• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2011

본 연구는 방사선 치료실 벽면 거리에 따른 표층선량과 심부선량에 관하여 알아보고자 한다. 선형가속기에서 발생하는 고에너지 광자선은 치료기 헤드, 콜리메이터, 환자, 치료실내의 모든 벽과 물질들에 의하여 많은 산란선이 발생된다. 산란선의 측정은 열형광선량계(TLD)를 사용하였다. 선형가속기의 회전중심으로부터 벽까지의 거리는 236, 272, 303과 337 cm로 측정되었다. 6 MV 광자선을 100 cGy와 200 cGy를 조사한 결과 벽까지의 거리가 짧은 236 cm에서 표층선량은 0.49, 0.83 mSv이고, 272 cm에서는 0.41, 0.53 mSv, 303 cm에서는 0.28, 0.57 mSv, 337 cm에서는 0.33, 0.76 mSv로 각각 나타났다. 치료실 벽의 거리에 따라 표층선량은 현저한 차이를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 방사선 치료환자의 확률적영향과 관련하여 유용한 자료로 활용될 것이다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.457-466
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• 2014

고 에너지 전자선 치료에 있어서 차폐물질은 종양조직 외 정상조직이나 주요장기를 보호하기 위해 사용된다. 하지만 이러한 물질에서 발생되어지는 산란선은 심부선량에 영향을 줄 수 있으며, 물질원자번호에 따라 다르게 나타난다. 이에 차폐물질로써 사용가능한 알루미늄, 구리, 납 등의 다양한 원자번호 물질을 전하 감약율 95% 되는 두께로 하여 측정과 MCNPX 모의계산으로 산란율을 비교분석하였다. 산란선 영향을 많이 받는 표면의 선량변화율은 최대 물질두께에서 +0.88%, 원자번호에서 +0.43%의 영향을 받으며, 전하 감약율 95% 되는 두께의 알루미늄, 구리, 납 물질은 측정에서 +19.70%, +15.20%, +12.40% 계산에서 +25.00%, +15.10%, +13.70%를 보였다. 이로 인해 산란율은 물질두께가 원자번호보다 많은 영향을 주며, 산란전자가 광자보다 많은 기여를 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이에 임상에서의 적절한 차폐물질은 두께영향 산란선이 적게 방출되는 고 원자번호물질이 적당하다고 사료된다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.421-430
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• 2021

The multifocal multiphoton microscopy (MMM) enables high-speed imaging by the concurrent scanning and detection of multiple foci generated by lenslet array or diffractive optical element. The MMM system mainly suffers from crosstalk generated by scattered emission photons that form ghost images among adjacent channels. The ghost image which is a duplicate of the image acquired in sub-images significantly degrades overall image quality. To eliminate the ghost image, the photon reassignment method was established using maximum likelihood estimation. However, this post-processing method generally takes a longer time than image acquisition. In this regard, we propose a novel strategy for rapid noise reduction in the MMM system based upon Monte-Carlo (MC) simulation. Ballistic signal, scattering signal, and scattering noise of each channel are quantified in terms of photon distribution launched in tissue model based on MC simulation. From the analysis of photon distribution, we successfully eliminated the ghost images in the MMM sub-images. If the priori MC simulation under a certain optical condition is established at once, our simple, but robust post-processing technique will continuously provide the noise-reduced images, while significantly reducing the computational cost.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.457-464
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• 2000

In this paper, we describe the results of various calculations performed for a design of the thickness gauges that use the gamma-ray backscattering method. The radiation source is assumed to be the $_{24}$1Am(60keV gamma-ray) and the detector is a single crystal scintillator in a cylindrical form. The source is located at the center of the detector with the collimator of a cylindrical shape. First, when gamma-rays are incident on a material with a constant angle, we compute the variations of the spectrum for the photons scattered into different angular intervals. Next, we compute for an optimal size for the collimator cylinder for a fixed detector size and an optimal distance from the detector to the material. Finally, we compute the number of observed photons for different thickness of two different materials, a plastic film and an Al foil.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.41-50
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• 1995

암치료용 방사선 (15 MV의 에너지를 갖는 광자선) 속에 있는 흡수선량과 불순전자 또는 산란 광자에 관한 분포를 광자선 면적 크기에 따른 변화와 광자선 면적을 반만 차폐시킨 선속에 대하여 연구 조사하였다. 광자선의 에너지를 15MV로 주어질때 광자선 최대 흡수깊이 $d^{max}$ 값은 광자선의 면적을 증가시키면 시킬수록(5$\times$5 에서 30$\times$30$\textrm{cm}^2$)d$_{max}$ 값은 감소된다. 이는 광자선 즉 방사선을 발생시키는 가속기 기계 속에 있는 여러 부품 (flattening filter, collimator jaws, tray holder,……)과 상호작용하여 형성된 불순전자로 인하여 d$_{max}$ 값이 표피쪽으로 이동되어 buildup 영역에 높은 선량흡수를 갖게 된다. 최대 흡수깊이 값을 계산할 때 이러한 현상을 고려하지 않으면 그릇된 data 값을 갖는다. 대부분의 불순 전자는 광자선 중심에 주로 분포하며 그 진행거리는 30.0mm 이하의 짧은 거리를 갖는다. 이 불순전자가 30.0mm이내(즉 buidup 영역)에 전부 흡수되므로 buidup 영역은 높은 선량흡수를 갖게되어 해를 주게된다. 그러므로 이러한 불순전자를 제거시키므로서 buidup 영역에 낮은 선량 흡수를 갖을 뿐 아니라 d$_{max}$ 값도 역시 깊은 곳까지 이동시켜 치료에 효과적인 방법 이 창출된다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the accuracy of head scatter factor (S_c) by applying a developed multi-leaf collimator (MLC) scatter source model for an unflattened photon beam. Methods: Sets of S_c values were measured for various jaw-defined square and rectangular fields and MLC-defined square fields for developing dual-source model (DSM) and MLC scatter model. A 6 MV unflattened photon beam has been used. Measurements were performed using a 0.125 cm³ cylindrical ionization chamber and a mini phantom. Then, the parameters of both models have been optimized, and S_c has been calculated. The DSM and MLC scatter models have been verified by comparing the calculated values to the three S_c set measurement values of the jaw-defined field and the two S_c set measurement values of MLC-defined fields used in the existing modeling, respectively. Results: For jaw-defined fields, the calculated S_c using the DSM was consistent with the measured S_c value. This demonstrates that the DSM was properly optimized and modeled for the measured values. For the MLC-defined fields, the accuracy between the calculated and measured S_c values with the addition of the MLC scatter source appeared to be high, but the only use of the DSM resulted in a significantly bigger differences. Conclusions: Both the DSM and MLC models could also be applied to an unflattened beam. When considering scattered radiation from the MLC by adding an MLC scatter source model, it showed a higher degree of agreement with the actual measured S_c value than when using only DSM in the same way as in previous studies.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2011

Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is the most sensitive animal imaging technique for molecular imaging research. Generally, highly sensitive CCD is used to detect an optical probe introduced in a living mouse. However, in many cases, the light signal emitted from a probe is too small to detect because it is scattered and attenuated by the tissue prior to being detected. The problem is that scattering and attenuation not only inhibit accurate measurement but also make image quality down. Thus we introduced a new method to reduce noise by using property of CCD and method to improve image quality of bioluminescence image by using two steps Gaussian blurring.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.111-115
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• 2016

Background: The scattered photons cause reduction of the contrast of radiographic image and it results in the degradation of the quality of the image. In order to acquire better quality image, an anti-scattering x-ray gird should be equipped in radiography system. Materials and Methods: The X-ray anti-scattering grid of the inclined type based on the hybrid concept for that of parallel and focused type was tested by MCNP code. The MCNPX 2.7.0 was used for the simulation based test. The geometry for the test was based on the IEC 60627 which was an international standard for diagnostic X-ray imaging equipment-Characteristics of general purpose and mammographic anti-scatter grids. Results and Discussion: The performance of grids with four inclined shielding material types was compared with that of the parallel type. The grid with completely tapered type the best performance where there were little performance difference according to the degree of inclination. Conclusion: It was shown that the grid of inclined type had better performance than that of parallel one.

• 천문학회보
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.60.1-60.1
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• 2013

Numerous dust particles are scattered in the interplanetary space of the solar system (Interplanetary Dust Particles; IDPs). The origin of the IDPs is one of the major questions in the solar system astronomy because IDPs are being removed from the solar system within a few million years by photon drag. Comets and asteroids were pointed out as the possible sources of IDPs. Although several dust supplying mechanisms from comets and asteroids have been revealed, amount of contribution from each sources are still not clear. Zodiacal light is sunlight scattered by IDPs. Spectra of zodiacal light can supply important observational clue to reveal the origin of the IDPs, because comets and each type of asteroids have different kind of spectra. However, reflectance spectrum of zodiacal light was not measured at the wavelength of weak atmospheric contamination. We measured the reflectance spectra of zodiacal light from $5000{\AA}$ to $7000{\AA}$. We used open data obtained by the Subaru/FOCAS instruments archived in the SMOKA database. From the longslit spectrum data, we measured spectrum of sky background and estimated flux from the sources other than the zodiacal light. We compared it with the spectra of each type of minor bodies in the solar system, and meteorites originated from these bodies.

• 천문학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 1994

We present the calculation of X -ray spectra produced through Compton scattering of soft X-rays by hot electrons in the spherical shell geometry, using fully relativistic Monte Carlo simulation. With this model, we show that the power-law component, which has been observed in the low luminosity state of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs), is explained physically. From a spectral. analysis, we find that spectral hardness is mainly due to the relative contribution of scattered component. In addition, we see that Wi en spectral features appear when the plasma is optically thick, especially in the high energy range, $E{\gtrsim}100keV$. We suggest that after a number of scattering the escape probability approaches an asymptotic form depending on the geometry of the scattering medium rather than on the initial photon spectrum.