• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권9호
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• pp.1377-1384
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• 2018

Accurate measurement of the absorbed dose and the effective dose is required in dental panoramic radiography involving relatively low energy with a rotational X-ray tube system using long exposures. To determine the effectiveness of measuring the irradiation by using passive dosimetry, we compared the entrance skin doses by using a radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter (RPL) and an optically stimulated luminescence detector (OSL) in a phantom model consisting of nine and 31 transverse sections. The parameters of the panoramic device were set to 80 kV, 4 mA, and 12 s in the standard program mode. The X-ray spectrum was applied in the same manner as the panoramic dose by using the SpekCalc Software. The results indicated a mass attenuation coefficient of $0.008226cm^2/g$, and an effective energy of 34 keV. The equivalent dose between the RPL and the OSL was calculated based on a product of the absorbed doses. The density of the aluminum attenuators was $2.699g/cm^3$. During the panoramic examination, tissue absorption doses with regard to the RPL were a surface dose of $75.33{\mu}Gy$ and a depth dose of $71.77{\mu}Gy$, those with regard to the OSL were surface dose of $9.2{\mu}Gy$ a depth dose of $70.39{\mu}Gy$ and a mean dose of $74.79{\mu}Gy$. The effective dose based on the International Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 103 tissue weighting factor for the RPL were $0.742{\mu}Sv$, $8.9{\mu}Sv$, $2.96{\mu}Sv$ and those for the OSL were $0.754{\mu}Sv$, $9.05{\mu}Sv$, and $3.018{\mu}Sv$ in the parotid and sublingual glands, orbit, and thyroid gland, respectively. The RPL was more effective than the OSL for measuring the absorbed radiation dose in low-energy systems with a rotational X-ray tube.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.195-203
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• 2021

Although intra oral dental x-ray is a lower dose than other radiological examinations, pediatric patients are known to have a higher risk of radiation damage than adults. For this reason, pediatric dental x-ray requires management of dose evaluation and imaging conditions during the examination. In this study, the dose calculation program ALARA-Dental(child/adult) was used to evaluate the organ dose and effective dose exposed to each examination site during intra oral imaging of children during dental radiographic examination, and dose analysis according to the imaging conditions was performed. As a result, the highest organ dose distribution was shown at 0.044 ~ 0.097 mGy in all are as of the mucous membrane of oral cavity except for the maxillary incisors and canines. Also, in the case of the thyroid gland, the maxillary canine and maxillary premolar examination showed 0.027 and 0.020 mGy, respectively, and the dose distribution was 15.4% to 70.0% higher than that of the mandibular examination. As for the effective dose calculated during intra oral imaging, the maxillary anterior and canine examinations showed the highest effective doses of 0.005 and 0.004 mSv, respectively, and the maxillary area examination showed a higher dose distribution on average than the mandible.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.457-468
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• 2022

It has been demonstrated that APPL1 (adaptor protein, phosphotyrosine interacting with PH domain and leucine zipper 1) is involved in the regulation of several growth-related signaling pathways and thus closely associated with the development and progression of some cancers. Diallyl trisulfide (DAT), a garlic-derived bioactive compound, exerts selective cytotoxicity to various human cancer cells through interfering with pro-survival signaling pathways. However, whether and how DAT affects survival of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells remain unclear. Herein, we tested the hypothesis of the involvement of APPL1 in DAT-induced cytotoxicity in HCC HepG2 cells. We found that Lys 63 (K63)-linked polyubiquitination of APPL1 was significantly decreased whereas phosphorylation of APPL1 at serine residues remained unchanged in DAT-treated HepG2 cells. Compared with wild-type APPL1, overexpression of APPL1 K63R mutant dramatically increased cell apoptosis and mitigated cell survival, along with a reduction of phosphorylation of STAT3, Akt, and Erk1/2. In addition, DAT administration markedly reduced protein levels of intracellular TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6). Genetic inhibition of TRAF6 decreased K63-linked polyubiquitination of APPL1. Moreover, the cytotoxicity impacts of DAT on HepG2 cells were greatly attenuated by overexpression of wild-type APPL1. Taken together, these results suggest that APPL1 polyubiquitination probably mediates the inhibitory effects of DAT on survival of HepG2 cells by modulating STAT3, Akt, and Erk1/2 pathways.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2023

The height of the table should be considered important during computed tomography (CT) examination, but according to previous studies, not all radiology technologists set the table at the patient's center at the examination, which affects the exposure dose and image quality received by the patient. Therefore, this study intends to study the image quality exposure dose according to the height of the table to realize the optimal image quality and dose during the brain CT scan. The head phantom images were acquired using Philips Brilliance iCT 256. When the image was acquired, the table height was adjusted to 815, 865, 915, 965, 1015, and 1030 mm, respectively, and each scan was performed 3 times for each height. For the exposure dose measurement, optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter (OSLD) was attached to the front, side, eye, and thyroid gland of the head phantom. In the signal to noise ratio (SNR) measurement result, The SNR values for each table height were all lower than 915 mm. As a result of exposure dose, the exposure dose on each area increased as the table height decreased. The height of the table has a close relationship with the patient's radiation exposure dose in the CT scan.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.112-117
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• 1993

연구배경 :핵사고시 가장 중요한 유출방사성핵종의 하나이며, 갑상선암 및 갑상선 기능항진증 치료에 없어서는 안되는 치료제인 방사성옥소($^{131}I$)는 과량 투여시 백혈병 또는 유전이상을 나타낼 것으로 추측되고 있으나, 이에 대해서는 아직 논란의 여지가 있다. 방법 : 실험군은 방사성옥소를 투여하지 않고 위장수술만을 시행한 대조군과, 갑상선 기능항진증의 치료용량인 10mCi/60Kg(0.17mCi/Kg)을 투여하는 군, 갑상선암의 치료용량인 100 mCi/60 Kg (1.67 mCi/Kg)을 투여하는군, 그리고 골수억제 등의 부작용 때문에 치료를 중단하게 되는 1000 mCi/60 Kg(16.67 mCi/Kg)를 투여하는 군으로 나누어 실험을 시행하였다. 각 군은 생후 6주(30g)전후의 생쥐 10마리로 구성되었으며, 방사성옥소는 복강에 투여하였다. 투여 1일 및 3일 후 생쥐를 희생시켜 골수를 채취하고, 이를 대상으로 미소핵검사를 시행하였다. 미소핵은 골수세포 중핵이 없는 정염성 및 다염성적헐구에서 관찰하며, 1000개의 세포 중 미소핵이 나타난 세포수를 %로 표시하였다. 결과 : 다염성 적혈구 (괄호안은 정염성 적혈구)에서의 미소핵 발현은 대조군의 경우 1일째 $0.25{\pm}0.07$ ($0.23{\pm}0.07$)%, 3일째 $0.24{\pm}0.07$ ($0.21{\pm}0.07$)%, 치료용량의 방사성옥소를 투여한 군 중 0.17 mCi/Kg을 투여한 군에서는 1일째 $0.27{\pm}0.1$ ($0.23{\pm}0.09$)%, 3일째 $0.28{\pm}0.07$ ($0.25{\pm}0.06$)%, 1.67 mCi/Kg을 투여한 군에서는 1일째 $0.29{\pm}0.08$ ($0.26{\pm}0.09$)%, 3일째 $0.31{\pm}0.05$ ($0.29{\pm}0.06$)%, 16.67mCi/Kg를 투여하는 군에서는 1일째 $0.32{\pm}0.06$ ($0.25{\pm}0.09$)%, 3일째 $0.33{\pm}0.08$ ($0.3{\pm}0.06$)%를 보였다. 투여한 방사성옥소의 양이 많을수록 미소핵 빈도수가 증가하는 경향을 보였으나, 각 군간에 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 결론 : 임상적으로 치료를 중단하게 되는 1000mCi/60 Kg(16.67 mCi/Kg)를 투여한 군에서도 생쥐 골수내 미소핵이 발현되지 않는 것으로 보아, 방사성옥소는 비교적 안심하고 치료에 사용할 수 있는 제제로 사료되었다.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.445-462
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to provide some basic data for the direction of nursing education and practice to prevent nursing malpractice as investgating perception of the nurse on the nursing malpractice and its case. Data were collected from 450 nurse working in four general hospitals which were located in Chonbuk province from November 9 to 21, 1998 through questionnare. The structured instruments developed by the reseacher were used for collecting data. The Results were as follows: 1) As for the cognition of the nursing malpractice case, the transfusion accident was 37.3%, the side-effects of KCL injection(19.3%), hymen rupture by uterus cancer test, the side-effects of aminophyllin injections on dyspnea patient and the others were 10% below. 2) With regard to the channel of the perception of the nursing malpractice case, mass-communication was taken first and followed through by neighbors, In-service education, school education, continuing education 3) As for the direct${\cdot}$indirect experience of the nursing malpractice case, transfusion accident was 51.3%, the fall of NPO patient after an operation 40.1%, the side-effect of KCL injection 32.5%, suicide of the psychiatric patient 32.5%, and the others were 30% below. 4) The possibility of nursing malpractice case was an average 2.57(${\pm}$0.91) and the highest was the fall of the NPO patient after an operation. 5) The perception on the responsibility of the nursing malpractice in its case was indicated as a joint-fault in ten nursing malpractice instances. As compared to the real decision, nurse's perception of the responsibility in the fall of the NPO patient after an operation, the side-effect of KCL injection, the tracheal edema of the patient who had a thyroid operation, the suicide of psychiatric patient, the hymen rupture by uterus cancer test accorded real decisions. But the other cases were different from the real decisions. These cases were perceived as ones of joint fault even in cases determined as Dr's single fault cases or those in which both doctor and nurse were declared free of fault. 6) Knowledge levels of the nursing malpractice, school education and In-service education were perceived as low but anxiety levels of the malpractice were high. 7) With regard to the countmeasure of the hospital after nursing malpractice, the rate answered as "the practice settled the accident temporarily and forced the person in charge to be punished" was highest. In conclusion, the level of the cognition of the clinical nurse on nursing malpractice cases was low. As nurses' perception on the responsibility of the nursing malpractice case was compared to the real decision, there was a difference in five cases out of the ten cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.792-798
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• 1998

배경: 기관의 폐쇄 질환은 기관 삽관과 기관 절개술에 의한 협착, 기관 종양, 갑상선 종양, 기관내 결핵등 다양한 질환이 원인이 될 수 있는데 최근 이런 기관 질환에 대해 병변 부위를 완전히 절제한 후 단단 문합 술을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻고 있다. 대상 및 방법: 이에 저자들은 1985년에서 1996년까지 38명의 기관 폐쇄 병변에 대해 실시한 기관 절제 및 재건술의 성적과 결과를 분석하였다. 기관 절제 길이는 2 cm이하에서 6 cm까지 다양하였으며, 수술 방법은 경부 횡절개 22례, 경부 및 부분 흉골 정중절개 12명, 우측 흉부절개 를 4례에서 시행하였으며, 기관 병변 주위를 완전 절제한후 32명의 환자에서 기관 단단 문합술을, 6명의 환자에게 윤상연골 절제가 동반된 후두 기관 문합술을 시행하였다. 이중 3명에서 봉합부 장력을 감소시키기 위해 후두 분리가 필요하였다. 결과: 합병증으로 창상 감염 4례, 문합 부위 육아종 증식 2례, 성대 마비 1례, 폐렴 2례, 전신성 캔디디아시스 1례가 발생하여 그중 수술전 의식이 명료하지 않아서 수술후 T-tnbe 삽입이 필요하였던 2명 환자가 폐렴에 의해, 외상에 의해 전신성 캔디디아시스가 발생한 1례가 사망하였다. 결론: 이상의 성적으로 6 cm 까지의 기관 병변에서 기관 절제가 재건술로 좋은 결과를 얻을 수 있었으나 의식 상태나 전신상태가 나쁜 환자에서의 기관절제와 재건술은 수술후 합병증 및 사망률이 높으므로 보존적 치료가 좋을 것으로 사료된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.324-331
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• 2010

The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) has become a workhorse flap as a means of reconstructing surgical defects in the head and neck region. We have transferred 12 RFFFs with fasciocutaneous type on oral cavity defects in 12 patients after cancer resection and submucous fibrotic lesion ablation from 2005 to 2007 at Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Pusan National University Hospital. We reviewed retrospectively patients' charts and followed up the patients. Clinical analysis on the cases with RFFFs focusing on flap morbidity, indications and available vessels was done. The results of study are follows: 1. RFFF could be applied for all kind of defects after resection of tongue, floor of mouth, buccal mucosa, denuded bone of palate, maxilla, and mandible. 2. All free flaps could be used for primary reconstruction. The survival rate of 12 RFFFs was 92%. Partial marginal loss of the flaps was shown as 3 cases among 12 cases. Large size-vessels like superior thyroid artery, facial artery, internal jugular vein were favorable for microvascular anastomosis. 3. Parenteral nutrition instead of nasal L-tube also can be favorable for postoperative a week for better healing of the flap if the patients couldn't be tolerable with nasal tubing. 4. Donor sites with thigh skin graft were repaired with wrist band for 2 weeks. The complications included scarring, abnormal sensation on hand, and reduced grip strength in few patients, but those didn't induce major side effects. 5. Most RFFFs were well healed even if mortality rate of cancer patients was shown as 50% (5/10 persons). The mortality of patients was not correlated with morbidity of the flaps. We could identify the usefulness of RFFF for restoration of oral function, esthetics if the flap design, tissue transfer indications, and well controlled operation are proceeded.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2011

Background and Objectives : Temporary or permanent vocal paralysis can be occurred after head and neck surgery such as thyroid cancer, esophageal resection, and chest operation including lung parenchymal resection, due to a vagus or recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. The authors aimed to determine the clinical efficacy of using Calcium-Hydroxyapatite (CaHA) for permanent unilateral vocal cord palsy patients. Materials and Method : Between July 2008 to July 2010, among patients with chief complain of hoarseness and aspiration, only who were diagnosed as unilateral vocal cord palsy under laryngoscopy, were selected. The patients included 3 females and 13 males age range between 29 to 79 and average age was 60 years old. Results : The hoarseness range were $8.94{\pm}0.77$, $4.63{\pm}1.02$, $4.31{\pm}1.30$ statistically showing significant postoperative improve at preoperative, 1 week and 3 months. Also aspiration were $7.44{\pm}2.48$, $3.63{\pm}1.82$, $3.19{\pm}1.91$ statistically improved during the same period. The result of voice analysis showed that the frequency range shows decrease at 1 week and 3 months after the injection compared to that of the preoperative result in both male and female group (Male: $161.63{\pm}32.78$ Hz, $139.13{\pm}30.63$ Hz, $146.67{\pm}34.20$ Hz ; Female: $244.62{\pm}26.62$ Hz, $244.91{\pm}42.03$ Hz, $237.50{\pm}38.95$ Hz). The Maximal phonation time were $2.75{\pm}1.06$ (sec), $8.88{\pm}3.46$ (sec), $8.44{\pm}3.71$ (sec) statistically showing significant postoperative improve at preoperative, 1 week and 3 months. Conclusion : Injection laryngoplasty with CaHA in unilateral vocal cord paralysis is very safe and efficient procedure to improve a voice disorder, a swallowing difficulty, and a quality of life for those patients with a sacrificed RLN, a cancer invasion of the nerve, and a prolonged vocal cord paralysis which is more than six to twelve months.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2014

목적: 대퇴골 근위부에 발생한 악성 골 종양의 치료로 사지 구제술을 시행하는 경우 환자의 생존과 더불어 술 후 보행 등의 기능회복이 중요하다. 대퇴골 근위부의 악성 골 종양에 의한 통증 또는 병적 골절이 발생한 환자에 대하여 종양 대치물을 이용한 사지 구제술 시행 후 임상 결과에 대해서 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2005년 2월부터 2014년 1월까지 대퇴골 근위부 악성 골 종양을 진단 받고 통증 또는 병적 골절이 발생하여 대퇴골 근위부 절제술 및 종양 대치물을 이용한 사지 구제술을 시행한 20예(19명)를 대상으로 하였다. 평균 연령은 63.1세(범위 35-86세)였으며 남자가 14예, 여자가 6예였다. 평균 추시 기간은 20개월(1-94개월)이었고, 전이성 골 종양 15예, 골육종 4예, 다발성 골수종 1예였으며, 전이성 병변의 원발 암은 폐암 4예, 간암 3예, 신장암 3예였고, 유방암, 갑상선암, 대장암, 전립선암, 악성 방추 세포암이 각각 1예씩 이었다. 사용된 종양 대치물은 모두 조립형 종양 대치물로 Kotz's$^{(R)}$ Modular Tumor prosthesis (Howmedica, Rutherford, New Jersey)가 3예에서 사용되었고, MUTARS$^{(R)}$ proximal femur system (Implantcast, Munster, Germany)이 17예에서 사용되었다. 수술 전 후의 동통 정도를 Visual Analogue Scales(VAS)로 평가하였으며, 술 후 하지의 기능적 평가를 위해 Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score(MSTS) grading system 을 이용하였다. 결과: 최종 추시 시 20예(19명) 중 11예(10명)가 생존하고 9예(9명)가 사망하였으며 사망한 환자의 술 후 평균 생존기간은 10.1개월(1-38개월) 이었다. VAS 점수는 술 전 평균 8.40점(5-10점)에서 술 후 평균 1.35점(0-3점)으로 호전 되었고, 수술 후 MSTS 기능적 평가는 평균 19.65점(65.50%) (7-28점)이었다. 수술과 관련된 합병증으로는 국소 재발 2예, 혈종 3예, 감염 3예, 음낭 종창 2예, 탈구 1예였고 치환물 주위 골절이나 해리는 없었다. 결론: 대퇴골 근위부에 발생한 악성 골 종양에 의한 통증 또는 병적 골절이 발생한 경우 종양 대치물을 이용한 사지 구제술은 조기의 통증 감소 및 기능 회복을 위한 적절한 치료로 생각된다.