• 제목/요약/키워드: Space dose rate

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콘크리트 공동주택과 근린생활 시설의 환경방사선에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Environmental Radiation of Concrete Apartments and Neighborhood Living Facilities)

  • 지태정;곽병준;민병인
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.100-104
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    • 2009
  • In this study, the space gamma dose rates in the apartments structured with concrete were measured in accordance with construction year. In addition, the environmental radiation rates coming from the subway platforms and the road tunnels were analyzed in the equivalent dose by multiplying the absorbed dose with the radiation weighting factors. The space gamma dose rates measured in apartments were higher than those of outdoor which was $0.08{\sim}0.11uSv/h$ in the natural conditions. Especially, the older construction year is, the higher becomes space gamma dose rate. The average gamma dose rates in the subway platforms were measured. In the case of Busan and Daegu subway, the earlier the opening year is, the higher becomes dose rate. However, the dose rates of Seoul subway Lines were high overall, regardless of opening year. Seoul subway Line 6 showed the highest value of 0.21uSv/h. The gamma dose rate in road tunnels was higher than one of the outdoor and increased with opening year like as apartment. In dose rate comparison of the concrete structures with the outdoor, therefore, the space gamma dose rate of indoor is higher than one of the outdoor and the older structures have a higher dose rate.

Improving the Accuracy of a Heliocentric Potential (HCP) Prediction Model for the Aviation Radiation Dose

  • Hwang, Junga;Yoon, Kyoung-Won;Jo, Gyeongbok;Noh, Sung-Jun
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제33권4호
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    • pp.279-285
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    • 2016
  • The space radiation dose over air routes including polar routes should be carefully considered, especially when space weather shows sudden disturbances such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), flares, and accompanying solar energetic particle events. We recently established a heliocentric potential (HCP) prediction model for real-time operation of the CARI-6 and CARI-6M programs. Specifically, the HCP value is used as a critical input value in the CARI-6/6M programs, which estimate the aviation route dose based on the effective dose rate. The CARI-6/6M approach is the most widely used technique, and the programs can be obtained from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). However, HCP values are given at a one month delay on the FAA official webpage, which makes it difficult to obtain real-time information on the aviation route dose. In order to overcome this critical limitation regarding the time delay for space weather customers, we developed a HCP prediction model based on sunspot number variations (Hwang et al. 2015). In this paper, we focus on improvements to our HCP prediction model and update it with neutron monitoring data. We found that the most accurate method to derive the HCP value involves (1) real-time daily sunspot assessments, (2) predictions of the daily HCP by our prediction algorithm, and (3) calculations of the resultant daily effective dose rate. Additionally, we also derived the HCP prediction algorithm in this paper by using ground neutron counts. With the compensation stemming from the use of ground neutron count data, the newly developed HCP prediction model was improved.

Radiation Biology in Space; DNA Damage and Biological Effects of Space Radiation

  • Ohnishi, Takeo;Takahashi, Akihisa;Ohnishi, Ken
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • 제9권3호
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    • pp.37-40
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    • 2002
  • Astronauts are constantly exposed to space radiation at a low-dose rate during long-tenn stays in space. Therefore, it is important to determine correctly the biological effects of space radiation on human health. Space radiations contain various kinds of different energy particles, especially high linear energy transfer (LET) particles. Therefore, we have to study the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of space radiation under microgravity environment which may change RBE from a stress for cells. Furthermore, the research about space radiation might give us useful information about birth and evolution of life on the earth. We also can realize the importance of preventing the ozone layer from depletion by use of exposure equipment to sunlight at International Space Station (ISS).

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X선촬영실 내에서의 공간산란선량 변동에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Behavior of the Free Space Scatter dose in X-ray Diagnostic Room)

  • 오현주;김성수;김영일;임한영;김흥태;이후민;김학성;이상석
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 1994
  • In this pauper, when the X-ray exposure condition is 70, 90, 110 kV, 10 mAs, FFD 180 cm, FSO $10{\times}10$, $35{\times}35\;cm$, toward the $36{\times}36{\times}15\;cm$ acryl phantom, the free space scatter dose rate at the 15th points in X-ray diagnostic room was measured by electrometer and 1800 co ionization chamber. Therefore, the free space scatter dose distribution profile was drown, and then, the free space scatter dose contribution percentage was Investigated. The obtained results are summarized as following. 1. The X-ray tube leakage dose rate of the experiment generator at the 1 m from focus was measured maximum 85 mR/hr, minimum 20 mR/hr, therefore, this values was appeared below the KS rules, 2. The free space scatter dose become to larger at the primary X-ray beam around area, and lower at the back ward X-ray tube. The maximum values were 3,812 mR/hr at the front Lt 1 m $45^{\circ}$ point, minimum 117 mR/hr at the back ward 1 m $180^{\circ}C$ point. 3. As the more tube voltage and field size increase, the more free space scatter dose contribution percentage become to increase, as to 90 kV from 70 kV, increase to 12 %, to 110 kV from 90 kV, increase to 18 %, and then, become to 11 % at the $10{\times}10\;cm$ and 87 % at the $35{\times}35\;cm$. 4. The 89 % of the total producted scatter ray occured from acryl phantom, at the X-ray tube housing 6 %, at the front side back wall 5 %. 5. The free space scatter dose contribution percentage at the one point build up 80 % from the phanton direction, 14 % from the X-ray tube and collimator direction, 2.2 % from the front wall, 1.8 % from the side wall, 1.7 % the back wall.

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몬테칼로 방법을 이용한 방사성 불소에 대한 L-블럭형 방호장비의 차폐율 및 공간의 선량분포 계산 (Calculation of Shielding Rate and Dose Distribution of Space of L-Block-Type Protective Equipment for Radioactive Fluorine using the Monte Carlo Method)

  • 한동현
    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.813-819
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구에서는 방사성 불소의 인체 내 주입 시 방사선 방호목적으로 사용되는 L-블럭형 방호장비의 차폐율과 주변공간의 선량분포를 몬테칼로 방법을 이용해 계산하였다. L-블럭형 차폐장치의 몸체 및 윈도우 부위의 차폐율은 99.99 %였다. 1 m거리에서 계산한 선량분포는 XZ평면의 135°, 45°, 225°, 315°, 180°에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났고, 0°, 90°, 270°에서는 매우 낮게 계산되었다. YZ평면에서는 135°, 180°, 225°에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났고, 나머지 각도에서는 매우 낮게 계산되었다. AZ와 BZ 평면에서도 YZ평면과 유사한 결과를 나타냈다. 또한 선원의 수평방향과 선원의 상방 45°방향의 선량분포를 통해 225°~315°범위에서 차폐율이 가장 우수함을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 결과가 방사선 작업 종사자들의 방사선 방호에 필요한 기초자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

Radiation Effects on the Power MOSFET for Space Applications

  • Lho, Young-Hwan;Kim, Ki-Yup
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.449-452
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    • 2005
  • The electrical characteristics of solid state devices such as the bipolar junction transistor (BJT), metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), and other active devices are altered by impinging photon radiation and temperature in the space environment. In this paper, the threshold voltage, the breakdown voltage, and the on-resistance for two kinds of MOSFETs (200 V and 100 V of $V_{DSS}$) are tested for ${\gamma}-irradiation$ and compared with the electrical specifications under the pre- and post-irradiation low dose rates of 4.97 and 9.55 rad/s as well as at a maximum total dose of 30 krad. In our experiment, the ${\gamma}-radiation$ facility using a low dose, available at Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), has been applied on two commercially available International Rectifier (IR) products, IRFP250 and IRF540.

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Forbush Decreases Observed by the LRO/CRaTER

  • 손종대;오수연;이유;김어진;이주희
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.120.1-120.1
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    • 2012
  • The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) launched on June 16, 2009 has six experiments including of the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER) onboard. The CRaTER instrument characterizes the radiation environment to be experienced by humans during future lunar missions. The CRaTER instrument measures the effects of ionizing energy loss in matter specifically in silicon solid-state detectors due to penetrating solar energetic protons (SEP) and galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) after interactions with tissue-equivalent plastic (TEP), a synthetic analog of human tissue. The CRaTER instrument houses a compact and highly precise microdosimeter. It measures dose rates below one micro-Rad/sec in silicon in lunar radiation environment. Forbush decrease (FD) event is the sudden decrease of GCR flux. We use the data of cosmic ray and dose rates observed by the CRaTER instrument. We also use the CME list of STEREO SECCHI inner, outer coronagraph and the interplanetary CME data of the ACE/MAG instrument.We examine the origins and the characteristics of the FD-like events in lunar radiation environment. We also compare these events with the FD events on the Earth. We find that whenever the FD events are recorded at ground Neutron Monitor stations, the FD-like events also occur on the lunar environments. The flux variation amplitude of FD-like events on the Moon is approximately two times larger than that of FD events on the Earth. We compare time profiles of GCR flux with of the dose rate of FD-like events in the lunar environment. We figure out that the distinct FD-like events correspond to dose rate events in the CRaTER on lunar environment during the event period.

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스키장의 자연방사선량 측정(경기도 지역을 중심으로) (Measurement of the Natural Radiation Dose in the Ski Field (Focusing on the Gyeonggi Province area))

  • 정홍문;정재은
    • 한국방사선학회논문지
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    • 제11권3호
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    • pp.117-122
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    • 2017
  • 레저생활의 급증으로 인하여 스키장 사용 인구가 급격히 증가하고 있다. 스키장은 직접적으로 자연광이나 우주선을 받을 확률이 높다. 왜냐하면 고도가 존재하는 산에 위치하기 때문이다. 일반적으로 고도가 높아질수록 자연방사선량이 증가한다는 사실은 널리 알려져 있다. 하지만 아직까지 스키장 고도에 관한 자연방사선량은 보고되지 않았다. 국내에는 다양한 스키장이 존재를 하지만 이번논문에서는 경기도 지역의 스키장4곳을 선정하여 고도에 따른 자연방사선량을 측정하였다. 결과적으로 스키장은 고도가 낮은 일반생활 지역에서보다는 방사선량보다 조금 많은 방사선량이 측정되었다. 우려할 수준은 아니지만 스키장 이용 시에는 반드시 스키 장비인 고글이나 다양한 스키 웨어(고글, 마스크, 헬멧)를 착용하여 자연방사선량을 보호한다면 환경방사선으로부터 안전하게 스키를 즐길 수 있을 것이다.

Proton and γ-ray Induced Radiation Effects on 1 Gbit LPDDR SDRAM Fabricated on Epitaxial Wafer for Space Applications

  • Park, Mi Young;Chae, Jang-Soo;Lee, Chol;Lee, Jungsu;Shin, Im Hyu;Kim, Ji Eun
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.229-236
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    • 2016
  • We present proton-induced single event effects (SEEs) and γ-ray-induced total ionizing dose (TID) data for 1 Gbit lowpower double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (LPDDR SDRAM) fabricated on a 5 μm epitaxial layer (54 nm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology). We compare our radiation tolerance data for LPDDR SDRAM with those of general DDR SDRAM. The data confirms that our devices under test (DUTs) are potential candidates for space flight applications.

portable 흉부촬영시 공간산란선량에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Scattered Dose in Portable Chest Radiography)

  • 안봉선;이환형
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.63-67
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this study is to survey the present status of portable radiography and the result of free space scattered dose rate when taking a radiography at the general hospital or the university hospital in Taejon city. The results were as follows; 1. The number of cases using portable radiography for three years increased to averages 16.2%, 7.7% per year from January 1st in 1996 to December 31st in 1998. 2. The average of distance of adjacent patients was 219.1 cm at the ward. 3. For portable chest radiography, the free space scattered dose rate was 10.5 mSv/hr at 50 cm distance, 1.8 mSv/hr at 100 cm distance, and 0.2 mSv/hr at 200 cm distance. Therefore, in case of portable chest radiography at the ward, the average of distance of adjacent patients is 219.1 cm, so it does not have influence on the adjacent patients. But during the portable radiography, a guardian who is close to the patient, doctor, nurse and radiologic technologists has to set up the shield to prevent from the unnecessary radiation or the distance should be as great as possible from the mobile X-ray equipment.

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