• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2006

최근 발표된 EGS5 몬테칼로 코드의 방사선치료 응용을 위한 시험코드를 작성하였다. 본 시험코드는 점선원 모델과 원통형 팬텀에 대하여 깊이선량을 계산하도록 작성되었다. 시험코드의 평가를 위하여 6, 9, 12, 15 MeV 전자선 그리고 Co-60, 10 MV 광자선에 대한 깊이선량을 계산하고 DOSRZ/EGS4의 결과와 비교하였다. 시험코드와 DOSRZ 코드와의 깊이선량 계산결과의 차이는 전자선에서 약 ${\pm}1.5%$ 이내, 광자선에서 약 ${\pm}3.0%$ 이내를 보였다.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2011

We developed a four-channel first order gradiometer system to measure magnetoencephalogram for mice. We used double relaxation oscillation SQUID (DROS). The diameter of the pickup coil is 4 mm and the distance between the coils is 5 mm. Coil distance was designed to have good spatial resolution for a small mouse brain. We evaluated the current dipole localization confidence region for a mouse brain, using the spherical conductor model. The white noise of the measurement system was about 30 fT/$Hz^{1/2}$/cm when measured in a magnetically shielded room. We measured magnetic signal from a phantom having the same size of a mouse brain, which was filled with 0.9% saline solution. The results suggest that the developed system has a feasibility to study the functions of brain of small animals.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of radiation shielding on the thyroid organ dose and image quality during Chest PA examination using automatic exposure control system. This study was conducted in the patient posture and examination conditions such as Chest PA using human model phantom. An experiment without shielding was set as a control group (non) and the cases of using paper coated with a contrast agent (contrast) and bismuth (bismuth) were used as experimental groups. Compared to non-shielded(non), the dose at bismuth increased about 7% in C(cervical vertebrae)5 and C6 and 14% in C7 and contrast showed dose increases of about 17 to 19% in C5 and C6 and about 21% in C7. As a result of the image quality comparison, when measured in the center of the cervical vertebrae, both SNR and CNR in bismuth increased about 40% higher than non, and contrast showed about 8 to 9% improvement. Compared with soft tissues of the cervix, bismuth reduced SNR by about 15% and CNR by about 13%, in contrast, SNR decreased by 11%, and CNR decreased by about 10%. In the Chest PA using AEC, the method of using the shield in front of the collimator has the advantage to observe the anatomical structure of the neck area well compared to the method using the lead. However, the dose at the neck can be increased by 7-21% depending on shielding materials.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.277-290
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• 1999

유한차분 시간영역 수치해석 기법을 사용하여 휴대폰과 인체 간의 전자파 결합 현상을 시율레이션하였고, 인체 두부의 모형을 제작하기 위한 생체 뼈 유사 물질의 합성에 관한 연구를 수행했다. 휴대폰 모형을 제작 하여 자유 공간에서 안테나 반사계수 및 복사 패턴을 측정하였다. 인체와 안테나 사이의 거리를 매개 변수로 하여 안테나의 입력 임피던스, 반사계수, 복사 패턴, 효율, 그리고 인체 두부의 전력 홉수량을 계산하였다. 인 체 근접 효과에 의하여 안테나 공진 주파수가 약 12 %까지 감소되었으며, 출력이 0.6W일 때, 두부와 안테나 사이의 거리가 30mm이상 떨어져 있을 경우, l-g 평균 최대 SAR가 ANSVIEEE 안전 기준인 1.6 W /kg 이 하로 계산되었다. 뼈 유사 물질의 합성에는 에폭시, 응고제, 그리고 흑연 분말을 기본 물질로 하고, 전도도를 제어하기 위해 소량의 전도성 에폭시를 첨가하였다. 850 MHz에서 비유전율이 18.04, 전도도가 0.347로서 생체 뼈의 특성에 매우 근접하는 시료가 합성되었음을 보였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.441-447
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• 2018

이 연구의 목적은 증강현실기술을 활용하여 치과 방사선 촬영술의 반복 연습이 가능한 디지털 콘텐츠를 개발하는데 있다. 성인 모델의 외형을 사진 촬영하고, 실습용 마네킹 팬텀을 컴퓨터 단층 촬영한 후, 이를 중첩하여 삼차원 객체를 제작하였다. 또한, 결과로 출력되는 106장의 방사선사진은 촬영법과 관련된 치아 정보를 활용하여 데이터베이스화하였고, 학습자가 성공적인 촬영을 수행하면 각 촬영조건에 맞는 부위별 영상이 호출되도록 시스템을 구축하였다. 이를 통해 임상 전 단계에서의 연습을 반복적으로 시행할 수 있었다. 이 콘텐츠를 이용하여 치과위생사의 방사선 촬영 임상 실무역량을 향상하는데 기여하고자 한다. 다만, 직접 얼굴인식을 통해 촬영하는 것이 실습효용 가치가 클 것으로 예상하기 때문에 이에 관련한 후속 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권9호
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• pp.1377-1384
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• 2018

Accurate measurement of the absorbed dose and the effective dose is required in dental panoramic radiography involving relatively low energy with a rotational X-ray tube system using long exposures. To determine the effectiveness of measuring the irradiation by using passive dosimetry, we compared the entrance skin doses by using a radiophotoluminescent glass dosimeter (RPL) and an optically stimulated luminescence detector (OSL) in a phantom model consisting of nine and 31 transverse sections. The parameters of the panoramic device were set to 80 kV, 4 mA, and 12 s in the standard program mode. The X-ray spectrum was applied in the same manner as the panoramic dose by using the SpekCalc Software. The results indicated a mass attenuation coefficient of $0.008226cm^2/g$, and an effective energy of 34 keV. The equivalent dose between the RPL and the OSL was calculated based on a product of the absorbed doses. The density of the aluminum attenuators was $2.699g/cm^3$. During the panoramic examination, tissue absorption doses with regard to the RPL were a surface dose of $75.33{\mu}Gy$ and a depth dose of $71.77{\mu}Gy$, those with regard to the OSL were surface dose of $9.2{\mu}Gy$ a depth dose of $70.39{\mu}Gy$ and a mean dose of $74.79{\mu}Gy$. The effective dose based on the International Commission on Radiological Protection Publication 103 tissue weighting factor for the RPL were $0.742{\mu}Sv$, $8.9{\mu}Sv$, $2.96{\mu}Sv$ and those for the OSL were $0.754{\mu}Sv$, $9.05{\mu}Sv$, and $3.018{\mu}Sv$ in the parotid and sublingual glands, orbit, and thyroid gland, respectively. The RPL was more effective than the OSL for measuring the absorbed radiation dose in low-energy systems with a rotational X-ray tube.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 다문화청소년의 문화적응스트레스와 삶의 만족도 간의 경로에서 자아존중감과 학교생활적응의 매개효과를 살펴보고, 다문화청소년의 삶의 만족도 수준 향상 방안을 제안하고자 한다. 이를 위한 분석자료로 한국청소년 정책연구원의 다문화 청소년 4차, 5차, 6차 패널 데이터를 활용하였으며, 통계 프로그램 SPSS 23.0과 Amos 23.0 version을 이용한 다변량 잠재성장모형 분석을 실시하였다. 또한, 팬텀변수를 이용하여 자아존중감과 학교생활적응의 개별 매개효과를 검증하였다. 분석결과, 자아존중감과 학교생활 적응의 개별 매개효과를 확인할 수 있었으며, 이런 결과는 다문화 청소년의 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 자아존중감과 학교생활 적응 수준 향상을 위해 다각적인 차원의 노력이 필요함을 시사한다. 이에 본 연구에서의 결과를 토대로 다문화청소년의 삶의 만족도 수준 향상을 위한 실천적인 방안을 구체적으로 제시하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3403-3414
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to model and optimize the block-matching and 3D filtering (BM3D) algorithm and to evaluate its applicability in brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images using a fan beam collimator. For quantitative evaluation of the noise level, the coefficient of variation (COV) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were used, and finally, a no-reference-based evaluation parameter was used for optimization of the BM3D algorithm in the brain SPECT images. As a result, optimized results were derived when the sigma values of the BM3D algorithm were 0.15, 0.2, and 0.25 in brain SPECT images acquired for 5, 10, and 15 s, respectively. In addition, when the sigma value of the optimized BM3D algorithm was applied, superior results were obtained compared with conventional filtering methods. In particular, we confirmed that the COV and CNR of the images obtained using the BM3D algorithm were improved by 2.40 and 2.33 times, respectively, compared with the original image. In conclusion, the usefulness of the optimized BM3D algorithm in brain SPECT images using a fan beam collimator has been proven, and based on the results, it is expected that its application in various nuclear medicine examinations will be possible.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.283-288
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• 2022

Purpose: This study was conducted to measure the radiation exposure and image quality of various cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) machines under common clinical conditions and to analyze the correlation between them. Materials and Methods: Seven CBCT machines used frequently in clinical practice were selected. Because each machine has various sizes of fields of view (FOVs), 1 large FOV and 1 small FOV were selected for each machine. Radiation exposure was measured using a dose-area product (DAP) meter. The quality of the CBCT images was analyzed using 8 image quality parameters obtained using a dental volume tomography phantom. For statistical analysis, regression analysis using a generalized linear model was used. Results: Polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) noise and modulation transfer function (MTF) 10% showed statistically significant correlations with DAP values, presenting positive and negative correlations, respectively (P<0.05). Image quality parameters other than PMMA noise and MTF 10% did not demonstrate statistically significant correlations with DAP values. Conclusion: As radiation exposure and image quality are not proportionally related in clinically used equipment, it is necessary to evaluate and monitor radiation exposure and image quality separately.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.392-403
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• 2023

This study presents a new hybrid fNIRS-EEG system to meet the demand for a lightweight and low-cost sleep pattern monitoring device. For multiple-channel configuration, a six-channel electroencephalogram (EEG) and a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system with eight photodiodes (PD) and four dual-wavelength LEDs are designed. To enhance the convenience of signal measurement, the device is miniaturized into a patch-like form, enabling simultaneous measurement on the forehead. Due to its fully integrated functionality, the developed system is advantageous for performing sleep stage classification with high-temporal and spatial resolution data. This can be realized by utilizing a two-dimensional (2D) brain activation map based on the concentration changes in oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin during sleep stage transitions. For the system verification, the phantom model with known optical properties was tested at first, and then the sleep experiment for a human subject was conducted. The experimental results show that the developed system qualifies as a portable hybrid fNIRS-EEG sleep pattern monitoring device.