• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2006년도 제33회 추계학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.123-123
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• 2006

• 대한방사선치료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선치료학회 1998년도 18차학술대회 초록집
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• pp.28-29
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• 1998

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.114-120
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• 1991

영남대학병원 치료방사선과에 설치되어 있는 NELAC-1018의 작은 치료 면적에 대한 전자선출력 특성을 측정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. $6{\times}6cm$ applicator에서는 콜리메타가 $6{\times}6cm$일때 0.60에서 콜리메타 완전 열림일때 1.39을 나타내었으며, $20{\times}20cm$ applicator에서는 콜리메타 $20{\times}20cm$ 에서 0.89를, 콜리메타 완전 열림일때는 1.15을 나타내어 작은 면적에서는 콜리메타의 열림 정도에 따른 출력특성이 크게 변하였다. 2. 작은 면적에 대한 출력특성은 6MeV에서 $10{\times}10cm$을 기준으로 하여 $2{\times}3cm$ 일때 0.618, $6{\times}6cm$일때 0.826을 나타내었으며, 15MeV에서 $2{\times}3cm$일때 0.887, $6{\times}6cm$ 0.982을 나타내어 에너지가 클수록 치료 면적의 크기에 따른 출력변화가 적음을 나타내었다. 위와 같은 측정결과는 작은 치료면적을 갖는 전자선 치료의 임상적이용에 있어서 콜리메타의 열림 정도의 결정과 에너지 선택이 매우 중요함을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.949-956
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 전자빔 치료에서 산란선을 차폐하는 데 사용되는 납의 단점을 극복하기 위한 대체 재료로 텅스텐 나노입자를 선택하여 고선량에서 발생하는 산란선에 차폐 효과가 있는지 여부를 평가하는 것이다. 선량계의 위치와 조사야의 크기를 일정하게 설정하기 위해 판을 자체 제작하였다. 유리 선량계는 10 × 10 cm² 크기의 조사야의 중앙에서 십자로 1, 2, 4 cm 떨어진 지점에 위치하여 12곳의 지점에 위치시켰다. 10 × 10 cm² 크기의 텅스텐 나노입자 차폐체를 0.4, 0.75, 1 mm의 소재로 두께 0.75 mm에서 최대 두께 4.0 mm의 총 12가지 유형의 차폐가 적용되었다. 선형가속기를 사용해서 6 MeV에서 4회, 12 MeV에서 4회 측정하였고 선량의 세기는 100 MU로 조사하였다. 실험 결과 조사야로부터 1 cm 거리에서 4 mm 차폐판이 가장 높은 차폐 효과를 보였다. 조사야로부터 2 cm 거리에 적용된 1 mm 차폐판이 차폐 효과가 가장 낮았다. 텅스텐 차폐판의 두께가 두꺼워짐에 따라 전자선 차폐 효과는 급격히 증가하였다. 결론적으로 텅스텐 나노입자는 전자빔 치료에서 납의 대체 재료로 사용이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.60-68
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• 1998

Treatment of a large diseased area with electron often requires the use of two or more adjoining fields. In such cases, not only electron beam divergence and lateral scattering but also fields overlapping and separation may lead to significant dose inhomogeneities(${\pm}20\%$) at the field junction area. In this study, we made Acrylic Electron Wedges to improve dose homogeneities(${\pm}5\%$) in these junction areas and considered application it to clinical practices. All measurements were made using 6, 9, 12, 16, 20MeV Electron beams from a linear accelerator for a $10{\times}10cm$ field at 100cm SSD. Adding a 1 mm sheet of acryl gradually from 1 mm to 15 mm, We acquired central axis depth dose beam profile and isodose curves in water phantom. As a result, for all energies, the practical range was reduced by approximately the same distance as the thickness of the acryl insert, e.g. a 1 mm thick acryl insert reduce the practical range by approximately 1 mm. For every mm thickness of acryl inserted, the beam energy was reduced by approximately 0.2MeV. These effects were almost independent of beam energy and field size. The use of Acrylic Electron Wedges produced a small increase $(less\;than\;3\%)\;in\;the\;surface\;dose\;and\;a\;small\;Increase(less\;than\;1\%)$ in X-ray contamination. For acryl inserts, thickness of 3 mm or greater, the penumbra width increased nearly linear for all energies and isodose curves near the beam edge were nearly parallel with the incident beam direction, and penumbra width was $35\;mm{\sim}40\;mm$. We decide heel thickness and angle of the wedge at this point. These data provide the information necessary to design Acrylic Electron Wedge which can be use to improve dose uniformity at electron field junctions and it will be effectively applicated in clinical practices.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 1997

When therapeutic irradiation is indicated for the orbital tumors, the greatest concern is the risk of radiation-induced cataract. Conjunctival lymphoma is one of the good examples. We would like to report the procedure of the lens shielding device(L.S.D) and the result of irradiated dose to the lens. L.S.D. consistes of two parts : load alloy to attenuate electron beam, and dental acryl which completely covers the lead alloy to avoid discomfort of cornea from contacting directly with cerrobend and side scattering by cerrobend. And for easy location and removal, side bars were made on each side. Radiation doses were meaured with TLD(TLD 3500 Hawshaw). Markus chamber in a polystyrene phantom. The phantom was irradiated with 9MeV electron beams from Clinac 2100C with $6{\times}6cm$ electron cone. The relative dose at 6mm depth where the lens is located was $4.2\%$ with TLD and $5.1\%$ with Markus chamber clinically when 2600 cGy are irradiated to the eyeball, the mapinary dose to the lens will be 109 cGy or 132 cGy, which will significently reduce the cataract.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.37-39
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• 1996

The skin cancer is a highly curable disease which frequently occurs in the head and neck region exposed to the sun. When the eyelid is treated usually eye shield made of lead is used to protect the eyeball as a internal shield. For the same reason on internal shield should be used when the nose is treated when electron to protect the nasal mucosa. Our hospital made an internal shield for the treatment of the skin cancer on the nose using provil and cerrobend. The characteristics of the internal shield were examined.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.85-89
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• 1989

Dose distribution was evaluated under vaseline and thin lead used as surface bolus, in case with scattering filter and without, for 9-MeV electron using chambers in water phantom. The results were as follows: 1. The skin dose can be remarkably increased with thin lead bolus than with convensional bolus. 2. The skin dose over $110\%$ in the 0.6mm thin lead bolus compared with the maximum dose in normal irradiation, so skin burn or any other complications may be occured in patients.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.89-93
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• 1994

Authors have measured virtual source distance of electron beam from CL/1800 medical linear accelerator, with newly designed method. Beam scanning was performed with the direction of beam axis in the air. Compared results between this study and well established in phantom measurement shows good agreement with in experimental error. And we have found that build-up cap plays very important role in air measurement because of charge build up. The method of in-air measurement of virtual source distance is very easy to set-up and generate accurate results.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 1983

The treatment of tumors along curved surfaces with stationary electron beams using cone collimation may lead to non-uniform dose distributions due to a varying air gap between the cone surface and patient. For large tumors, more than one port may have to be used in irradiation of the chest wall, often leading to regions of high or low dose at the junction of the adjacent ports. Electron-beam arc therapy may elimination many of these fixed port problems. When treating breast tumors with electrons, the energy of the internal mammary port is usually higher than that of the chest wall port. Bolus is used to increase the skin dose or limit the range of the electrons. We invertiaged the effect of various arc beam parameters in the isodose distributions, and combined into a single arc port for adjacent fixed ports of different electron beam eneries. The higher fixed port energy would be used as the arc beam energy while the beam penetration in the lower energy region would be controlled by a proper thickness of bolus. We obtained the results of following: 1. It is more uniform dose distribution of electron to use rotation than stationary irradiation. 2. Increasing isocenter depth on arc irradiation, increased depth of maximum dose, reduction in surface dose and an increasing penetration of the linear portion of the curve. 3. The deeper penetration of the depth dose curve and higher X-ray background for the smaller field sized. 4. If the isocenter depth increase, the field effect is small. 5. The decreasing arc beam penetration with decreasing isocenter depth and the isocenter depth effect appears at a greater depth as the energy increases. 6. The addition of bolus produces a shift in the penetration that is the same for all depths leaving the shape of the curves unchanged. 7. Lead strips 5 mm thick were placed at both ends of the arc to produce a rapid dose drop-off.