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Development of Near Infrared Radiation Image Board for Performace Improvement of Grain Sorter (곡물선별기의 선별력 향상을 위한 근거리적외선 영상보드 개발)

  • Lee, Chae-Wook
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2017
  • Currently, most of the grain sorter uses CCD optic camera to find defective products. The aim of this paper is to use the CCD camera, and aim for improving the sorting power of the grain separator by using NIR(Near Infrared Radiation) sensor based on moisture content measurement algorithm. We intend to develop a system to develop an NFC imaging system in real time by developing an NIR imaging system and developing the grain sorter system that is considered to be defective in real time by checking the internal moisture content of the raw material in the real time.

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In-vivo Dose verification using MOSFET dosimeter (MOSFET 선량계를 이용한 In-vivo 선량의 확인)

  • Kang, Dae-Gyu;Lee, Kwang-Man
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.102-105
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    • 2006
  • In-vivo dosimetry is an essential tool of quality assurance programs in radiotherapy. The most commonly used techniques to verify dose are thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLD) and diode detectors. Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) has been recently proposed for using in radiation therapy with many advantages. The reproducibility, linearity, isotropy, dose rate dependence of the MOSFET dosimeter were studied and its availability was verified. Consequently the results can be used to improve therapeutic planning procedure and minimize treatment errors in radiotherapy.

Gamma-Radiation Effects of Femtosecond Direct-writing Fiber Bragg Gratings on Optical Fiber Coating Materials (광섬유 코팅 재료에 따른 펨토초 레이저 가공 FBG 센서의 방사선 영향)

  • Kim, Jong-Yeol;Lee, Nam-Ho;Sohn, Ik-Bu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.638-640
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, FBG sensor is fabricated using 800nm femtosecond laser. The sensor was irradiated with a cumulative dose of 100 kGy gamma ray, and the effect of radiation on the FBG coating material was evaluated.

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UV/IR flame detector using Microprocessor (마이크로프로세서를 사용한 UV/IR 불곶 감지기)

  • 박성진;임병현;임종연;김명원;윤길호
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.07a
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    • pp.215-218
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    • 2001
  • A flame detector responds either to radiant energy visible to the human eye or outside the range of human vision. Such a detector is sensitive to glowing embers, coals, or flames which radiate energy of sufficient intensity and spectral quality to actuate the alarm. An infra-red detectors can respond to the total IR component of the flame alone or in combination with flame flicker in the frequency range of 5 to 30 Hz. A major problem in the use of infrared detectors receiving total IR radiation is the possible interference of solar radiation in the infrared region. When detectors are located in places shielded from the sun, such as vaults. filtering or shielding the unit from the sun's rays is unnecessary. In this study, we proposed method for redue a false alarm with using filtering & sensor technology for distinguish of causes of raise a false alarm and pure flame.

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The Study for the Fast Detection of the Stereo Radiation Detector using the Image Processing (영상처리기반 스테레오 감마선 탐지장치의 고속탐지에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Young-gwan;Lee, Nam-ho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.1103-1105
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    • 2015
  • Leaked Radioactive source in nuclear power station, radiation related facilities and the aging nuclear power plant for the dismantling must need to detect and remove early to prevent major accidents. In this paper, we implemented a single sensor-based gamma-ray detectors stereo which can provide the distance to the radiation source, a direction and doserate information for fast and efficient decontamination work the radiation source. And we have carried out an algorithm development for high-speed detection of the detection equipment. Two detectors are required for stereo structure for obtaining the distance information of the radioactive source, but we designed the only sensor-based detection device for the weight reduction. We have extracted the region of interest and obtained the distance calculation result and distribution of radiation source in order to minimize a stereo image acquisition time. Detection time of the algorithm showed a shorter time of about 41%.

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A Study on Characteristics of A Diode Radiation Sensor for Portal Image of Therapy Radiation (치료방사선 Portal Image를 위한 다이오드 방사선 센서의 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Dong-Hun;Kwon, Jang-Woo;Hong, Seung-Hong
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, the characteristics of therapy radiation diode sensors have been studied by using therapy radiation from the MM22 microtron accelerator. The linearity, reproducibility and error ratio were measured for feasibility as a radiation detector. Energy dependence, sensitivity change after a amount of irradiation and output value according to a number of diodes were also measured for same purpose. We have formed pulse shaping of diode signal with nuclear instruments for portal image reconstruction. The percent depth dose ratio according to field size and depth was compared with that of the detector of a ion chamber. Using thirteen silicon diodes, we can directly read diode outputs on a computer monitor after A/D conversion with 16 channels analog to digital conversion board with 12 bit resolution. The possibility for portal image with diodes has been suggested from output comparison between output value with a human phantom and that without a human phantom.

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Development of Respiration Gating RT Technique using Moving Phantom and Ultrasound Sensor: a feasibility study (동 팬텀과 초음파 센서를 이용한 호흡운동 조절 방사선치료 기술 개발)

  • Lee Suk;Lee Sang Hoon;Shin Dongho;Yang Dae Sik;Choi Myung Sun;Kim Chul Yong
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.316-324
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    • 2004
  • Purpose : In radiotherapy of tumors in liver, enough planning target volume (PTV) margins are necessary to compensate breathing-related movement of tumor volumes. To overcome the problems, this study aims to obtain patients' body movements by using a moving phantom and an ultrasonic sensor, and to develop respiration sating techniques that can adjust patients' beds by using reversed values of the data obtained. Materials and Methods : The phantom made to measure patients' body movements is composed of a microprocessor (BS II, 20 MHz, 8K Byte), a sensor (Ultra-Sonic, range $3\~3$ m), host computer (RS232C) and stepping motor (torque 2.3 Kg) etc., and the program to control and operate it was developed. The program allows the phantom to move within the maximum range of 2 cm, its movements and corrections to take place In order, and x, y and z to move successively. After the moving phantom was adjusted by entering random movement data (three dimensional data form with distance of 2 cm), and the phantom movements were acquired using the ultra sonic sensor, the two data were compared and analyzed. And then, after the movements by respiration were acquired by using guinea pigs, the real-time respiration gating techniques were drawn by operating the phantom with the reversed values of the data. Results : The result of analyzing the acquisition-correction delay time the three types of data values and about each value separately shows that the data values coincided with one another within $1\%$ and that the acquisition-correction delay time was obtained real-time $(2.34{\times}10^{-4}sec)$. Conclusion : This study successfully confirms the clinic application possibility of respiration gating techniques by using a moving phantom and an ultrasonic sensor. With ongoing development of additional analysis system, which can be used in real-time set-up reproducibility analysis, it may be beneficially used in radiotherapy of moving tumors.

Feasibility study on fiber-optic inorganic scintillator array sensor system for multi-dimensional scanning of radioactive waste

  • Jae Hyung Park;Siwon Song;Seunghyeon Kim;Jinhong Kim;Seunghyun Cho;Cheol Ho Pyeon;Bongsoo Lee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.55 no.9
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    • pp.3206-3212
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    • 2023
  • We developed a miniaturized multi-dimensional radiation sensor system consisting of an inorganic scintillator array and plastic optical fibers. This system can be applied to remotely obtain the radioactivity distribution and identify the radionuclides in radioactive waste by utilizing a scanning method. Variation in scintillation light was measured in two-dimensional regions of interest and then converted into radioactivity distribution images. Outliers present in the images were removed by using a digital filter to make the hot spot location more accurate and cubic interpolation was applied to make the images smoother and clearer. Next, gamma-ray spectroscopy was performed to identify the radionuclides, and three-dimensional volume scanning was also performed to effectively find the hot spot using the proposed array sensor.

Development of a wireless radiation detection backpack using array silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM)

  • Kim, Jeong Ho;Back, Hee Kyun;Joo, Koan Sik
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.456-460
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    • 2020
  • In this research, a radiation detection backpack to be used discreetly or by a wide range of users was developed using array silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM) and CsI (Tl), and its characteristics were evaluated. The R-squared value, which indicates the responsiveness of a detector based on the signal intensity, was determined to be 0.981, indicating a good linear responsivity. The energy resolutions for gamma radiation energies of Co-57 (122 keV), Ba-133 (356 keV), Cs-137 (662 keV), and Co-60 (1332 keV) were found to be 13.40, 10.50, 6.77, and 3.16%, respectively. These results confirm good energy resolution characteristics. Furthermore, in the case of mixed sources, the gamma radiation peaks were readily distinguishable, and the R-squared value for energy linearity was calculated to be 0.999, demonstrating an exceptional energy linearity. Further research based on the results of this study would enable the commercialization of lightweight SiPM-based wireless radiation detection backpacks that can be used for longer durations by replacing the photomultiplier tube, which is mainly used as the optical sensor in existing radiation detection backpacks.