• 센서학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2017

A novel intravenous (IV) infusion monitoring sensor is presented to measure the drop rate in the drip chamber of an IV infusion set. It is based on a capacitive proximity sensor and detects the variation of the longitudinal electric field induced by the drop falling into the drip chamber. Unlike the conventional capacitor sensor with two semi-cylindrical conductor plates, the proximity sensor for IV monitoring is composed of a pair of conductor rings which are mounted on the outer surface of the drip chamber with a specific gap between them. The characteristics of the proximity sensor for IV monitoring were investigated through three dimensional electrostatic simulations. It showed quite superior performances in comparison with the conventional capacitor sensor. Especially, the proposed proximity sensor exhibits consistent sensitivity regardless of its mounting position on the drip chamber, operates normally though the drip chamber is tilted and shows robustness to the changes of the drop size and the drip factor of the IV infusion set. Thus, the proximity sensor for IV monitoring is more suitable for use in actual environment of IV therapy compared with the conventional capacitor sensor.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2001

치료효과를 보증하기 위해서는 조사선량의 5% 이내의 선량오차가 방사선생물학적 의미가 높은 것으로 잘 알려져 있다. 따라서 종양치료를 위한 강내조사 선원이나 선형가속기의 고선량율의 선량 평가는 정확하고 안정적 평가가 이루어져야 된다. 선량을 평가 교정하기 위해 전리함의 교정 인정기관의 교정상수를 유지하기 위해 선진국에서는 기하학적으로 고정된 표준선원과 전리함의 사용을 오래 전부터 권고해 왔다. 본 연구는 전리함의 감도 변화를 측정할 수 있는 Sr-90 시험선원을 이용한 임의의 기준 전리함의장기간 안정성이 1.00$\pm$0.01 의 오차 범위에 있음을 알 수 있었고, 고선량률 원격강내조사선원인 Co-60 선원에 대한 기준전리함의 출력선량에 대한 임상측정용 전리함의 출력선량은 평균 0.997 $\pm$ 0.01의 오차범위에서 평가될 수 있었으며, 최대오차는 예상선량에 -2.5% 였다. 이 실험을 통해 반감기가 긴 시험선원을 이용하여 임상 측정용 공기전리함의 안정적 성능을 유지할 수 있음을 알 수 있다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.2487-2495
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• 2000

The acoustic characteristics of expansion chamber will be changed with the variation of inlet/outlet location due to the higher order acoustic mode in a high frequency in which the plane wave theory is not available. In this paper, the acoustic performance of reactive type expansion chamber with circular cross-section is analyzed by using the modified mode matching theory. The sensitivity analysis of four-pole parameters with respect to the location of inlet and outlet is also suggested to increase the acoustic performance. The acoustic power transmission coefficient is used as cost function, and the location of inlet and outlet is used as design variables. The steepest descent method and SUMT algorithm are used for optimization technique. Several results showed that the expansion chamber with optimally located inlet/outlet had better acoustic performance than concentric expansion chamber.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2006

An ionization chamber is still widely used in many fields by virtue of its' simple operational characteristics and the possibility of its' various shapes. A parallel type of an ionization chamber for a steel sheet thickness measurement was designed and fabricated. High pure xenon gas, which was pressurized up to 6 atm, was chosen as a filling gas to increase the current response and sensitivity for a radiation. A high pressure gas system was also constructed. The active volume and the incident window size of the fabricated ionization chamber were $30\;cm^3\;and\;12\;cm^2$, respectively. Preliminary tests with a 25 mCi $^{241}Am$ gamma-ray source and evaluation tests in a standard X-ray field were performed. The optimal operation voltage was set from the results of the collection efficiency calculation by using an experimental two-voltage method. Linearity for a variation of the steel sheet thickness, which is the most important factor for an application during a steel sheet thickness measurement, was 0.989 in this study.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2023

Filter and microbalance sensitivity in measuring fine particulate matter mass is greatly influenced by particulate properties and environmental factors. Temperature and humidity control inside a measuring chamber with a microbalance, and neutralization of static charges on filters are essential for consistent filter weighing. Commercial weighing chambers are expensive with a unit price of tens of millions won. This study developed an inexpensive weighing chamber for weighing fine particulate matter and evaluatedits weighing performance. A microbalance with 1 ㎍ precision was used to measure the weight of a filter. The microbalance was set in a transparent acrylic enclosure (100 × 60 × 65 cm³) equipped with temperature and humidity control equipments. Weighing performance of the chamber was examined using Teflon filters with or without different particulate sample types. Temperature and humidity were maintained at approximately 23.2±1.2 ℃ and 36.2±1.8℃ for 8 days, respectively.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.58-61
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• 2010

This paper describes the fabrication and characteristics of NO sensor using ZnO thin film by RF magnetron sputter system. The sensitivity, working temperature, and response time of sputtered pure ZnO thin film and added catalysts such as Pt, Pd, Al, Ti on those films were measured and analyzed. The sensitivity of pure ZnO thin film at working temperature of $300^{\circ}C$ is 0.875 in NO gas concentration of 0.046 ppm. At same volume of the gas in chamber, measuring sensitivity of 1.87 at $250^{\circ}C$ was the case of Pt/ZnO thin film. The ZnO thin films added with catalyst materials were showed higher sensitivity, lower working temperature and faster adsorption characteristics to NO gas than pure ZnO thin film.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1986

To obtain the guidance of plants sensitivity or resistance to $SO_2$ gas, 16 species, 25 varieties of plants were exposed to 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.7 and 1.5 ppm of $SO_2$ gas in controlled environmental chamber and the visible injury on the plants was observed. Plant sensitivity and/or resistance rankings at each guidance appeared different, based on first injured time, injury degree, and injury index. Only 10 varieties of plant are equal in the ranking at different base. It is concluded that recommended guidance for sensitivity and resistance of plants to $SO_2$ gas are the first injured time and the injury degree, respectively.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.28-30
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• 2015

Biologics present a challenge to both the manufacturer and end user. They must usually be formulated as parenterals. However, they are often unstable in liquid form, due to their complex structure and composition. In that case, they must be manufactured using highly specialized processes, such as lyophilization (freeze-drying). Lyophilization nearly eliminates stability issues. Reducing a compound's sensitivity to temperature prolongs its shelf life. However, reconstitution can be cumbersome, involving multiple steps that increase the potential for error. Dual-chamber technology provides an effective alternative, combining a lyophilized drug and diluent in a closed system and enabling reconstitution in a few simple steps.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.397-405
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• 2004

본 논문에서는PCS대역 안테나내장형 단말기의 성능에 관하여 살펴보았다. 안테나와 안테나 내장형 단말기의 방사패턴을 3차원 전산모의실험 프로그램인 HFSS(High Frequency Structure Simulator)와 SEMCAD(Simulator Platform for Electromagnetic Compatibility Antenna Design and Dosimetry)를 이용하여 전산모의실험하였다. 단말기에 장착된 LED(Light Emitting Bi여e) 회로와 접지판의 형태에 따른 방사패턴의 변화를 살펴보았으며, 외장형안테나 단말기와 내장형 안테나 단말기의 안테나 방사패턴을 원거리장 측정 시스템을 사용하여 전자파 무반사실에서 측정하였다. 측정결과 내장형 안테나는 전산모의실험 결과와 유사한 패턴을 보였다. 그리고 전자파 무반사실에서 Agilent E5515C를 사용하여 안테나 외장형 단말기와 안테나 내장형 단말기의 무선감도를 측정하여 비교하였다. 측정된 안테나내장형 단말기의 무선감도는 안테나 외장형 단말기의 무선감도와 비교해 유사한 성능을 보였으며 수평면상의 동일편파 무선감도 평균치의 경우 차이가 0.12 ㏈로 나타났다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2015

This paper presents a new method to determine sensitivity coefficients of temperature and humidity of torque transducers by using a natural and seasonal variation of ambient conditions at the laboratory. We had measured the sensitivities of the torque transducers over almost one year using the KRISS 2 kN m torque standard machine. The sensitivity data acquired at various ambient conditions were processed using our measurement model to extract the sensitivity coefficients of temperature and humidity simultaneously with high precision. A comparison with a previous method using an environmental control chamber was carried out to test the feasibility of using our new method. Two results agreed within the uncertainty. We revealed that the torque measuring errors could be 8 times higher than the measurement and calibration capability of KRISS torque standard machine if the sensitivity changes due to the temperature and humidity are not properly corrected during a calibration.