• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 1981

Half value layer(radiation energy) of $90^{\circ}$ scattered radiation from various radiation shielding materials was measured at 1 m distance from the central ray of the primary beam. Scattered radiation was measured from 100 to 200 kVp for 0-2.0mm Cu+1.0mm Al added filter in the primary beam for a deep therapeutic unit, the obtained results were as follows: 1. The ratio of scattered radiation to primary radiation was increased by using lighter filter. 2. The ratio of scattered radiation to primary radiation was decreased by using heavier filter. 3. The ratio of scattered radiation to primary radiation was independent of tube voltage. 4. The scattered radiation of high energy was produced, when the effective atomic number and density of shielding material were high.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2017

디지털 방사선영상 시스템에서 산란선은 피검사체와 엑스선의 반응에 의해 발생하는 근원적인 현상이다. 방사선 투사영상은 일차선에 의해 형성되는 감쇠정보를 영상화 하므로 산란선은 투사영상에서 노이즈로써 작용한다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 검사조건에서 발생하는 산란선을 빔 저지체(beam stopper)를 이용하여 정량화하고 동시에 반 산란 격자의 효과를 확인하였다. 또한 산란선이 영상의 품질에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 산란선에 의해 저하되는 대조도 대 잡음비를 측정하였다. 본 연구를 통해 산란선은 피검사체의 두께 및 공기층(air gap)에 지배적인 경향을 가짐을 확인하였다. 또한 산란선은 영상의 대조도를 현격히 저하시킴을 정량적으로 측정하였다. 산란선을 저감하기 위해 격자를 장착함으로써 상당량의 산란선을 저감할 수 있었으나 여전히 두꺼운 피검사체에 대해 많은 양의 산란선이 남아 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 산란선을 정량화 하는 방법론을 제시하였으며, 향후 시스템의 최적화에 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.549-555
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• 2018

방사선 영상 기술은 피사체의 조성 및 두께에 따라 변화되는 X선의 흡수계수 차이를 기반으로 형성되는 대조도를 영상화하는 기술로서 영상 검출기에 입사하는 1차선 뿐 만 아니라 산란선이 영상 품질에 큰 영향을 미친다. 이에 본 연구에서는 피사체 두께, 조사야 변화에 따라 발생하는 산란선이 영상 품질에 미치는 영향을 고찰하고자 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통하여 FSR 및 SPR 분석을 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 피사체 두께에 따른 FSR은 최대 15.3%p, SPR은 2.00 ~ 4.54로 분석되었으나, 조사야 변화에 대해서는 일정한 값을 유지하는 것으로 분석되었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 피사체 두께는 영상 품질에 영향을 미치는 인자로서 고려되어야 하지만, 조사야는 영상 품질에 영향을 미치지 못하는 인자임을 검증하였다. 이러한 본 연구 결과는 영상 품질 개선을 위한 산란선에 대한 기초 자료로서 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-34
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• 1982

When unattenuated x-ray radiation passes through the object it is transmitted and scattered from objectes and impinging on the film. During this process certain radiation is absorbed within the object and others transmitted in reduced scattering. The scattering radiation influence upon radiation image quality, confining x-ray beam which means scattering radiation produce increased fog on x-ray film image and as a consequence decrease contrast and less detail of the film there for the elimination of fog and for absorbing scattered radiation, the grid has been used between the object and the film in order to rid of scattering rays. Using grid is good method for the qualification of the better image as well as in using air gap technique. The grid is easy to manipulate and promote good efficiency which is defined by ICRU and JIS. It is the purpose to study for eliminating scattered radiation from the tissue equivalent acryl phantom using grid, we have studied and evaluated the grid permeability about the x-ray exposure, the selection of grid ratio according to phantom thickness, on x-ray exposure are performed as follows. 1. The penetrating ratio of primary x-ray is remarkably decreased by increasing of the grid ratio, but it is almost not influenced in KVP difference and phantom thickness. 2. The scattered radiation is proportionaly increased by thickness of the phantom, having nothing to do with grid ratios. 3. The relative between the penetration rate of primary and secondary x-ray is improved by increasing grid ratio, and decreased by phantom thickness, and slightly decreased by high tube voltage. 4. The grid of 5:1 and 10:1 ratio are adequate to the phantom of 10cm and 15cm thickness, respectively.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.404-406
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• 2002

We have investigated the contribution of the scattered x rays to the signal imaging in the radiographs acquired with anti-scatter grids of several grid ratios by separating the line spread functions (LSFs) derived from the signal edge image into the primary and the scatter components. By using a 1.0-mm lead plate in the scattering material, the blurred signal edge images were acquired by use of an imaging plate at a tube voltage of 80 kV with the anti-scatter grids of grid ratios for 5:1, 6:1, 8:1, 10:1 and 12:1. The edge profiles of the signal images were scanned and those in relative exposure were differentiated to obtain the LSFs. To investigate the contribution of the scattered x rays to the signal imaging, we proposed a method for separating the LSFs derived from the signal images into the primary and the scatter components, where the scatter component was approximated with exponential function. Our basic approach is to separate the area of the LSFs by ratios of the scattered x-ray exposure to the primary x-ray exposure, which were obtained for the grid ratios by use of a lead disk method. The LSFs and the two components were Fourier transformed to obtain the modulation transfer functions (MTFs) and their two components. As the result, we found that, by using the anti-scatter grids, the scattered x rays were reduced, but the shape of the LSFs of the scatter component hardly changed. The contributions of the scatter component to the MTFs were not negligible (more than 10 %) for spatial frequencies lower than about 1.0 mm$\^$-l/ and that was greater as the grid ratio decreasing. On the other hand, for higher frequencies, the primary component was dominant compared with the scatter component.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.85-88
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• 1979

When X-radiation passes through the human body; some is transmitted some is truly absorbed, and some is scattered. In diagnostic radiography, scattered radiation can reach the film if no protective measures are taken. This scattered ray increased density which not necessary for image formation. We studied about absorbtion, scattered ray and the way of get rid of scatter ray according to the x-ray tube kilovoltage and obtained results as follow; 1. Absorbtion ray increased proportion to KVP. 2. Scattered ray increased at high KVP and thick object. 3. Secondary radiation of the primary increased at high KVP and thick object. 4. Remove .ate of scattered ray decreased at thick object and increase at low KVP make use of 6:1 grid ratio

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2017

Background: X-ray imaging detectors for the nondestructive cargo container inspection using MeV-energy X-rays should accurately portray the internal structure of the irradiated container. Internal and external factors can cause noise, affecting image quality, and scattered radiation is the greatest source of noise. To obtain a high-performance transmission image, the influence of scattered radiation must be minimized, and this can be accomplished through several methods. The scatter rejection method using an anti-scatter grid is the preferred method to reduce the impact of scattered radiation. In this paper, we present an evaluation the characteristics of the signal and noise according to physical and material changes in the anti-scatter grid of the imaging detector used in cargo container scanners. Materials and Methods: We evaluated the characteristics of the signal and noise according to changes in the grid ratio and the material of the anti-scatter grid in an X-ray image detector using MCNP6. The grid was composed of iron, lead, or tungsten, and the grid ratio was set to 2.5, 12.5, 25, or 37.5. X-ray spectrum sources for simulation were generated by 6- and 9-MeV electron impacts on the tungsten target using MCNP6. The object in the simulation was designed using metallic material of various thicknesses inside the steel container. Using the results of the computational simulation, we calculated the change in the scatter-to-primary ratio and the signal-to-noise ratio improvement factor according to the grid ratio and the grid material, respectively. Results and Discussion: Changing the grid ratios of the anti-scatter grid and the grid material decreased the scatter linearly, affecting the signal-to-noise ratio. Conclusion: The grid ratio and material of the anti-scatter grid affected the response characteristics of a container scanner using high-energy X-rays, but to a minimal extent; thus, it may not be practically effective to incorporate anti-scatter grids into container scanners.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2023

With the introduction of the D.R system, the grid with high removal rate of scattered radiation is selected and used without considering the grid performance evaluation. Despite the high removal rate of scattered radiation belonging to high grid ratio, it is also possible to see the cut-off phenomenon in which the primary ray involved in the formation of image could be removed as well. Thus, the purpose of this study is to provide the basic data for researches on the usefulness of using the grid by presenting the appropriate grid ratio in the D.R system through the measurement of image in grid such as non-grid, 6:1, 8:1, 10:1, 12:1. The equipments used for this study were radiation generator with grid in 12:1, 10:1, 8:1, 6:1, indirect-type detector, and acryl phantom. As the study for image evaluation, this study measured the SNR, PSNR, MSE, and Entropy. In the results of this study, the PSNR was the highest in 6:1 and the lowest in 8:1. The SNR was high in 6:1 and 8:1, and the lowest in 12:1. In case of Entropy, it was high in 8:1 and 10:1, and the lowest in 12:1. Therefore, when the grid is used, it would be more proper to choose the grid in 8:1 or 10:1 with less loss in information content of primary ray rather than the high grid ratio showing the increased patient exposure dose.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 1972

수정의 영형광 glow curve 상,"before glow"의 생성원인중의 하나가 밀폐된 제한 공간내의 산란 감마선의 기여임을 확인하기 위하여 산란선대 일차선의 기여비(S/P)를 측정하였다. 이 S/P와 "before glow"의 유효높이 ($h_{b}$)와의 상관 관계를 고찰하였는바 상관계수+0.9라는 비교적 밀접한 일차 관계가 있음을 알았으며 이는 에너지가 감소된 산란 선에 의하여 여기되었던 전자가 본래 일차선으로 여기되었던 전자보다 얕은 trap에 걸려 있었음을 입증하는 것으로 보인다. 한편 $h_{b}$와 glow curve의 전면적 (At)의 비 및 "before glow"의 유효면적(Ab)과 At 와의 비가 S/P와 어떤 관계에 있는가도 조사하였는데 이들의 관계는 단순하지 않으며 다만 S/P 값이 0.035 보다 큰 영역에서는 간단한 대수함수로 표현되었다. 끝으로 자연수정을 TLD로 사용할 경우 그 재사용을 위한 선량한계를 살펴본 결과 그것은 $10^{5}$ R 정도임을 알아내었다.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 1999년도 Japanese Journal of Medical Physics
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• pp.278-281
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the scattered x-rays on the subject contrast and image sharpness for various tube voltages. For the purpose, we measured the scatter-to-primary ratio(SPR) for the tube voltages f 50 to 100kV and obtained the tube voltage dependence of the subject contrast of an aluminum plate in a polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) phantom. Furthermore, the overall modulation transfer functions(MTFs), which consist of MTFs of a screen-film system and scatter FTMs, were obtained for tube voltages of 50 to 100 kV. The subject contrast decreased with the tube voltage due to that the SPR increased with the tube voltage and that the difference in effective linear attenuation coefficients between the object and its surroundings decreased with the tube voltage. The maximum frequency of the overall MTF decreased from about 2 mm$\^$-1/ to 1 mm$\^$-1/ with the tube voltage increasing from 50 to 100 kV.