• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.154-159
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• 2011

국내 원전에서는 고 방사선량율 또는 고피폭 예상 방사선작업에 종사자의 가슴과 등에 두 개의 개인선량계를 패용하여 피폭방사선량을 평가하고 있다. 이러한 Two-Dosimeter Algorithm (TDA)으로 현장시험과 심층검토를 통해 NCRP(55:50) TDA를 최적 알고리즘으로 최종적으로 선정하였고, 2006년 이후 원전 종사자의 피폭방사선량 평가 실무에 적용 중에 있다. 한편, 2007년 국제방사선방호위원회(ICRP)는 간행물 ICRP 103을 통해 방사선가중계수 및 조직가중계수와 기준 인체모형팬텀(Reference phantom) 등을 일부 변경한 유효선량 평가방법을 제시하였다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 국내원전에서 적용되고 있는 NCRP (55:50) TDA에 대해 ICRP 103 방사선방호 체계 하에서의 계속 적용 타당성을 분석하였다. 그 결과, NCRP (55:50) TDA를 계속 사용하더라도 ICRP 103의 유효선량을 신뢰성 있게 평가할 수 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2009년도 정보 및 제어 심포지움 논문집
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• pp.159-162
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• 2009

The necessity of radiation dosimeter with precise measurement of radiation dose is increased and required in the field of spacecraft, radiotheraphy hospital, atomic plant facility, etc. where radiation exists. Until now, a low power commercial metal-oxide semiconductor(MOS) transistor has been tested as a gamma radiation dosimeter. The measurement error between the actual value and the measurement one can occur since the MOSFET(MOS field-effect transistor) dosimeter, which is now being used, has two gates with same width. The measurement value of dosimeter depends on the variation of threshold voltage, which can be affected by the environment such as temperature. In this paper, a radiation dosimeter having a pair of MOSFET is designed in the same silicon substrate, in which each of the MOSFETs is operable in a bias mode and a test mode. It can measure the radiation dose by the difference between the threshold voltages regardless of the variation of temperature.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2008

국내 원전에서는 과거에 불균일 방사선장이 형성되는 고피폭 방사선작업에 2개의 복수선량계(TLD)를 머리와 기슴에 패용하였으며, 이들 선량계 판독값 중에서 최대값을 유효선량으로 평가함으로써 일정 부분이 과대평가되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 이러한 문제점을 개선하고자 국제적인 기관에서 제시된 복수선량계 알고리즘을 대상으로 적절한 알고리즘을 선정하기 위한 현장적용 시험을 실시하였다. 여기에는 캐나다 원전사업자(OPG), 미국표준기술협회(ANSI HPS N13.41), NCRP(55/50), NCRP(70/30), EPRI (NRC), Lakshmanan, Kim(Texas A&M University) 알고리즘 등을 대상으로 하였고, 국내 원전의 계획예방정비기간동안 고피폭이 예상되는 방사선작업을 대상으로 작업종사자에게 3개의 복수선량계를 가슴, 머리, 등에 동시에 패용하였고 판독하였다. 이 시험 결과에 따르면 Lakshmanan 알고리즘을 제외하고 유효선량 평가에서 모든 복수선량계 알고리즘이 거의 유사한 경향을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 한편 현장적용시험 결과와 이들 알고리즘의 기술적 배경과 방사선작업과정에서의 편의성 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 NCRP(55/50) 알고리즘을 최종적으로 선정하였다. 또한 복수선량계 지급조건은 INPO와 ANSI의 지침을 검토하여 빙사선량율이 1 mSv/hr 이상이면서 인체 특정부위 간의 선량율이 30% 이상차이가 나고 단일 작업에서 2mSv 이상피폭을 받을 것으로 예상될 때 지급하는 것으로 결정하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2009

Two dosimeters are provided to radiation workers participating in tasks where high radiation exposure is expected during maintenance at nuclear power plants. At Korean nuclear power plants, two dosimeters are currently provided for tasks where exposure rates exceed 1 mSv/hr, the difference of equivalent dose to specific parts of the body is more than 30% and an exposure of more than 2 mSv is expected in a single task. These conditions for the provisioning of two dosimeters are based on previous field test results, and it is recommended that the dosimeters be worn on the chest and back. It was also found that the workers felt it was more convenient when they wore two dosimeters on chest and back rather than on chest and head. After the application of previous field test results to practice, it was found that the calculated effective dose for workers during radiation work was lower than the maximum dose of chest or back dosimeter by approximately 10%-30%. This performance is regarded not only to meet the international guideline but also to provide convenience for workers during radiation work.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2016

Background: We are developing a small size dosimeter for dose estimation in particle therapies. The developed dosimeter is an optical fiber based dosimeter mounting an radiation induced luminescence material, such as an OSL or a scintillator, at a tip. These materials generally suffer from the quenching effect under high LET particle irradiation. Materials and Methods: We fabricated two types of the small size dosimeters. They used an OSL material Eu:BaFBr and a BGO scintillator. Carbon ions were irradiated into the fabricated dosimeters at Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC). The small size dosimeters were set behind the water equivalent acrylic phantom. Bragg peak was observed by changing the phantom thickness. An ion chamber was also placed near the small size dosimeters as a reference. Results and Discussion: Eu:BaFBr and BGO dosimeters showed a Bragg peak at the same thickness as the ion chamber. Under high LET particle irradiation, the response of the luminescence-based small size dosimeters deteriorated compared with that of the ion chamber due to the quenching effect. We confirmed the luminescence efficiency of Eu:BaFBr and BGO decrease with the LET. The reduction coefficient of luminescence efficiency was different between the BGO and the Eu:BaFBr. The LET can be determined from the luminescence ratio between Eu:BaFBr and BGO, and the dosimeter response can be corrected. Conclusion: We evaluated the LET dependence of the luminescence efficiency of the BGO and Eu:BaFBr as the quenching effect. We propose and discuss the correction of the quenching effect using the signal intensity ratio of the both materials. Although the correction precision is not sufficient, feasibility of the proposed correction method is proved through basic experiments.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2014

Background: The physician's hands are close to the X-ray field in C-arm fluoroscopy-guided pain interventions. We prospectively investigated the radiation attenuation of Proguard RR-2 gloves. Methods: In 100 cases, the effective doses (EDs) of two dosimeters without a radiation-reducing glove were collected. EDs from the two dosimeters-one dosimeter wrapped with a glove and the other dosimeter without a glove-were also measured at the side of the table (Group 1, 140 cases) and at a location 20 cm away from the side of the table (Group 2, 120 cases). Mean differences such as age, height, weight, radiation absorbed dose (RAD), exposure time, ED, and ratio of EDs were analyzed. Results: In the EDs of two dosimeters without gloves, there were no significant differences ($39.0{\pm}36.3{\mu}Sv$ vs. $38.8{\pm}36.4{\mu}Sv$) (P = 0.578). The RAD ($192.0{\pm}182.0radcm^2$) in Group 2 was higher than that ($132.3{\pm}103.5radcm^2$) in Group 1 (P = 0.002). The ED ($33.3{\pm}30.9{\mu}Sv$) of the dosimeter without a glove in Group 1 was higher than that ($12.3{\pm}8.8{\mu}Sv$) in Group 2 (P < 0.001). The ED ($24.4{\pm}22.4{\mu}Sv$) of the dosimeter wrapped with a glove in Group 1 was higher than that ($9.2{\pm}6.8{\mu}Sv$) in Group 2 (P < 0.001). No significant differences were noted in the ratio of EDs ($73.5{\pm}6.7%$ vs. $74.2{\pm}9.3%$, P = 0.469) between Group 1 and Group 2. Conclusions: Proguard RR-2 gloves have a radiation attenuation effect of 25.8-26.5%. The radiation attenuation is not significantly different by intensity of scatter radiation or the different RADs of C-arm fluoroscopy.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 2005년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.830-831
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• 2005

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제18권E4호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2002

A novel portable device for the direct measurement of alveolar breath carbon monoxide (CO) was developed. The major components of the device include a mouthpiece, non-rebreathing two-way valve, Teflon tube, and CO dosimeter. An alveolar CO measurement can be completed within 1.5 min when using the proposed device and measurement protocol. Measurements could be read to the nearest 0.1 ppm. Humidity did not influence the CO measurements taken by the CO dosimeter, plus there were no problems associated with the recovery and carryover of CO through the device. The criterion for significance in statistical analyses was p< 0.05. The average recovery was 103 and 99% for recovery and carryover experiments, respectively. Test results using the proposed alveolar CO measurement system reflected a good reproducibility. This reproducibility was also supported by the finding that the relative standard deviations (RSDs) of the data sets were less than 7％ for the loss experiment and less than 8% for the carryover experiment. Consequently, it would appear that the proposed device can be effectively applied to measure CO levels found in breath, thereby overcoming several disadvantages associated with the conventional bag and adsorbent tube sampling methods.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.248-253
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• 2018

Radiation protection in the scrotum to reduce the risk of genetic effect in the future is very important. This study aimed to measure the scrotal dose outside the treatment fields by using the radio-photoluminescence glass dosimeter (RPLGD). The characteristics of RPLGD model GD-302M were studied. Scattered dose to scrotum was measured in one liposarcoma case with the prescribed dose of 60 Gy. RPLGDs were placed in three different locations: one RPLGD was positioned at the posterior area which closer to the scrotum, and the other two RPLGDs were placed between the penis and the scrotum. Three RPLGDs were employed in each location. The scattered doses were measured in every fraction during the whole course of treatment. The entire number of 100 RPLGDs showed the uniformity within ±2%. The signal from RPLGD demonstrated linear proportion to the radiation dose (r = 0.999). The relative energy response correction factor was 1.05. The average scrotal dose was 4.1 ± 0.9 cGy per fraction. The results presented a wide range since there was a high uncertainty during RPLGD placement. The total scrotal dose for the whole course of treatment was 101.9 cGy (1.7% of the prescribed dose). The RPLGD model GD-302M could be used to measure scattered dose after applying the relative energy correction factor.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to compare the basic radiological characteristics of in-house polymer gel and commercially-available gel (BANG^TM) gel dosimeters with a spectro-photometer to use a optical computed tomography (CT) scanner. We investigated the radiological characteristics including dose linearity, absorbance spectrum, dose rate dependency and inter-and intra-reproducibility at wavelengths of 590, 600 and 630 nm. The optimal dose linearities of two gel dosimeters showed R² value of 0.939 and 0.948 at wavelengths of 590 nm and 600 nm, respectively. For two polymer gel dosimeters, there is no peak sensitivity within the range of all wavelengths in absorbance spectrum. For in-house gel dosimeter, the dose rate dependency were within 5% for all wavelengths except for the dose rate of 100 MU/min. For BANG^TM gel dosimeter, the dose rate dependency showed an error range of ±5% for all wavelengths. The inter-and intra-reproducibility of two gel dosimeters were within the range of 2.5%. We have confirmed that the two gel dosimeters was appropriate for use with a optical CT scanner.