• 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.

• Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2016

Computed tomography (CT) can completely digitize the interior and the exterior of nearly any object without any destruction. Generally, the resolution for industrial CT is below a few microns. The industrial CT scanning, however, has a limitation because it requires long measuring and processing time. Whereas, 2D X-ray imaging is fast. In this paper, we propose a novel concept of 3D non-destructive inspection technique using the advantages of both micro-CT and dual X-ray images. After registering the master object’s CT data and the sample objects’ dual X-ray images, 3D non-destructive inspection is possible by analyzing the matching results. Calculation for the registration is accelerated by parallel computing using graphics processing unit (GPU).

• 대한디지털의료영상학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2008

Computed radiography(CR) has been widely used in the field of diagnostic radiography since digital X-ray image was introduced. The imaging performance of CR system was studied by analyzing the digital image data of the CR images which are the outcomes of the whole imaging system composed of image plate(IP), laser digitizer, analoge-digital convertor, and a given image processing unit. In this study, we used a conventional CR system made by Agfa. From the flat field image of 150$\times$150 image pixels, signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) was calculated. SNR of the CR image increases in proportion to logarithm value of the X-ray exposure irradiated on the IP. SNR is less than about 6 at the exposure below 0.2mR and is more than 10 at the exposure above 0.54mR. In our study, most of images obtained by the smaller exposures less than 2.0mR can not be readable. In general, the minimum value of the SNR ranges from 3 to 5. We obtained modulation transfer function(MTF) by analyzing the bar pattern image which was made under conditions as follows: X-ray tube potential was 55kVp, the IP exposure was 0.54 mR, and the distance between X-ray source to IP was 2m, where bar pattern was located on the IP. MTF is 23% at 2.5lp/mm spatial frequency. Provided that the MTF of noise equivalent modulation is 10%, the CR system has the limiting spatial resolution of 3.2lp/mm. If the image sharpness is evaluated by the spatial frequency where MTF is 50%. the corresponding spatial frequency is 0.5$\sim$0.75lp/mm. MTFA(Modulation Transfer Function Area) is 1.0lp/mm. Compared with the Fuji CR whose MTFA is 1.1lp/mm, Agfa CR in this study shows almost same MTFA performance.

• 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.

• 대한치과보존학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치과보존학회 2001년도 추계학술대회(제116회) 및 13회 Workshop 제3회 한ㆍ일 치과보존학회 공동학술대회 초록집
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• pp.559.1-559
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• 2001

The aim of the study was to determine the direction and the rate of polymerization shrinkage of light-cured resin composite. Materials and Methods: A microfocus x-ray CT(computed tomography) instrument (SMX-255CT, Shimadzu Co., Kyoto, Japan) was used to analyze and characterize the pre-and post-gel phases. A microfocus x-ray tube was used to enable a focus dimension of 4 microns.(omitted)

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2022

Background: For proper monitoring of the eye lens dose, an appropriate calibration factor of a dosimeter and information about the mean energies of X-rays are indispensable. The scattered X-ray energy spectra should be well characterized in medical practices where eye lenses of medical staffs might be high. Materials and Methods: Scattered X-ray energy spectra were experimentally derived for three different types of X-ray diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, i.e., the computed tomography (CT) scan, the angiography and the fluoroscopy. A commercially available CdZnTe (CZT) spectrometer with a lead collimator was employed for the measurement of scattered X-rays, which was performed in the usual manner. Results and Discussion: From the obtained energy spectra, the mean energies of the scattered X-rays lied between 40 and 60 keV. This also agreed with that obtained by the conventional half value layer method. Conclusion: The scattered X-rays to which medical workers may be exposed in the region around the eyes were characterized by means of spectrometry. The obtained mean energies of the scattered X-rays were found to match the flat region of the dosimeter response.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제64권5호
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• pp.784-790
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• 2021

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations among various radiological parameters used to determine cervical alignment from cervical spine radiographs (X-CS) and cervical spine computed tomography (CT-CS), both within and between modalities. Methods : This study included 168 patients (≤60 years old) without a definite whole spine deformity who underwent CT-CS and X-CS. We measured occipital slope (O-s), C1 slope, C2 slope, C7 slope, sella turcica - C7 sagittal vertical axis (StC7-SVA), spino-cranial angle, T1 slope, and C27-SVA. We calculated the O-C2 angle, O-C7 angle, and C2-7 angle from the measured parameters and conducted correlation analyses among multiple parameters. Results : The intrinsic correlation features among multiple cervical parameters were very similar for both X-CS and CT-CS. The two SVA parameters (C27-SVA and StC7-SVA) were mainly influenced by the upper cervical slope parameters (r=|0.13-0.74|) rather than the lower slope cervical parameters (r=|0.08-0.13|). The correlation between X-CS and CT-CS for each radiological parameter was statistically significant (r=0.26-0.44) except for O-s (r=0.10) and StC7-SVA (r=0.11). Conclusion : The correlation patterns within X-CS and CT-CS were very similar in this study. The correlation between X-ray and CT was statistically significant for most radiological parameters, and the correlation score increased when the horizontal gaze was consistently maintained. The lower cervical parameters were not statistically associated with translation-related parameters (C2-7 SVA and StC7-SVA). Therefore, the upper cervical segment may be a better predictor for determining head and neck translation.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2018

Patients who visit the emergency room with urinary stones have difficulty lying down in a supine position due to severe pain when performing the KUB test. The purpose of this study was to find methods to reduce the patients' pain and image distortion, and obtain medical images with high diagnostic values. After checking the standard classification of disease and cause of death, the target group consisted of 121 patients who had clearly distinguished stones from computed tomography. Patients with stones in the ureteralvesical junction were excluded. Qualitative image evaluation was performed by confirming the location of the stone in the computed tomography images. and evaluated the rate of visual discrimination of stones possible through KUB and abdominal plain X-ray. Quantitative image evaluation was performed on the KUB, abdominal plain X-ray images. The transverse process of the first lumbar vertebrae served as the standard point, and the length from this point to the lower part of the stone was measured. Results from looking at the rate of visual discrimination of stones possible through KUB and abdominal plain X-ray showed: 94 patients (77.6%) for KUB images and 91 patients (75.2%) for computed tomography images. The standard deviation for KUB and abdominal X-ray was 3 (2.4%). Comparing and analyzing the location from KUB images and abdominal plain X-ray images, the stone position was 10.1 mm in the kidney, 10.5 mm in the ureteropelvic junction, and 9.7 mm in the ureters. It was shown that the stone moved 10 mm on average with significant statistical difference (P<0.05). In cases where the pain is so severe that it is impossible to perform the test in the supine position, an alternative may be to check the stone position by performing a modified KUB test by having the patient stand in a vertical position. In the future, this will provide convenience to both the examiner and the patient when performing the examination, and it will contribute with its reproducibility.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.542-557
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• 2019

암석의 성인과 변성에 따른 내부구조의 마이크로 특성은 암반의 거동 특성에 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 암석 내부의 구성물질의 분포 특성을 반영하는 엑스레이 단층(X-ray CT) 이미지에 기초한 새로운 암석특성의 평가방안을 고찰하였다. 암석의 불균질 특성 및 이방성 특성의 정량화, 암석의 구성광물 입자의 크기분포 및 형상특성, 공극이미지를 이용한 유동해석, 암석내부의 노출되지 않은 절리면 거칠기 평가 등 전통적인 암석의 시험법으로 측정하기 어려웠던 중요한 암석의 특성들이 X-ray CT 이미지의 분석을 통하여 평가될 수 있다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.220-231
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• 2021

문화재 방사선 비파괴 투과 조사 방식은 이미지플레이트(Image Plate, IP)를 사용하는 디지털 방사선영상시스템(Computed Radiography, CR)이 도입되면서 필름방식의 아날로그 이미지에서 점차 디지털 이미지로 교체되고 있다. 방사선 비파괴 투과 조사의 이미지 품질은 촬영 조건(관전압, 관전류, 노출시간), 영상 획득 매체, 촬영 거리, 유물의 두께 등이 영향을 미친다. 이 논문에서는 목재 문화재에 주로 사용되는 수종(소나무, 밤나무, 은행나무, 상수리나무)에 X선 선원의 투과 특성을 GE사(社)의 CR 영상 시스템을 통해 획득된 이미지의 그레이 스케일(Gray Scale)을 분석한 후 신호 대 잡음비(signal to noise ratio) 및 대조도를 평가하고, 이중-선 상질계(Duplex-wire image quality indicator), 구형파 차트(line-pair gauges), 선형 식별계(Image Quality Indicator)를 이용하여 이미지를 분석하였다.