• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2014

The chances of accidental exposure are augmented as the application of ionizing radiation increases in various fields. Such accidental exposures may occur at nuclear power plants, laboratories, and hospitals. Cytogenetic assays have been used for estimating radiation dose in the situation of the accidents. The micronucleus assay has several advantages over the other cytogenetic methods as it is simple and fast. The present study aimed at investigation of the micronuclei frequencies in cytokinesis-block cells in human blood lymphocytes after ${\gamma}$-irradiation and at establishment of a standard dose response relationship. The samples of peripheral blood were obtained from 6 different donors aged between 24 and 30 years old. The bloods were irradiated in vitro with 0-5 Gy. A linear quadratic dose-response equation was obtained by scoring the micronuclei in binucleated cells; $y=27.87x^2+46.13x+2.08$ ($r^2=0.99$). Irradiation caused a significant decrease in the nuclear division index. Necrotic and apoptotic cells increased in number after irradiation in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the conventional cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay has proven to be the great technique in biological dosimetry. Dose-response calibration curve derived from CMBN assay could be used to estimate the exposure dose during a radiological emergency.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.410-414
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• 1995

Adaptive response induced by low dese .gamma.-ray irradiation in human cervical carcinoma cells was examined. Cells were exposured to low dose of .gamma.-ray irradiation in human cervical carcinoma cells was examined. Cells were exposured to low dose of .gamma.-ray (1-cGy) followed by high doses of r-ray irradiation (0,1,2,3,5,7 and 9Gy for chlnogenic assay or 1.5Gy for micronucleus assay) with various time intervals. Survival fractions of cells in both low dose-irradiated and unirrated groups were analyzed by clonogenic assay. Surviva fractions of low dose-irradiated in cell survival was maximum when low and high dose irradiation time interval was 4 hr. Frequencies of micronuclei which is an indicative of chromosome aberration were also enutained from survival fractions analyzed by clonogenic assay, maximum when low and high dose irradiation time interval was 4hr. Frequencies of micronuclei which is an indicative of chromosome aberration were also enumerated in both low dose-irradiated and unirradiated groups. In consiststent with the result obtained from survival fractions analyzed by clonogenic assay, maximum reduction in frquencies of micronuclei was observed when low dose radiation was given 4 hr prior to high response to subsequent high dose .gamma.-ray irradiation in human cervical carcinomal cells. Our data suggest that one of the possible mechanisms of adaptive response induced by low dose rediation is the increase in repair of DNA double strand breaks in low dose radiation-adapted cells.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2010

CT 촬영 장치를 기반으로 한 MAGAT (Methacrylic Acid, Gelatin gel And THPC) 정상 산소 중합체 겔 선량계의 화합물 조성비와 CT 영상 스캔 인자의 변화에 따른 선량 반응성을 평가하였다. 다양한 농도의 메타크릴산(MAA, MethAcrylic Acid)과 젤라틴을 조성하여 MAGAT 선량계를 제작하고 20 Gy까지의 방사선을 조사하였다. 조사된 겔 선량계는 CT 촬영 장치(Brilliance Big bore scanner, Phillps, Netherlands)를 이용하여 다양한 스캔 인자(관전압, 관전류, 단면두께)로 같은 위치에서 20회까지의 CT 영상을 획득하였다. 획득된 영상으로 $N_{CT}$-선량 반응곡선($N_{CT}$-dose response), 선량 감도(dose sensitivity), 선량 분해능(dose resolution)을 측정, 평가하였다. 각 조성비 별 MAGAT 선량계의 $N_{CT}$-선량 반응곡선에서 메타크릴산과 젤라틴의 양이 증가함에 따라 기울기와 절편이 증가하였다. 선량 감도는 $0.338{\pm}0.08$에서 $0.859{\pm}0.1$까지 나타났고 메타크릴산이 증가, 젤라틴이 감소할수록 증가하였으나 그 변화는 메타크릴산 농도의 증가에 따라 감도가 증가되는 것에 비해 아주 작은 변화를 보였다. 선량 분해능은 약 2.6에서 6 Gy까지 다양하게 나타났으며 감도와 영상 내의 노이즈에 의해 큰 변화를 보였다. 영상 스캔 인자의 변화에 대한 반응곡선은 관전압, 관전류, 단면두께의 변화에 따른 곡선의 기울기와 감도는 큰 변화를 보이지 않았으나 영상 내의 노이즈(평균 CT number의 표준편차)는 위의 3개의 인자가 증가할수록 감소함을 보였다. 본 연구는 CT 촬영장치를 이용한 MAGAT 중합체 겔의 선량 반응성을 평가하여 적정한 조성비와 스캔 인자를 얻을 수 있었으며 CT를 기반으로 한 3차원 선량계를 간단하고 효율적으로 임상에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3589-3593
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• 2012

Objective: Evaluation and assessment of response rate, duration and toxicity in patients subjected to 5-FU based chemotherapy. Background: The therapeutic ratio shifts with different 5FU/LV regimens and none yet serve as the internationally accepted Gold Standard. A bimonthly regimen of high dose leucovorin is reported to be less toxic and more effective than monthly low dose regimens. We here compare therapeutic responses and survival benefit of the two regimens in poor prognosis patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. Patients and Methods: A total of 35 patients with histologically confirmed colorectal carcinoma were subjected to de Gramont and Mayo Clinic regimen. Nineteen patients were treated with high dose folinic acid ($200mg/m^2$), glucose 5%, 5-FU ($400mg/m^2$) and 22 hr. CIV ($600mg/m^2$) for two consecutive days every two weeks. These patients had failed responses to previous chemotherapy and were above sixty years of age with poor general status. Sixteen patients (six below 60 years) with progressive disease were subjected to low dose folinic acid ($20mg/m^2$)for five days, 5FU($425mg/m^2$) injection bolus for 5 days, every five weeks. An initial evaluation was made in sixty days and responders were reevaluated at sixty days interval or earlier in case of clinical impairment. Based on positive prognosis, the therapy was continued. Evaluation of treatment response was made on the basis of WHO criteria. Results: The response rate was 44% in thirty four evaluable patients, with 4 complete responses (11.8%) and 11 (32.4%) partial responses. The two schedules were well tolerated, whereas, mild toxicity without WHO Grade ${\geq}2$ events was assessed. The response duration was extended (12 months) in a few patients with age above sixty years treated by high dose bimonthly regimen of 5FU/LV. Conclusion: The regimens are safe and effective in advanced colorectal carcinoma patients with poor general status.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2016

Background: In order to manage the patient exposure dose in X-ray diagnosis, it is preferred to evaluate the entrance skin dose; although there are some evaluations about entrance skin dose, a small number of report has been published for direct measurement of patient. We think that a small-type optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeter, named nanoDot, can achieve a direct measurement. For evaluations, the corrections of angular and energy dependences play an important role. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the angular and the energy dependences of nanoDot. Materials and Methods: We used commercially available X-ray diagnostic equipment. For angular dependence measurement, a relative response of every 15 degrees of nanoDot was measured in 40-140 kV X-ray. And for energy dependence measurement, mono-energetic characteristic X-rays were generated using several materials by irradiating the diagnostic X-rays, and the nanoDot was irradiated by the characteristic X-rays. We evaluated the measured response in an energy range of 8.1-75.5 keV. In addition, we performed Monte-Carlo simulation to compare experimental results. Results and Discussion: The experimental results were in good agreement with those of Monte-Carlo simulation. The angular dependence of nanoDot was almost steady with the response of 0 degrees except for 90 and 270 degrees. Furthermore, we found that difference of the response of nanoDot, where the nanoDot was irradiated from the randomly set directions, was estimated to be at most 5%. On the other hand, the response of nanoDot varies with the energy of incident X-rays; slightly increased to 20 keV and gradually decreased to 80 keV. These results are valuable to perform the precise evaluation of entrance skin dose with nanoDot in X-ray diagnosis. Conclusion: The influence of angular dependence and energy dependence in X-ray diagnosis is not so large, and the nanoDot OSL dosimeter is considered to be suitable dosimeter for direct measurement of entrance surface dose of patient.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2023

An essential step in evaluating and comparing the performance of two passive radiation dosimeter types, thermosluminescent (TLD) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), used by workers in environments with ionizing radiation for individual radiological monitoring and control of external exposure at various times (cumulative dose for 1 month), is to compare the measured dose accuracy, energy response, and coefficient of variation. In fact this performance study consists in determining the accuracy of both R(10) and R(0.07) which are considered as the ratios of the measured dose (Hp(10) or Hp(0.07)) to the delivered dose (Hp(10) or Hp(0.07)) for each photon energy. The validity of the results of this test is based on the acceptance limits of the ICRP and the international standard IEC-62387. The relative energy response used is normalized to the ¹³⁷Cs 662 keV energy to find which energy response is closest to the ideal case, and the coefficient of variation that allows to determine the statistical fluctuation of the Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) doses. The results of the accuracy test for the OSL and TLD dosimeters are acceptable because they fall within the ICRP limits. For the energy response, the OSL performs better than the TLD for Hp(10) and Hp(0.07), and for the coefficient of variation, the OSL satisfies the requirements of ISO 62387 for both Hp(10) and Hp(0.07), while the TLD satisfies these requirements only for the measurement of Hp (0.07).

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.48-53
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• 1991

This study was carried out to investigate age, noise intensity, work period, hearing loss at frequencies, hypertension and to examine correlation of the total quantity of noise exposure(Dose) and blood pressure (Response) in the auto industry during May 1987-December 1987. To perform this study 65 workers were tested. Results of this study were as follows: 1. In frequency analysis, the CS-dip phenomenon occurred around 4000 Hz. 2. Between under of ten years group and over of ten years group, average hearing loss value was statitically significant (P < 0.05). 3. The prevalence of hypertension of 65 workers was 7.84% . 4. At 90dB(A) over and 10 years under and workers in the 20's group, the total quantity of noise exposure (Dose) and systolic blood pressure (Response) were statistically significant (P < 0.05). 5. At under 10 years of work period group, the total quantity of noise exposure(Dose) and diastolic blood pressure (Response) were statistically significant(r =0.234, P < 0.1).

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.108-108
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• 1997

The effects of nalbuphine.HCI on the spontaneous locomotor activity and primary humoral immune response were investigated in ICR mice. Nalbuphine was intraperitoneally administered with the dose of 130, 260, 360 mg/kg in mice. The locomotor activity such as distance traveled was observed for 90min at 10min intervals. Nalbuphine showed the biphasic dose-response relationship on the spontaneous locomotor activity. IgM plaque forming cells(PFC) in splenocytes and IgM level in antiserum were significantly decreased depending on the dose of nalbuphine when nalbuphine was administered after the immunization, but slightly increased only at the low dose in the case of nabuphine administration after the immunization(SRBC).

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2011

목 적: 간세포암에 의한 뼈전이 환자의 방사선 조사선량에 따른 통증 감소 정도 및 전이성 병소의 영상학적 치료반응을 분석하고 고선량 방사선치료가 도움이 될 수 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2007년 1월부터 2010년 6월까지 병리 혹은 임상적으로 간세포암에 의한 뼈전이로 진단받고 증상 완화 목적의 방사선치료를 받은 103명에서 뼈전이 병소 2237개 부위를 대상으로 연구하였다. 조사받은 생물학적 유효선량이 39 $Gy_{10}$이하인 경우 저선량군, 39 $Gy_{10}$를 초과하는 경우 고선량군으로 대상환자를 구분하였다. 통증 감소 정도는 숫자통증등급(numeric rating scale)을 이용하였고 통증이 감소한 경우, 통증 정도에 변화가 없는 경우, 통증이 증가한 경우로 나누었다. 영상학적 반응은 modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 기준을 이용하였으며 환자의 생존율에 영향을 미치는 인자를 분석하였다. 결 과: 중앙추적 관찰기간은 6개월이었다(범위, 0~46개월). 저선량군에서는 67개 병소(66.3%) 부위에서, 고선량군 에서는 44개 병소(89.8%) 부위에서 영상학적 반응이 있었다 저선량군과 고선량군 사이에 영상학적 치료 반응 정도는 유의하게 차이를 보였다(p=0.02). 저선량군과 고선량군은 각각 65%와 75%의 통증 감소를 보였으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p=0.24). 저선량군과 고선량군 사이에 급성 및 만성 치료 독성은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 뼈전이 진단 시부터 사망까지 생존기간은 0~46개월(중앙값, 11개월) 범위였고 1년 생존율은 41.6%였다. 잔존 간 기능(Child-Pugh 점수)이 생존율에 유의한 영향을 미치는 인자였고 Child-Pugh 점수에 따른 중앙생존기간은 A 14개월, 8와 C는 2개월로 나타났다. 결 론: 간세포암에 의한 뼈전이는 고선량군에서 영상학적 반응 정도가 더 높았다. 잔존 간 기능이 좋은 환자에게 고선량의 방사선치료 시 높은 치료 반응을 얻음으로써 삶의 질의 향상에 도움을 줄 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.94-99
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• 1995

The adaptive response and cross-adaptive response to sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs) in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-K$_1$ cells treated with ultraviolet radiation (UV), ethyl methanesuffonate (EMS), or bleomycin (BLM) were investigated. Two assays were used in this study; SCEs and alkaline elution. The pretreatment with low conditioning dose of 2 mM EMS or 1 J/m$^2$ UV decreased the yield of SCEs induced by subsequent treatment with 8 mM EMS, 5 J/m$^2$ UV or 5 $\mu$g/ml BLM. And the pretreatment with low conditioning dose of 1 $\mu$g/ml BLM decreased the yield of SCEs induced by subsequent treatment with 5 $\mu$g/ml BLM or 5 J/m$^2$ UV. The rejoining of DNA SSBs in cells subsequently treated with 2 J/m$^2$ UV, 50 mM EMS or 400 $\mu$g/ml BLM is higher than that only treated with 2 J/m$^2$ UV, 50 mM EMS or 400 $\mu$g/ml BLM. These results suggest that there are the adaptive response and cross-adaptive response to SCEs, and is the adaptive response to the rejoining of DNA SSBs in CHO cells.