• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.247-254
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• 2003

To prevent the potential health detriment to the public from radioactive effluents, radiological dose assessments due to the operation of nuclear facilities located at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) site has been performed semiannually in compliance with the Minister of Science and Technology (MOST)'s Notice in Korea. Radiological dose assessment based on the new recommendation of the International Committee on Radiation Protection (ICRP-60) has been conducted since 1998. In this manuscript, a serial activities at KAERI site to meet the regulatory standards for routine releases of radioactive effluents are introduced and discussed including technical approaches. It is clear that each nuclear facility has been operated in compliance with regulatory standards. Furthermore, it is identified that the radiation induced health effects for residents around the site are neglectable.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.995-1003
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• 2019

본 연구는 부산시내에 있는 병원에 근무하는 방사선사들을 대상으로 조직문화 및 리더십, 조직몰입이 조직만족에 미치는 영향에 대해 알고자 설문조사를 실시하고 분석을 시행하였다. 그 결과 3차 대학병원의 조직문화, 조직몰입, 직무만족의 점수가 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05, p<0.001). 이직경험이 없는 그룹이 조직몰입, 직무만족 및 조직 유효성의 점수가 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 핵의학과의 직무만족 점수가 통계적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.05).위계적 회귀분석 결과 방사선사의 직무만족은 조직몰입이 가장 높은 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다(β=0.564, p<0.001). 방사선사는 질병의 진단에 있어서 병원 조직에서 큰 부분을 차지하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 방사선사의 조직문화, 리더십, 조직몰입과의 관계를 분석하여 방사선사들의 직무만족을 높일 수 있는 방안을 마련하는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.112-117
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• 2017

Background and Objectives : The purpose of this study was to classify patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis according to their fixed location and to analysis the effects of two treatment methods by early voice therapy and injection laryngoplasty. Materials and Methods : Twenty patients who were classified as full abduction and slight abduction according to the position of paralysis were treated injection laryngoplasy, and 23 patients were treated by voice therapy. Twenty patients were treated injection laryngoplasy and 23 patients were treated voice therapy. Results were evaluated by acoustic analysis, electroglottography, cepstrum analysis before and after therapy. The voice therapy was conducted by improving the larynx movement and glottal contact, whilst removing hypertension of the supraglottic and use the breathing. Results : Significant improvement was found in the acoustic parameter, cepstrum parameter, and EGG before and after treatment in both groups. There was no significant difference between the two groups when compared before and after treatment to compare the effects of injection laryngoplasty and voice therapy. Conclusion : The initial treatments for unilateral vocal cord paralysis are injection laryngoplasty and voice therapy. however, there is no precise standard about which method should be applied first. Therefore, in this study, we tried to classify patients according to their paralysis position and then apply two methods. The results of this study suggest that voice therapy and Injection laryngoplasty at the initial stage is a very useful method to improve voice quality of vocal fold paralysis and improve laryngeal function.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2023

Background: Aptamers are currently being used in various fields including medical treatments due to their characteristics of selectively binding to specific molecules. Due to their special characteristics, the aptamers are expected to be used to remove radionuclides from a large amount of liquid radioactive waste generated during the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. The radiological effects on the aptamers should be evaluated to ensure their integrity for the application of a radionuclide removal technique. Materials and Methods: In this study, Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code version 6 (MCNP6) and Monte Carlo damage simulation (MCDS) codes were employed to evaluate the radiological effects on the aptamers. MCNP6 was used to evaluate the secondary electron spectrum and the absorbed dose in a medium. MCDS was used to calculate the DNA damage by using the secondary electron spectrum and the absorbed dose. Binding experiments were conducted to indirectly verify the results derived by MCNP6 and MCDS calculations. Results and Discussion: Damage yields of about 5.00×10^-4 were calculated for 100 bp aptamer due to the radiation dose of 1 Gy. In experiments with radioactive materials, the results that the removal rate of the radioactive ⁶⁰Co by the aptamer is the same with the non-radioactive ⁵⁹Co prove the accuracy of the previous DNA damage calculation. Conclusion: The evaluation results suggest that only very small fraction of significant number of the aptamers will be damaged by the radioactive materials in the liquid radioactive waste.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.227-230
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• 2016

DWI of biological effects are independent of magnetic field strength in various regions. High field strength, however, does affect the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and artifacts of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) images, which ultimately will influence the quantitative of diffusion imaging. In this study, the effects of field strength on DWI are reviewed. The effects of the diseases also are discussed. Comparing DWI in cerebellum, WM, GM, Hyperacute region measurements both as a function of field strength (1.5T and 3.0T). Overall, the SNR of the DWI roughly doubled going from 1.5 T to 3.0 T. In summary, DWI studies at 3.0 T is provided significantly improved DWI measurements relative to studies at 1.5T.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 방사선영상학 수업에서 3D 프린팅 해부학 구조물을 이용한 자기주도 학습이 교육 효과에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 하였다. 대상은 4년제 대학교의 방사선학과 2학년의 32명(남자: 20명, 여자: 12명)으로 방사선영상학 교과목을 수강한 재학생들로서 소극적인 학생 그룹과 적극적인 학생 그룹으로 구분하였다. 학습방법은 3D 프린팅 해부학적 구조물을 이용한 자기주도 학습으로 진행했으며 학습 전·후로 정량적 학습개선효과를 평가하였다. 학생들의 정성적인 평가를 위해 수업의 흥미도, 만족도 그리고 학습효과(해부학 명칭 암기 용이성, X선 영상 해독력, 해부학 구조물 이해도, X선 촬영법 이해도)에 대해서 5점 리커트 5점 척도로 분석하였다. 그 결과 학습개선효과는 평균 65.4%가 향상되었으며 모든 학생들이 모든 변수에서 높은 점수를 얻었다 특히, 흥미도와 X선 영상 해독력을 제외한 모든 변수에서 소극적 학생그룹이 적극적인 학생그룹보다 높은 상관계수를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 3D 프린팅 해부학 구조물을 이용한 자기주도 학습이 방사선학과 학생들에게 긍정적인 교육효과를 기대할 수 있다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2016

교육, 의료, 산업분야에서 다양하게 이용되고 있는 방사선은 전신 피폭시 다양한 부작용을 야기한다. 이에 흑마늘 추출물을 이용하여 방사선 피폭으로 발생되는 부작용을 저감화 시키는 방사선방호효과를 확인하였다. 흑마늘 추출물을 Sprague Dawley Rat에 일정기간 투여한 후 7, 13 Gy의 X-ray를 조사하여 혈구성분 및 소장조직을 비교 관찰하였다. 실험결과 흑마늘 추출물을 투여한 실험군에서 대조군에 비해 초기 백혈구(p<0.05) 및 적혈구(p<0.05), 혈소판(p<0.05)의 손상이 감소되었으며 소장움이 대조군에 비하여 유의성 있는 생존을 확인하였고 소장 융모의 길이는 정상군에 가깝게 남아있는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 흑마늘 추출물이 방사선 피폭으로 인한 세포 손상을 줄여주어 방사선방호제로써의 역할을 할 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.80-89
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• 2022

The targeting of DNA methylation in cancer using DNA hypomethylating drugs has been well known to sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy and immunotherapy by affecting multiple pathways. Herein, we investigated the combinational effects of DNA hypomethylating drugs and ionizing radiation (IR) in human sarcoma cell lines both in vitro and in vivo. Clonogenic assays were performed to determine the radiosensitizing properties of two DNA hypomethylating drugs on sarcoma cell lines we tested in this study with multiple doses of IR. We analyzed the effects of 5-aza-dC or SGI-110, as DNA hypomethylating drugs, in combination with IR in vitro on the proliferation, apoptosis, caspase-3/7 activity, migration/invasion, and Western blotting using apoptosis- or autophagy-related factors. To confirm the combined effect of DNA hypomethylating drugs and IR in our in vitro experiment, we generated the sarcoma cells in nude mouse xenograft models. Here, we found that the combination of DNA hypomethylating drugs and IR improved anticancer effects by inhibiting cell proliferation and by promoting synergistic cell death that is associated with both apoptosis and autophagy in vitro and in vivo. Our data demonstrated that the combination effects of DNA hypomethylating drugs with radiation exhibited greater cellular effects than the use of a single agent treatment, thus suggesting that the combination of DNA hypomethylating drugs and radiation may become a new radiotherapy to improve therapeutic efficacy for cancer treatment.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.86-92
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• 2013

Purpose: The effects of hepatic resection on patients with metastatic tumors from gastric adenocarcinomas are unclear. Therefore, we analyzed early clinical outcomes in patients who underwent surgical resection for hepatic metastases from gastric adenocarcinomas. Materials and Methods: From January 2003 to December 2010, 1,508 patients with primary gastric cancers underwent curative gastric resections at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital. Of these patients, 12 with liver-only metastases underwent curative hepatic resection. Their clinical data were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The median follow-up period was 12.5 months (range, 1~85 months); no operative mortalities or major complications were observed. Three patients underwent synchronous resections, and 9 underwent metachronous resections. In the latter group, the median interval between gastrectomy and hepatectomy for hepatic metastasis was 10.5 months (range, 5~47 months). The overall 1- and 5-year survival rates of these 12 patients were 65% and 39%, respectively, with a median overall survival of 31.0 months; 2 patients survived for >5 years. Conclusions: Hepatic resection can be a feasible procedure for treating hepatic metastases from gastric adenocarcinomas. Although this study was small and involved only selected cases, the outcomes of the hepatic resections were comparable and long-term (>5 years) survivors were identified. Surgical resection of the liver can be considered a feasible option in managing hepatic metastases from gastric adenocarcinomas.

• 대한방사선협회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.21-21
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• 1999

Since little or no informations are available regarding the effect of Cordyceps sinensis extract on mice exposed to $\gamma$ - irradiation we attempted to look at the effect of Cordyceps sinenis extract on the survival ratio, body weight and or