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Deformable image registration in radiation therapy

  • Oh, Seungjong;Kim, Siyong
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.101-111
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    • 2017
  • The number of imaging data sets has significantly increased during radiation treatment after introducing a diverse range of advanced techniques into the field of radiation oncology. As a consequence, there have been many studies proposing meaningful applications of imaging data set use. These applications commonly require a method to align the data sets at a reference. Deformable image registration (DIR) is a process which satisfies this requirement by locally registering image data sets into a reference image set. DIR identifies the spatial correspondence in order to minimize the differences between two or among multiple sets of images. This article describes clinical applications, validation, and algorithms of DIR techniques. Applications of DIR in radiation treatment include dose accumulation, mathematical modeling, automatic segmentation, and functional imaging. Validation methods discussed are based on anatomical landmarks, physical phantoms, digital phantoms, and per application purpose. DIR algorithms are also briefly reviewed with respect to two algorithmic components: similarity index and deformation models.

Nanofinger Sensors for Health-related Applications

  • Kim, An-Sun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2014.02a
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    • pp.113.1-113.1
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    • 2014
  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has long been projected as a powerful analytical technique for chemical and biological sensing applications. Pairing with portable Raman spectrometers makes the technique extremely appealing as real-time sensors for field application. However, the lack of reliable, uniform, low cost and ease-of-use SERS enhancement structures has prevented the wide adoption of this technique for general applications. We have discovered a novel hybrid structure based on the high-density and uniform arrays of gold nanofingers over a large surface area for SERS applications. The nanofingers are flexible and their tips can be brought together to trap molecules to mimic the biological system. We report here a rapid, simple, low-cost, and sensitive method of detecting trace level of food contaminants by using nanofinger chips based on portable SERS technique. We also present here the characterization of surface reaction of target molecules with our gold nanofinger substrates and the effect of nanofinger closing towards SERS performance. This new type of nano-structures can potentially revolutionize the medical and biologic research by providing a novel way to capture, localize, manipulate, and interrogate biological molecules with unprecedented capabilities.

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Conceptual Design and Steady State Electro-Magnetic Analysis of 180kw Alternator with Salient Pole (180kW급 돌극형 동기발전기의 기념설계 및 정상상태 전자계 해석)

  • Ha, Kyoung-Duck;Park, Doh-Young;Hwang, Don-Ha;Kim, Yong-Joo;Cho, Sam-Chool
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1999.11b
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    • pp.24-26
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, the conceptual design and FE analysis results of salient pole type alternator under no load condition are described. The designed alternator's rating is 180kW, 3-phase, 4pole, 380/220V, 0.8pf, 60Hz. The conceptual design is described by the process of designing the armature, field, and obtaining some of equivalent circuit parameters. The comparison of FE analysis to the designed results of alternator's output voltage value shows a good agreement.

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Tunable Photonic Band Gap Materials and Their Applications

  • Gang, Yeong-Jong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2010.08a
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    • pp.261-261
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    • 2010
  • Photonic band gap (PBG) materials have been of great interest due to their potential applications in science and technology. Their applications can be further extended when PBG becomes tunable against various chemical and electrical stimuli. In recent, it was found that tunable photonic band gap materials can be achieved by incorporating stimuli-responsive smart gels into PBG materials. For example, the characteristic volume phase transition of gels in response to the various external stimuli including temperature, pH, ionic strength, solvent compositions and electric field were recently combined with the unique optical properties of photonic crystals to form unprecedented highly responsive optical components. Since these responsive photonic crystals are capable of reversibly converting chemical or electrical energy into characteristic optical signals, they have been considered as a good platform for label-free chemical or biological detection, actuators or optical switches as well as a model system for investigating gel swelling behavior. Herein, we report block copolymer photonic gels self-assembled from polystyrene-b-poly (2-vinyl pyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) block copolymers. In this talk, we are going to demonstrate that selective swelling of lamellar structure can be effectively utilized for fabricating PBG materials with extremely large tunability. Optical properties and their applications will be discussed.

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Considerations on the Long-term Reliability of On-line Partial Discharge Ceramic Sensor for Thermal Power Generators and its Demonstration in the Field

  • Sun, Jong-Ho;Youn, Young-Woo;Hwang, Don-Ha;Kang, Dong-Sik
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2012
  • The present study describes the considerations on the long-term reliability of the on-line partial discharge (PD) ceramic sensor for thermal power generators. Voltage acceleration aging tests were carried out under continuous and impulsive thermal aging at more than $100^{\circ}C$, considering the practical service environment. Experimental results show that the sensors have a life that could last for more than 100 years, excellent dielectric characteristics, and insulation strength. In addition, the ceramic on-line PD sensors were installed in a thermal power generator in Korea for demonstration. The results of the PD calibration and test voltage application prove that the on-line ceramic sensors have satisfactory performances for on-line PD measurement.

Implementation and Performance Analysis of Group Communication using the CORBA & JAVA (CORBA와 JAVA를 이용한 그룹통신 구현 및 성능 분석)

  • Choe, Man-Eok;Gu, Yong-Wan
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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    • v.8A no.4
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    • pp.461-468
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    • 2001
  • Large-scale distributed applications based on Internet and client/server applications have to deal with series of problems such as load balancing, unpredictable communication delays, partial errors, and networking failures. Therefore, sophisticated applications such as teleconferencing, video-on-demand, and concurrent software engineering require an abstracted communication. In this paper, we present our design, implementation and performance analysis of group communication using the CORBA ORB, JAVA RMI, Socket based on distributed computing. We anticipate our study may apply to the various field of applications such as fault-tolerant client/server system, groupware, scalable text retrieval system, and financial information systems.

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Crystallographic and Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Applications in Biomedicine

  • Lee, Sang-Won;Woo, Kyoung-Ja;Kim, Chul-Sung
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.83-85
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    • 2004
  • Magnetic nanoparticles have been investigated for use as biomedical purposes for several years. For biomedical applications the use of particles that present superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature is preferred [1-4]. To control the magnetic materials by magnetic field is essential locate particle to the suitable destination on feeding by injection. In order to use them properly, the particles should be nano size. However there are many difficulties in applications, because there is lack of identifications in nano magnetic properties. In our studies, structural and magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles were investigated by XRD, VSM, TEM, and Mossbauer spectroscopy. At 13 K, hyperfine fields of ${\gamma}-Fe_2O_3$ were 516 kOe and 490 kOe, that of $Fe_3O_4$ were 517 kOe and 482 kOe. The saturation magnetizations were 21.42 emu/g and 39.42 emu/g. The particle size of powders is 5~19 nm.

The principles of artificial intelligence and its applications in dentistry

  • Yoohyun Lee;Seung-Ho Ohk
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.45-49
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    • 2023
  • Digital dentistry has witnessed significant advancements in recent years, driven by extensive research following the introduction of cutting-edge technologies such as CAD/CAM and 3D oral scanners. Until now, 2D images obtained via x-ray or CT scans were critical to detect anomalies and for decision-making. This review describes the main principles and applications of supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning in medical applications. In this context, we present a diverse range of artificial intelligence networks with potential applications in dentistry, accompanied by existing results in the field.

An Analytical Modeling and Simulation of Dual Material Double Gate Tunnel Field Effect Transistor for Low Power Applications

  • Arun Samuel, T.S.;Balamurugan, N.B.
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.247-253
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, a new two dimensional (2D) analytical modeling and simulation for a Dual Material Double Gate tunnel field effect transistor (DMDG TFET) is proposed. The Parabolic approximation technique is used to solve the 2-D Poisson equation with suitable boundary conditions and analytical expressions for surface potential and electric field are derived. This electric field distribution is further used to calculate the tunnelling generation rate and thus we numerically extract the tunnelling current. The results show a significant improvement in on-current characteristics while short channel effects are greatly reduced. Effectiveness of the proposed model has been confirmed by comparing the analytical results with the TCAD simulation results.

APPLICATIONS OF ASYMMETRIC HYSTERESIS LOOPS IN AMORPHOUS ALLOYS

  • Jr., C.D. Graham;Shin, K-H.;Zhou, Peter Y.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.579-582
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    • 1995
  • The use of amorphous magnetic alloys as tags or targets in electronic article surveillance systems such as antishoplifting desvices is briefly reviewed. Improved tags became possible with the discovery in 1988 of asymmetric magnetization reversal (AMR) in certain amorphous alloys annealed in applied field approximately equal to the earth's field. These asymmetric hysteresis loops are highly unusual, if not unique, and so greatly diminish the probability of false alarms in a detection system. furthermore, the jump field Hj, which is the coercive field in negative applied fields, can be controlled over a useful range by controlling the field applied to the sample during annealing. By applying several tags to an object, each with a different jump field, it is possible to identify the object with a numeric code that can be remotely read by nonoptical means.

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