• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.343-350
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• 2010

체외충격파쇄석술(Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy ; ESWL) 시 환자가 받는 방사선 피폭선량을 측정하기 위하여 신장 및 요관 결석으로 진단을 받은 총 55명(남:36명, 여:19명)을 대상으로 방사선피폭선량을 측정하였다. 측정 방법은 투시 관전압 80kVp, 관전류 5mA로 고정하여 인체 모형의 Rando Phantom과 형광유리 선량계를 사용하였으며, 주요 장기인 양측 신장, 방광, 간에 5분과 10분씩 각각 2회 흡수선량을 측정하여 유효선량으로 환산하였다. 환자 당 평균 시행 횟수는 1.8회(1~4)이었고, 평균 투시시간은 533초(248~2516)로 나타났다. 우측 신장결석 치료 시 우측 신장의 평균값은 2.458mSv, 좌측 신장은 0.152mSv, 간은 1.404mSv, 방광은 0.019mSv로 측정 되었고, 좌측 신장결석 치료 시 좌측 신장의 평균값은 2.496mSv, 우측 신장은 0.252mSv, 간은 0.178mSv, 방광은 0.017mSv이었으며, 하부요관 결석치료 시 방광에서의 평균값은 3.742mSv, 우측 신장은 0.009mSv, 좌측 신장은 0.01mSv로 유효선량이 측정 되었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2022

Background: The effects of radiation on the health of radiation workers who are constantly susceptible to occupational exposure must be assessed based on an accurate and reliable reconstruction of organ-absorbed doses that can be calculated using personal dosimeter readings measured as H_p(10) and dose conversion coefficients. However, the data used in the dose reconstruction contain significant biases arising from the lack of reality and could result in an inaccurate measure of organ-absorbed doses. Therefore, this study quantified the biases involved in organ dose reconstruction and calculated the bias-corrected H_p(10)-to-organ-absorbed dose coefficients for the use in epidemiological studies of Korean radiation workers. Materials and Methods: Two major biases were considered: (a) the bias in H_p(10) arising from the difference between the dosimeter calibration geometry and the actual exposure geometry, and (b) the bias in air kerma-to-H_p(10) conversion coefficients resulting from geometric differences between the human body and slab phantom. The biases were quantified by implementing personal dosimeters on the slab and human phantoms coupled with a Monte Carlo method and considered to calculate the bias-corrected H_p(10)-to-organ-absorbed dose conversion coefficients. Results and Discussion: The bias in H_p(10) was significant for large incident angles and low energies (e.g., 0.32 for right lateral at 218 keV), whereas the bias in dose coefficients was significant for the posteroanterior (PA) geometry only (e.g., 0.79 at 218 keV). The bias-corrected H_p(10)-to-organ-absorbed dose conversion coefficients derived in this study were up to 3.09- fold greater than those from the International Commission on Radiological Protection publications without considering the biases. Conclusion: The obtained results will aid future studies in assessing the health effects of occupational exposure of Korean radiation workers. The bias-corrected dose coefficients of this study can be used to calculate organ doses for Korean radiation workers based on personal dose records.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2011

전반적 시스템 점검(overall system test)을 위해 일반적으로 필름을 이용한 hidden-target test가 시행되어 왔으나 2차원적 측정기로 3차원적인 방사선 영역(radiation field)을 구(sphere)라 가정하고 목표 중심점을 찾는 것이 내재적 분석 오차를 야기시킨다. 본 연구에서는 겔 선량계를 이용하여 3차원적 목표 중심점 오차를 확인하고 이 기술을 소개하고자 한다. 실제 환자의 두경부를 모사할 수 있으며 10개의 겔 선량계를 내부에 삽입할 수 있는 팬텀을 제작하였고 원하는 시기에 합성과 자유로운 용기 선택이 가능한 $BANGkit^{TM}$을 겔 측정기로서 사용하였다. 필름을 이용하는 분석방법이 야기시키는 내재적 분석 오차를 정량적으로 확인 하기 위하여 2개의 방사선 영역은 타원(ellipse) 나머지 8개는 구 형태로 설정하였다. 방사선 수술 전용 선형가속기 기반의 치료기인 노발리스를 이용하여 모의 치료를 3번 반복 수행하였고 $BrainSCAN^{TM}$의 Image fusion, Drawing, Windowing setting 등의 내장 기능을 이용하여 자기공명영상 상의 방사선 영역을 추출하고 기하학적 중심 점을 측정하였다. 본 연구의 목표 중심점 분석 결과는 10개의 방사선 영역에 대해 $0.77{\pm}0.15mm$의 목표 중심점 오차가 발생하였고 각 AP (anterior-posterior), LAT (lateral), VERT (vertical) 방향으로 $0.54{\pm}0.23mm$, $0.37{\pm}0.08mm$, $0.33{\pm}0.10mm$의 방향별 목표 중심점 오차를 갖는다. 10개의 방사선영역 모두에서 목표 중심점 오차는 1 mm 이내이므로 방사선 수술을 시행하기에 적합한 치료 절차와 치료 장비를 갖추고 있음을 간접적으로 보여주었고 자기공명영상기반 겔선량측정법은 실제 방사선 영역의 체적을 이용 함으로서 겹쳐진 필름을 사용하는 기존 목표 중심점 점검기술의 한계를 보완하였다. 결과적으로, 겔 선량측정법을 이용한 3차원적 목표 중심점 점검기술은 전반적 시스템 점검을 위한 하나의 기술이 될 수 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.270-276
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• 1994

연구배경 : 임상에서 기관지과민성의 측정은 천식의 진단과 심한 정도 판정에 유용하므로 널리 쓰이고 있다. 비특이적 기관지 과민성의 측정은 히스타민등의 약물에 의한 기관지 유발검사법이 비교적 쉽게 시행할 수 있으므로 흔히 사용된다. 약물에 의한 기관지 유발검사시 에어로졸의 흡입방법으로 정량 흡입법(dosing technique with counted number of breaths)과 일정시간 흡입법(timed tidal breathing technique)이 널리 사용되고 있다. 일정시간 흡입법은 간단하면서 정확도와 재현성은 정량 흡입법과 차이가 없으며, 비싼 dosimeter가 필요하지 않다. 저자들은 이러한 관점에서 이 검사법은 국내의 임상 현실에 적합한 방법으로 생각하여 히스타민을 이용하여 일정시간 흡입법으로 기관지과민성 측정하는 방법을 소개하고자 한다. 방법: 대상은 정상대조군 42예, 기관지천식 환자 12예, 비염 환자 10예, 그리고 상기도감염 10예이었다, Jet nebulizer를 사용하였으며, 히스타민을 buffered phosphate saline 에 녹혀서, 0.0625부터 25.0mg/ml까지 연속적인 농도의 용액으로 준비하였다. 검사방법은 코를 nose clip으로 막고 마스크를 이용하여 입으로 에어로졸을 2분간 흡입한다. 흡입 후 $FEV_1$을 30초와 90초 후 2번 측정한다. 먼저 생리식염수를 흡입한 후 기저 $FEV_1$ 구한 후, 최저 농도의 히스타민 용액부터 흡입하여 $FEV_1$이 20% 이상 감소할 때까지 반복 흡입한다. 유발농도 20은 먼저 대수 양-반응곡선을 그린 후, 마지막 두 점을 직선 보간(linear interpolation)하여 구하였다. 결과: 생리식염수 흡입후 FEV1보다 20% 이상 감소하는 농도까지 히스타민 흡입은 정상대조군 42예 중 10예를 제외하고 각각의 대상군에서 모두 가능하였으며, 히스타민 유발농도 20을 구할 수 있었다. 정상대조군의 히스타민 유발농도 20의 기하학적 평균값(Geometric Mean${\pm}$Standard Deviation)은 $8.27{\pm}2.22mg/ml$, 기관지 천식군은 $0.33{\pm}3.02mg/ml$, 비염군은 $0.85{\pm}3.24mg/ml $, 그리고 상기도감염군은 $1.47{\pm}1.98mg/ml$이었다. 히스타민 2.5mg/ml 이상의 고농도 용액의 에어로졸 흡입시는 가벼운 부작용은 있었으나 대부분 흡입이 가능하였다. 결론: 히스타민 일정시간 흡입법은 간단한 기구로 시행할 수 있으므로, 우리 현실에 적합한 기관지 유발검사법이라고 생각한다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2012

두경부암 방사선치료 시 공동 경계면 및 주변 치료 부위의 선량 균일도 향상을 위하여 조직 등가의 thermoplastic 구강 보상체를 개발하였다. Thermoplastic의 유용성 평가를 위해, 기존에 사용해 오던 치과용 인상재료인 paraffin, alginate, 그리고 putty로 제작한 각 구강 보상체의 물성 및 선량 분포 향상도를 비교하였다. 물성 평가에는 강도 평가(압축 실험, 낙하 실험)와 자연변형도(시간에 따른 체적 변화) 평가를 수행하였으며, 개발한 선량 검증용 팬톰에 삽입한 유리선량계와 Gafchromic EBT2 필름을 이용하여 표면선량, 공동 경계면 선량 및 빔 측면도를 측정하여 전달 선량을 평가하였다. 두 달간 각 구강 보상체의 자연변형도 평가하였을 때, alginate는 수분증발로 최대 80% 체적 변화를 보였으나, thermoplastic을 포함한 나머지 조직 등가 물질은 체적 변화가 3% 미만으로 나타났다. 강도 평가 중 5회 반복한 1.5 m 높이의 자유 낙하실험에서 paraffin은 충격에 의하여 파손이 발생되었으나, thermoplastic은 낙하에 의한 파손이 발생되지 않았으며, 압축 강도 실험에서도 paraffin에 비하여 8배 이상의 높은 힘에서도 파손되지 않았다. 유리선량계를 이용한 선량 검증 결과, 1문 조사 시 조직등가[약 80 HU (Hounsfield Unit)]의 thermoplastic은 동일한 처방 선량 전달 시 약 1,000 HU 이상의 값을 나타내는 putty에 비해 4% 낮은 출력계수(monitor unit) 전달로 약 4.9%의 낮은 표면 선량을 전달하였다. 또한 빔 입사 방향을 기준으로 할 때, 구강 통과 후 경계면의 빔 측면도에서 선량 균일도 평가를 위해 측정한 조사영역 편평도는 air, thermoplastic, putty에서 각각 11.41, 3.98, 4.30으로 나타났다. Thermoplastic 구강 보상체는 조직 등가 물질로 기존에 사용해오던 구강 보상체에 비하여 강도가 높고 물질 변형 확률이 적으며, 구강을 포함을 경계면 및 주변 부위에 균일한 선량 분포를 형성할 수 있으므로 균일한 처방 선량 전달 및 피부 선량 감소가 가능하다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.190-197
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• 2001

Noise-induced hearing loss(NIHL) was the highest rate (43.5%~58.5% from 1996 to 1998) of positive findings through specific medical program in Korea. There were much more NIHL at workers of automobile manufacturing factories than other manufacturing factories. The specific aim of the present study was to determine the noise exposure of automobile press lines, according to their job titles, press line types(auto, semiauto), dosimeter parameters setting. There were a total 11 press lines sampled at a automobile manufacturing company. Among those press lines, 10 press lines were autolines with acoustic enclosure, one semiauto press line was no aucostic enclosure Noise exposure data were sampled for an work shift using noise dosimeter, which recorded both time-weighted average(TWA) and 1-min average. The mean OSHA TWA(Korea TWA with threshold 90) was $80.7dB(A){\pm}4.7dB(A)$ for leader, $82.8dB(A{\pm}4.5dB(A)$ for pallette man, $76.7dB(A){\pm}4.3dB(A)$ for press operators, $76.6dB(A){\pm}5.6dB(A)$ for crane operators, $77.1dB(A){\pm}2.8dB(A)$ for forklift drivers, whereas the mean NIOSH TWA was $88.9dB(A){\pm}1.7dB(A)$ for leader, $89.6dB(A){\pm}2.1dB(A)$ for pallette man, $86.7dB(A){\pm}1.8dB(A)$ for press operators, $88.5dB(A){\pm}2.0dB(A)$ for crane operators, $87.7dB(A){\pm}1.0dB(A)$ for forklift drivers. While L10 for NIOSH TWA samples was 84.8 dB(A) ~ 87.3 dB(A), L10 for OSHA TWA samples was 69.5 dB(A) ~ 77.4 dB(A). L10 means that the TWA for 90% of the samples exceeded L10. Among OSHA TWA(Korea TWA with threshold 90) samples for pallette man, 7.7 % exceeded 90 dB(A), the OSHA permissible exposure level, but OSHA TWA samples for the other job titles didn't. Among NIOSH TWA samples, the samples over 85 dB(A), the NIOSH recommended exposure limit, was 100% (leaders), 83.3 %(operators), 97.4%(palletteman), 100%(forklift drivers), 91.7 %(crane operator). The results of One-way random effects analysis of variance models shows that the difference between job titles was significant by OSHA TWA(p<0.05), but not significant by NIOSH TWA(p>0.05). NIOSH TWA samples were significantly higher than OSHA TWA samples(P<0.05). Regression analysis was used to obtain relationships between OSHA TWA samples and NIOSH TWA samples. In this case the coefficient of determination = 0.90, which shows the high degree association between two methods. Regression equation, NIOSH TWA = 0.552 * OSHA TWA + 42.13 dB(A), shows that if OSHA TWA is known, NIOSH TWA can be predicted by the equation. The mean TWA difference between threshold 80 dBA and 90 dBA was significant(p<0.01). While the TWA noise exposures were 7.7% above the Korea(OSHA) PEL, they were more than 83.3% over NIOSH REL. Automobile workers were exposed to noise level that could be potentially damaging to their hearing. It found that there is approximately 25% excess risk of hearing loss even if a worker is protected to the PEL in according to NIOSH study.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2000

Patient dose verification is one of the most important parts in quality assurance of the treatment delivery for radiation therapy. The dose distributions may be meaningfully improved by modulating two dimensional intensity profile of the individual high energy radiation beams In this study, a new method is presented for the pre-treatment dosimetric verification of these two dimensional distributions of beam intensity by means of a charge coupled device video camera-based fluoroscopic device (henceforth called as CCD-VCFD) as a radiation detecter with a custom-made software for dose calculation from fluorescence signals. This system of dosimeter (CCD-VCFD) could reproduce three dimensional (3D) relative dose distribution from the digitized fluoroscopic signals for small (1.0$\times$1.0 cm$^2$ square, ø 1.0 cm circular ) and large (30$\times$30cm$^2$) field sizes used in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). For the small beam sizes of photon and electron, the calculations are performed In absolute beam fluence profiles which are usually used for calculation of the patient dose distribution. The good linearity with respect to the absorbed dose, independence of dose rate, and three dimensional profiles of small beams using the CCD-VCFD were demonstrated by relative measurements in high energy Photon (15 MV) and electron (9 MeV) beams. These measurements of beam profiles with CCD-VCFD show good agreement with those with other dosimeters such as utramicro-cylindrical (UC) ionization chamber and radiographic film. The study of the radiation dosimetric technique using CCD-VCFD may provide a fast and accurate pre-treatment verification tool for the small beam used in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and can be used for verification of dose distribution from dynamic multi-leaf collimation system (DMLC).

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.451-457
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• 2002

The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate the micronuclei (MN) frequency in cytokinesis-blocked (CB) cells after various doses of gamma-rays in two species (fish and fowl) and so to contribute to the clarification of the question whether these species are suitable as a target organism in the test system. The frequencies of binucleated cells, and gamma-ray-induced MN in CB cells at several doses were measured in three donors of two species. No binucleated cell was noted in erythrocyte. The peaks of binucleated lymphocyte formation were found at a concentration of 2% phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and $3{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ cytochalasin B (Cyt-B) in fish at 144 hours after incubation and 2% PHA and $6{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ Cyt-B in fowl at 72 hours after incubation. But the micronucleus counts failed to show any evidence of radiation damage. Measurements performed after irradiation showed a dose-related decrease in the formation of binucleated cells in each of the donors studied. Results indicated that the assays were not suitable for this due to blastization inhibition (binucleation failure) after irradiation. We concluded that the use of CB cell from fish and fowl for detecting the results of mdiation exposure was highly questionable.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.86-93
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• 2017

Purpose In this study, radiation workers who work in nuclear medicine department were analyzed to find the cause of differences of radiation exposure from General Characteristic, Knowledge, Recognition and Conduct, especially females working on nuclear medicine radiation, in order to pave the way for positive defense against radiation exposure. Materials and Methods The subjects were 106 radiation workers who were divided into two groups of sixty-four males and forty-two females answered questions about their General Characteristic, Knowledge, Recognition, Conduct, and radiation exposure dose which was measured by TLD (Thermo Luminescence Dosimeter). Results The results of the analysis revealed that as the higher score of knowledge and conduct was shown, the radiation exposure decreased in female groups, and as the higher score of conduct was shown, the radiation exposure decreased in male groups. In the correlation analysis of female groups, the non-experienced in pregnancy showed decreasing amount of radiation exposure as the score of knowledge and conduct was higher and the experienced in pregnancy showed decreasing amount of radiation exposure as the score of recognition and conduct was higher. In the regression analysis on related factors of radiation exposure dose of nuclear medicine radiation workers, the gender caused the meaningful result and the amount of radiation exposure of female groups compared to male groups. In the regression analysis on related factors of radiation exposure dose of female groups, the factor of conduct showed a meaningful result and the amount of radiation exposure of the experienced in pregnancy was lower compared to the non-experienced. Conclusion The conclusion of this study revealed that radiation exposure of female groups was lower than that of male groups. Therefore, male groups need to more actively defend themselves against radiation exposure. Among the female groups, the experienced in pregnancy who have an active defense tendency showed a lower radiation exposure. Thus, those who have never been pregnant need to have a more active defensive conduct for the future possibility of pregnancy.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2019

Purpose: To manage radiation measurement equipment, a web-based management program has been developed in this study. Materials and Methods: This program is based on a web service and Java Server Pages (JSP) and employs compatibility and accessibility. Results: The first step in the workflow has been designed to create accounts for each user or organization and to log in. The program consists of two parts: fields for listed instruments, and measurement information. The instruments for measuring radiation listed in this program are as follows: ionization chambers, survey meters, thermometers, barometers, electrometers, and phantoms. Instrument properties can be put in the recording fields and browsing for associated instruments can be performed. The main part of the program is the cross-calibration for each ion chamber. For instance, the ionization chamber to be used as a relative dosimeter can be registered by cross-calibration data with a reference chamber calibrated by an accredited laboratory. This program supports methods using the central axis transfer theory for cross-calibration for the ionization chambers. The reference and field ionization chambers were placed in a solid water phantom along the beam central axis at two different depths, and then the positions were switched. Each measured value was used for calculating the cross-calibration factor. Conclusions: Because many instruments are used and managed in radiation oncology departments, systematic, traceable recording is very important. The web-based program developed in this study is expected to be used effectively in the maintenance of radiation measurement instruments.