칙의 파악에 사용된 설문 항목들은 모의치료 시 조사영역 결정 19개 항목으로서 전후방 치료 시의 상연, 하연 및 측연과 측면 치료 시 전연, 후연 및 차폐물의 적용 범위 등을 묻는 내용이었고, 45개 병원 중 33개 병원의 전문의들로부터 회신된 내용과 해부학적, 임상적 결과들을 바탕으로 일반적으로 권장할 만한 적절한 방사선조사영역을 도출하였다. 결과: 직장암의 수술 후 방사선치료 조사영역 결정에 있어 권고할 만한 일반적인 원칙으로 다음의 사항들을 개발하였다. 상연은 제5요추 하단이나 중간부위, 또는 천장골관절 상단, 하연은 전하방 절제수술 시에는 문합부로부터 일정거리 하방, 복회음부 절제수술 시는 회음부 봉합부로부터 일정거리 하방, 전후방 치료 시의 측연은 골반강 내벽면으로부터 일정거리 외측, 측면 치료 시의 전연은 치골결합부 후단, 그리고 후연은 천골 전면 또는 후면으로부터 일정거리 후방으로 정하여 천골 전면부의 공간을 충분히 포함시키는 것이 합리적인 것으로 나타났다. 권고안과 비교할 때, 상연의 경우 23건($70\%$), 하연의 경우 전하방절제수술 시 13건($39\%$), 복회음부 절제수술시 32건($97\%$), 측연의 경우 32건($97\%$), 후연의 경우 32건($97\%$), 그리고 전연의 경우 16건($45\%$)에서 부합되는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 직장암의 수술 후 방사선치료 시 적절한 방사선치료 조사영역의 결정을 위하여 표준적인 조사영역을 제시 하였으나 개별 환자의 병변 위치와 진행상태, 수술 소견 등에 따라 적절한 변형은 필수적이라 하겠다. 이 권고안의 임상적 타당성은 향후 시행될 Patterns of Care 연구를 통하여 증명하는 것이 필요하겠다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.260-277
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• 2021

The appropriate radiation conditions of ship motion problem with advancing speed in frequency domain are investigated from a theoretical and practical point of view. From extensive numerical experiments that have been conducted for evaluation of the relevant radiation conditions, a hybrid radiation technique is proposed in which the Sommerfeld radiation condition and the free surface damping are mixed. Based on the comparison with the results of the translating and pulsating Green function method, the optimal damping factor of the hybrid radiation technique is selected, and the observed limitations of the proposed hybrid radiation technique are discussed, along with its accuracy obtained from the numerical solutions. Comparative studies of the forward-speed seakeeping prediction methods available confirm that the results of applying the hybrid radiation technique are relatively similar to those obtained from the translating and pulsating Green function method. This confirmation is made in comparisons with the results of solely applying either the free surface damping, or the Sommerfeld radiation condition. By applying the proposed hybrid radiation technique, the wave patterns, hydrodynamic coefficients, and motion responses of the Wigley III hull are finally calculated, and compared with those of model tests. It is found that, in comparison with the model test results, the three-dimensional Rankine source method adopting the proposed hybrid radiation technique is more robust in terms of accuracy and numerical stability, as well as in obtaining the forward speed seakeeping solution.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.625-630
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 함정에 탑재된 탐색 레이다의 선호 왜곡 현상에 대한 분석 및 대책에 대해 소개한다. ShipEDF 프로그램을 이용하여 탐색 레이다의 주 안테나와 함정 구조물을 전자기학적으로 모델링하고, 광선 추적 기법을 이용하여 탐색 레이다의 자유공간 및 함정 탑재 상태에서의 복사 패턴을 분석한다. 분석된 복사 패턴을 통해 탐색 레이다의 선호 왜곡 현상이 마스트의 전자파 반사로 인한 복사 패턴 왜곡에 의한 것임을 알 수 있었고, 이에 대한 대책 수립을 위해 탐색 레이다에 의한 마스트 표면 전류 분포를 분석한다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2021

Background: This work aims to develop a new imaging system based on a pulse shape discrimination-capable Cs₂LiYCl₆:Ce (CLYC) scintillation detector combined with the rotational modulation collimator (RMC) technique for dual-particle imaging. Materials and Methods: In this study, a CLYC-based RMC system was designed based on Monte Carlo simulations, and a prototype was fabricated. Therein, a rotation control system was developed to rotate the RMC unit precisely, and a graphical user interface-based software was also developed to operate the data acquisition with RMC rotation. The RMC system was developed to allow combining various types of collimator masks and detectors interchangeably, making the imaging system more versatile for various applications and conditions. Results and Discussion: Operational performance of the fabricated system was studied by checking the accuracy and precision of the collimator rotation and obtaining modulation patterns from a gamma-ray source repeatedly. Conclusion: The prototype RMC system showed reliability in its mechanical properties and reproducibility in the acquisition of modulation patterns, and it will be further investigated for its dual-particle imaging capability with various complex radioactive source conditions.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.72-80
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• 2013

Purpose: We designed this study to identify and suggest the reasonable timing of adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of uterine carcinosarcoma according to the surgical intent and patterns of progression. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 50 carcinosarcoma patients diagnosed between 1995 and 2010. Among these 50 patients, 32 underwent curative surgery and 13 underwent maximal tumor debulking surgery. The remaining five patients underwent biopsy only. Twenty-six patients received chemotherapy, and 15 patients received adjuvant radiotherapy. Results: The median follow-up period was 17.3 months. Curative resection (p < 0.001) and stage (p < 0.001) were statistically significant factors affecting survival. During follow-up, 30 patients showed progression. Among these, eight patients (16.0%) had loco-regional progression only. The patients who had received adjuvant radiotherapy did not show loco-regional progression, and radiotherapy was a significant negative risk factor for loco-regional progression (p = 0.01). The time to loco-regional progression was much earlier for non-curative than curative resection (range, 0.7 to 7.6 months vs. 7.5 to 39.0 months). Conclusion: Adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of carcinosarcoma might be related to a low loco-regional progression rate. Radiotherapy should be considered in non-curatively resected patients as soon as possible.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2009

This study was conducted to evaluate changes in the flavor patterns of gamma irradiated raw oyster and oyster cooking drip using an electronic nose, which consisted of a GC equipped with a surface acoustic wave sensor. The raw oyster was irradiated with 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 kGy, while the oyster cooking drip was irradiated with 10 and 50 kGy. In the case of raw oyster, the intensities of peaks at retention times (RT) of 2.1 sand 6.8 s were increased, but the peak at a RT of 9.0 s was decreased depending on irradiation dose. In the case of oyster cooking drip, the intensities of peaks at RT 2.5 sand RT 4.1 s increased linearly, but at the peak at RT 5.1 s decreased as the irradiation dose increased. The total amount of flavor components measured in raw oyster increased, while that of oyster cooking drip decreased in response to irradiation.