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Effect of the Storage Temperature, Duration and Gamma Irradiation on the Respiration Rate and Sugar Content of Minituber 'Superior'

  • Lim, Ji-Hyeok;HwangBo, Jun-Kwon;Baek, Myung-Hwa;Kim, Jin-Hong;Kim, Jae-Sung;Lee, Myung-Chul
    • 한국환경농학회지
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    • 제24권1호
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    • pp.61-65
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    • 2005
  • This study was to evaluate whether ionizing gamma radiation could be applied to break the dormancy of a potato minituber. The respiration rate of the minitubers was significantly affected by the storage temperature and a low dose gamma radiation. Ionizing radiation of 8 Gy enhanced the respiration rate of the potato tuber stored at $10^{\circ}C$ for 20 days. The potato tuber subjected to 4 and 8 Gy after 40 days storage at 10 and $20^{\circ}C$ exhibited higher respiration rates compared to the control (non-irradiated), but not at st. However, the ionizing radiation did not exhibit on significant effect on the respiration rate of the potato tuber stored for 60 days. It was observed that minitubers stored for 20 days had significant response to the storage temperature in terms of the total sugar content the higher the storage temperature, the lower the total sugar content. It was measured that the reducing sugar content was increased under the storage conditions both 5 and $10^{\circ}C$ for 40 days, but not to $20^{\circ}C$. The total sugar contents in the minituber stored for 60 days were similar to those stored for 40 days. The data was discussed on the relationships among the storage duration, temperature and ionizing radiation.

Effect of Storage Temperature and Antioxidant Additives on the Color and Physiological Activity of Gamma Irradiated Green Tea Leaf Extract

  • Jo, Cheo-Run ;Byun, Myung-Woo
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.185-190
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    • 2003
  • Gamma irradiation was used as part of a new processing method to produce a brighter-colored and mild-flavored green tea leaf extract that retained all of its physiological activities. Dried green tea leaf was extracted with 70% ethanol and gamma irradiated at 0,5, 10, 20 kGy. Hunter color $L^{*}$- and $a^{*}$-values were increased with irradiation in a dose-dependent manner, which was a color range from dark brown to bright yellow. However, the irradiation effect gradually disappeared during 3 weeks of storage, with color reverting to that of untreated samples. There was no difference in the radical scavenging and tyrosinase inhibition effect by irradiation. Among antioxidants used, ascorbic acid was the most effective against color reversion. In contrast, cysteine was shown to protect the effect of color change with irradiation. Results indicated that enhanced color of irradiated green tea leaf extract can be effectively controlled by additives such as ascorbic acid and a low storage temperature.e.e.

전자 빔 조사 민감 물질의 전자회절분석을 위한 Imaging Plate 기술 (Imaging Plate Technique for the Electron Diffraction Study of a Radiation-sensitive Material under Electron Beam)

  • 김영민;김양수;김진규;이정용;김윤중
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제38권3호
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    • pp.185-193
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    • 2008
  • 전자 빔 조사 민감 물질인 gibbsite(${\gamma}-Al(OH)_3$)의 전자 빔 조사 상전이 연구에서 전자회절 자료의 기록에 대한 imaging plate와 필름의 기록 특성을 실험적으로 비교하였다. Imaging plate는 극단적으로 낮은 전자 강도와 높은 전자 강도를 동시 기록하기에 충분한 선형 dynamic range를 갖기 때문에, 매우 낮은 전자 조사 조건(${\leq}0.1\;e^-/{\mu}m^2$)에서 전자 회절 자료를 기록할 때 필름에 비해 회절 자료의 spatial frequency 범위가 두 배 이상 확장되었다. 심지어 이미 기록 포화된 투과 빔 주위의 신호 정보 레벨을 세분화하는 데에도 훨씬 우수한 분해 성능을 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 imaging plate가 극단적으로 낮은 전자 강도 기록이 필요한 전자 빔 조사 민감 물질이나 cryo-biological 시편들의 구조 연구 관점에서 가장 적절한 기록 매체임을 나타낸다.

Increase in the Th1-Cell-Based Immune Response in Healthy Workers Exposed to Low-Dose Radiation - Immune System Status of Radiology Staff

  • Karimi, Gholamreza;Balali-Mood, Mahdi;Alamdaran, Seyed-Ali;Badie-Bostan, Hassan;Mohammadi, Elaheh;Ghorani-Azam, Adel;Sadeghi, Mahmood;Riahi-Zanjani, Bamdad
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.107-111
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: Radiation is one of the most important sources of free radical (such as reactive oxygen species) production, which plays an essential role in the etiology of over hundred diseases. The aim of the study was to investigate some immune parameters and hematological indices in healthy workers of the Radiology Department, University Hospital of Mashhad, Iran. Methods: The study was performed on 50 healthy workers: 30 radiology staff as the case group and 20 laboratory workers as the control group. The radiation dose received by the radiology staff participating in the study was less than the annual maximum permissible level, 50 millisievert. Hematological parameters, lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production were studied in both groups. Results: Among healthy radiology workers, the hematological indices did not differ statistically; however, their proliferation indices and $IFN-{\gamma}$ levels showed significant increases in parallel with decreases in the IL-4 levels as compared to controls. The immune system of workers exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation was found to be shifted from a Type 2 to a Type 1 response to promote cellular immunity. Conclusion: Based on our data, exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation may decrease the prevalence, frequency, and recurrence of various cancers and infectious diseases because of an increase in Th1-cell-based response, thus leading to more protection of the human body against tumor cells and foreign agents and possibly increased longevity. However, due to high rate of fluoroscopy use for interventional radiology, we suggest continuing research projects on radiation protection and hazards to prevent irreversible damage. As a recommendation, in future studies, radiology staff with a weakened immunity due to high radiation exposure should be considered as good choices to be treated using acupuncture techniques because acupuncture has been demonstrated to enhance the function and the number of immune cells.

A Study on Dosimetric Characterization of Direct Yellow 12 Dye at High Radiation γ-Dose

  • Batool, Javaria;Shahid, Shaukat Ali;Ramiza, Ramiza;Akhtar, Nasim;Naz, Afshan;Yaseen, Maria;Ullah, Inam;Nadeem, Muhammad;Shakir, Imran
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제33권7호
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    • pp.2265-2268
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    • 2012
  • Aqueous solution of oxygenated Direct yellow 12 dye has been evaluated spectrophotometrically as a possible gamma rays dosimeter. The neutral (pH-7), alkaline (pH-12.5) and acidic (pH-5.5) aqueous solution of the dye were prepared and exposed to various gamma doses. Absorption spectra of unirradiated and irradiated solutions were recorded at 400 nm peak. The increase in absorbance with the increase in irradiation dose was observed from 1 to 6 kGy. The stability response of the dye solution for different environmental conditions such as temperature (low & high), light and darkness were investigated during post irradiation storage for ten days. The dye solution showed high stability in darkness for the studied period. The optical density of the dye solution was found to be decreased at high temperature storage.

방사선 측정장치의 저준위 방사선 측정과 방사선량의 급격한 변화에 따른 장치의 반응 속도개선에 관한 연구 (A Study On Low Radiation Measurement of Radiation Measuring Devices and Improvement of Reaction Speed according to the Rapid Change of Radiation Dose)

  • 이주현;이승호
    • 전기전자학회논문지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.544-551
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    • 2014
  • 본 논문에서는 방사선 측정장치의 저준위 방사선 측정 알고리즘과 방사선량의 급격한 변화에 따른 장치의 반응 속도개선을 위한 알고리즘 및 장치의 구성을 제안한다. 저준위 방사선 측정의 측정 정밀도를 개선하기 위한 알고리즘은 방사선 측정센서로부터 수집된 펄스의 누적평균을 기준으로 하는 듀얼 윈도우 방사선 수치 측정법을 사용한다. 방사선량의 급격한 변화에 따른 장치의 반응 속도개선을 위한 알고리즘은 신규로 입력된 6초 동안의 데이터 패턴분석을 통한 듀얼 윈도우 방사선 수치 측정법을 사용한다. 제안된 알고리즘의 검증을 위한 하드웨어 장치로는 센서 및 고전압 발생부, 제어부, 충전 및 전원회로부, 무선통신부, 디스플레이부 등으로 구성되어 있다. 제안된 알고리즘에서 사용한 듀얼 윈도우 방사선 수치 측정법을 실험한 결과, 기존 5uSv/h 수준의 저선량 한계에서 대체로 불확도가 낮아지고 선형성이 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 급격한 방사선량의 변화에 대한 장비의 반응속도 개선에 대해 실측실험을 통해 6초 이후에 변화된 수치가 반응함을 확인하였다. 따라서 제안된 알고리즘이 급격한 변화에 따른 장치의 반응속도가 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

확률분포 특성을 이용한 열형광선량계의 선량평가방법에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Dose Assessment Methodology Using the Probabilistic Characteristics of TL Element Response)

  • 조대형;오장진;한승재;나성호;황원국;이원근
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.123-138
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    • 1998
  • 개인피폭선량 평가용 열형광선량계인 UD802 선량재에 대한 X-선장, 감마선장, 베타선장 및 중성자선장의 순수선장과 X-선장/감마선장, 베타선장/감마선장 및 중성자장/감마선장의 혼합선장에서의 반응특성을 조사하였으며 소자반응이 확률적으로 분포하는 성질을 이용한 개인피폭선량 평가 방법을 개발하였다. 선량계 특성조사를 위한 기준조사는 한국원자력안전기술원의 X-선장, 베타선장 및 감마선장을 이용하였으며 중성자선장은 미국 PNL에 의뢰하여 수행하였다. 특성조사 결과 광자 선장에 대한 소자1과 소자2는 에너지에 대한 의존성이 매우 적어 선량당량의 계산시 매우 유용한 자료로 사용되어질 수 있으며 소자3과 소자4는 저에너지 및 중에너지의 광자선장에 대해 매우 민감한 변화를 보이고 있다. 소자1/소자3 및 소자1/소자4의 반응비는 베타선장과 중성자선장에 대하여 에너지의존성이 큰 반응비를 나타내며, 소자3/소자2의 반응비는 중성자선장에 대해서만 1이하의 값을 나타내고 있다. 저에너지 및 중에너지 광자선장에 대한 에너지 분별은 소자3/소자2 및 소자3/소자4의 반응비로서 가능함을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 개발한 확률분포 분석법의 적용가능성을 보이기 위하여 Panasonic UD716AGL/UD802 판독시스템에 적용하여 ANSI N13.11-1993에 따른 성능검증을 수행하였다. 성능검증 결과 모든 범주에 대하여 성능지수, ${\mid}B{\mid}+S$가 최대 0.232의 성능이 확인되었다. 특히 일부 소자의 비정상적 반응에 대해서도 최적의 피폭선량평가를 수행하고 있음이 확인되었으며, 실험실에서 재현될 수 없는 실제 방사선작업 환경에서의 선량평가 수행시, 본 논문에서 제시한 선량평가방법을 적용할 경우 계획된 피폭과 예상하지 못한 방사선장에 대한 피폭을 구분할 수 있어 보다 심도 있는 피폭선량평가 및 방사선관리가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

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감마선 조사에 의한 미역의 저장성 개선 (Improvements in Storage Stability of Undaria pinnatifida after Gamma Irradiation)

  • 김현주;최종일;김재훈;전병수;안동현;김광훈;변명우;이주운
    • 한국식품저장유통학회지
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    • 제16권4호
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    • pp.590-593
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    • 2009
  • 감마선 조사가 미역의 저장성 개선에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 미생물 오염도 평가 결과 3 kGy 이하의 선량에서 미생물이 검출되지 않았다. 2주 저장한 후, 조사처리 하지 않은 미역의 미생물이 6 log CFU/g이 증가하였다. 그러나 5 kGy 조사 처리한 미역의 경우 미생물이 검출되지 않았다. 5 kGy의 감마선 조사를 적용하였을 때, 미역의 명도 값이 소폭 증가하였다. 미역의 경도 측정 결과 3 kGy 이하의 감마선 조사에 의해 영향을 미치지 않았으며, 저장기간에 따른 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 3 kGy 감마선 조사는 미역의 품질에 영향을 받지 않고, 저장성을 연장시킬 수 있는 효과적인 기술이라고 판단된다.

Shielding design and analyses of the cold neutron guide hall for the KIPT neutron source facility

  • Zhong, Zhaopeng;Gohar, Yousry
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제50권6호
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    • pp.989-995
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    • 2018
  • Argonne National Laboratory of the United States and Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT) of Ukraine have cooperated on the development, design, and construction of a neutron source facility. The facility was constructed at Kharkov, Ukraine, and its commissioning process is underway. The facility will be used for researches, producing medical isotopes, and training young nuclear specialists. The neutron source facility is designed with a provision to include a cryogenically cooled moderator system-a cold neutron source (CNS). This CNS provides low-energy neutrons, which will be used in the scattering experiment and material structures analysis. Cold neutron guides, coated with reflective material for the low-energy neutrons, will be used to transport the cold neutrons to the experimental site. The cold neutron guides would keep the cold neutrons within certain energy and angular space concentrated inside, while most of the gamma rays and high-energy neutrons are not affected by the cold neutron guides. For the KIPT design, the cold neutron guides need to extend several meters outside the main shield of the facility, and curved guides will also be used to remove the gamma and high-energy neutron. The neutron guides should be installed inside a shield structure to ensure an acceptable biological dose in the facility hall. Heavy concrete is the selected shielding material because of its acceptable performance and cost. Shield design analysis was carried out for the CNS guide hall. MCNPX was used as the major computation tool for the design analysis, with neutron and gamma dose calculated separately. Weight windows variance reduction technique was also used in the shield design. The goal of the shield design is to keep the total radiation dose below the $5.0{\mu}Sv/hr$ guideline outside the shield boundary. After a series of iterative MCNPX calculations, the shield configuration and parameters of CNS guide hall were determined and presented in this article.