• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.385-391
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• 2013

X-ray computed tomography is a very powerful nondestructive technique in safety inspection of historic timber building. But, in field, various testing condition makes it difficult to carry out X-ray CT testing. Limited size in X-ray digital detector is one of the problems. In this study, a pitch pine disk with two holes was used to know how imperfection in X-ray projection affects CT image resolution. Using various number of projections, CT image was reconstructed by filtered back projection method, and then it was investigated how many projection is required to identify the holes in different location. Two artificial holes could be differently detected according to their location in cross section of specimen. One hole in center part of specimen was identified using more than 9 radiographs, but the other one which located in outer part of cross section could not be detected until more than 36 projections were used. Even though there is data missing in outer part of cross section due to limited size of detector, the center part of CT image could be reconstructed well and the resolution of outer part became higher with increase of the number of projections. For field application, the number of projections for CT image reconstruction needs to be decided with consideration of another nondestructive testing and the location of interest.

• 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가시화정보학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.31-34
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• 2002

Imaging techniques using x-ray beam at high energies (>6KeV) such as contact radiography, projection microscopy, and tomography have been used to nondestructively discern internal structure of objects in material science, biology, and medicine. This paper introduces the x-ray micro-imaging method using 1B2 micro-probe line of PAL (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory). Cross-sectional information on low electron density materials can be obtained by probing a sample with coherent synchrotron x-ray beam in an in-line holography setup. Living organism such as plants, insects are practically transparent to high energy x-rays and create phase shift images of x-ray wave front. X-ray micro-images of micro-bubbles of $20\~120\;{\mu}m$ diameter in an opaque tube were recorded. Clear phase contrast images were obtained at Interfaces between bubbles and surrounding liquid due to different decrements of refractive index.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 초음파와 tomography 기법을 기반으로 콘크리트 구조물의 비파괴 시험에 대한 방법론을 정립하고 검증하였다 일반적인 X-ray tomography에서는 물체를 통과하는 파동의 감쇠(attenuation) 데이터에 기초를 두고있는 반면에, 본 연구에서는 time-of-flight(TOF) 데이터를 사용하여 매질의 굴절률(refractive index)을 포괄적으로 표현하는 단층영상을 복원한다 X-ray tomography에서는 측정된 감쇠 데이터를 영상복원(Image reconstruction) 알고리즘에 의해서 처리하며, 파동의 굴절은 고려할 필요가 없다 그러나 초음파는 매질(medium)의 굴절률(refractive index)에 따라 초음파의 경보가 변경되므로 초음파 tomography에서는 초음파 경로의 연산이 선행되어야만 단층영상을 복원할 수 있게 된다 초음파 정보의 연산은 가하광학(Geometrical Optic)에서 사용되는 굴절률과 경로의 관계에 기초를 둔다 영상 복원은 대수학적 접근 방법인 ART (algebraic reconstruction technique) 또는 SIRT(simultaneous iterative reconstruction technique)를 기초로 연산된 초음파의 경로를 따라 선적분한 TOF 값과 측정된 TOF 값의 차이를 기반으로 수행된다 실제 구현에서는 초음파가 직진한다는 가정하에 영상을 복원하고, 이를 기반으로 초음파의 경로를 연산하였다 본 논문에서는 이들 두 과정(경로연산 및 영상복원)의 반복연산을 통하여 영상을 복원하였다. 세안하는 알고리즘을 모의실험으로 평가하였고, 실제 콘크리트 구조물에 적용하여 본 방법론의 무한한 가능성을 입증하였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.353-356
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• 1993

Advent of new imaging modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound contributed greately to the specific imaging diagnosis. However plain chest X-ray is still most prequently used for imaging diagnosis of respiratory disease in clinical pratic and it is important to make a good quality of X-ray film and good interpretation. The optimal chest X-ray should be taken with full inspiration without rotation and motion and the exposure is at the level of barely demonstrable thoracic vertebral disc space. It is recommended that higk KVP technique for detection of lesions which is overlaped by mediastinum, heart and rib cage. It is better to examine chest X-ray film start at some distance(6-8 feet) and closer to the film later on and the reader should not read a film in fatigue condition. The reading room should be quiet and relately dark illumination. It is important, to make a good X-ray film and good interpretation to reduce the observer error.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2019

In modern times, X-ray imaging has become a necessary tool for early diagnosis, quality control, nondestructive testing, and security screening. X-ray imaging equipment generally comprises an X-ray generator and an image sensor. Most commercially available X-ray generators employ filament-thermionic electron-based X-ray tubes, thus demonstrating typical analog behavior, such as slow response and large stray X-rays. Furthermore, digital X-ray sources, which have been studied extensively using field electron emitters manufactured from nanometer-scale materials, provide fast and accurately controlled ultra-shot X-rays. This could usher in a new era of X-ray imaging in medical diagnosis and nondestructive inspections. Specifically, digital X-ray sources, with reduced X-ray dose, can significantly improve the temporal and spatial resolution of fluoroscopy and computed tomography. Recently, digital X-ray tube technologies based on carbon nanotubes, developed by Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, have been transferred to several companies and commercialized for dental imaging for the first time.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.487-490
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• 2011

본 논문은 동결과 융해가 고분자 전해질 연료전지 내의 기체확산층에 미치는 영향에 대해 X-선 단층 촬영법을 이용하여 수행한 실험적 연구이다. 고분자 전해질 연료전지는 외부 온도가 0 도 이하가 되면 내부의 물이 동결되며, 외부 온도가 0 도 이상으로 상승하면 다시 녹는 과정을 겪게 된다. 이 과정은 연료전지의 내부 구조에 변형을 야기하고 이로 인해 연료전지의 전력과 수명의 감소를 야기하게 된다. 기체확산층은 연료전지 내부에서 가장 두꺼운 다공성층이며, 이로 인해 가장 많은 변형이 발생된다. 본 연구에서는 포항 방사광 가속기의 X-선 단층 촬영법을 이용하여 물의 동결과 융해 과정이 기체확산층의 내부 구조에 미치는 변화를 관찰하였다. 이 기체확산층의 구조 변화가 고분자 전해질 연료전지의 전력 생산과 수명에 미치는 영향에 관해 논의하였다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2004

Purpose: To evaluate the reliability of measurements in spiral tomography through assessing the visibility of the alveolar crest and the measurements between the alveolar crest and other anatomic structures. Materials and Methods: 110 spiral tomograms of the jaws were taken by Scanora X-ray unit from the patients. The visibility of the alveolar crests was estimated by 3 observers and classified as clearly visible, questionable visibility, or not visible. 3 observers measured the distance between the alveolar crest and the reference points of anatomic structures. The measurements were repeated 2 weeks later. Results: 52.9% of alveolar crests on upper jaws and 61.5% of alveolar crests on lower jaws were visible. The interobserver and intraobserver agreements on the visibility were low. The mean ranges of the measurements were 1.39 mm (SD = 1.37 mm) on maxilla and 1.03 mm (SD = 1.01 mm) on mandible in the interobserver evaluation. The interobserver variance was greater than the intraobserver variance in the measurements of distance. Conclusion: Spiral tomography showed a relatively low reliability in the visibility and measurements of the alveolar crest.

• 박물관보존과학
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• 제24권
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• pp.75-80
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• 2020

엑스선 컴퓨터 단층면의 관찰은 문화재의 내부 구조조사를 위한 것으로 육안으로 확인할 수 없는 칠기 공예품의 제작 기법을 조사하는데 매우 유용한 방법이다. 특히 나전칠기는 옻칠과 나전을 사용하여 제작한 한국 전통공예품으로써 매우 중요한 연구 대상품이다. 하지만 특수한 환경에서 구조적으로 손상되어 있지 않는 한 백골의 제작기술을 파악하기에는 어렵다. 그 동안의 나전칠기 공예품의 가치 연구는 옻칠 기법과 나전 공예기술에 관한 연구가 주류가 되고 있지만 나전칠기의 뼈대가 되는 백골의 제작기법에 관한 연구는 이루어지지 않고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 조선시대 나전칠기에 대하여 컴퓨터 단층촬영[CT: Computed Tomography]을 실시하여 나전칠기 백골의 재질과 목공기술에 대한 결과를 제공하였다. 목재는 침엽수를 사용하였고 기둥목과 쇠목(기둥과 기둥 사이를 가로질러 대는 목재)의 결합은 삼방연귀짜임 방식을 사용하였으며 그 외의 결구 방법은 못을 사용하였음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2008

Recent development in large area flat-panel x-ray detector technology enables clinical application of digital tomosyntesis. Unlike conventional motion tomography using x-ray films, flat-panel x-ray detectors provide projection images in digital formats so that tomographic images can be synthesized in a more flexible way. For the digital tomosynthesis, precise movements of the x-ray source and the x-ray detector with respect to a fulcrum point are necessary. In this study, we apply the digital tomosynthesis technique to the flat-panel detector based micro-CT in which the flat-panel detector and the x-ray source rotate together on a circular arc. The experimental results suggest that flat-panel detector based 3D CTs can be used for digital tomosynthesis in the clinical environment.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2008

The carbon fiber has low x-ray absorption property and high stiffness. This is the reason why many CT(Computed Tomography) manufacturer use carbon fiber in couch tabletop for CT scanner. In this paper, we design and make the couch tabletop made of carbon fiber composite, and verify the validity in CT scanner. In designing the couch tabletop, to determine the aluminum equivalent thickness of couch tabletop, we evaluate X-ray the transmissivity of aluminum and carbon plate in 80-120kVp X-ray energy range. And we perform structural analysis and mechanical design using determined thickness of carbon sheet. In conclusion, it was evaluated that manufactured couch tabletop satisfies X-ray transmissivity and mechanical requirements in CT scanner.