• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.I
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• pp.639-642
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• 2005

A new dual-slope ramp (DSR) reset waveform is proposed to improve the dark room contrast ratio in AC-PDPs. The proposed reset waveform has two different voltage slopes during a ramp-up period. The first voltage slope is lower than the conventional ramp voltage slope, causing a reduction in the background luminance, whereas the second voltage slope is higher than the conventional ramp voltage slope, causing an increase in the background luminance. Thus, a bias voltage is also applied during the second voltage-slope period to adjust the background luminance and address discharge characteristics. As a result, the proposed dual-slope reset waveform can lower the background luminance, thereby improving the high dark room contrast ratio of an AC-PDP without reducing the address voltage margin

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2002

In general, the background light that is produced during the reset period deteriorates the dark room contrast ratio in AC PDP. In this paper, we propose a modified ramp reset pulse that can reduce the background light to an imperceptible level. In the new reset waveform, the discharges between the scan and sustain electrodes are minimized by applying a positive bias voltage to the sustain electrode and only the weak discharges between the scan and address electrodes are found to occur during the reset period. We also adopted the MgO coated phosphor layer to improve the address voltage margin that was reduced when the bias voltage in the modified ramp reset waveform was applied. As a result, the address voltage margin of 45 V which is the same level of the conventional method was ortained and the dark room contrast ratio was improved up to 7500 : 1.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 1999년도 Japanese Journal of Medical Physics
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• pp.278-281
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• 1999

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the scattered x-rays on the subject contrast and image sharpness for various tube voltages. For the purpose, we measured the scatter-to-primary ratio(SPR) for the tube voltages f 50 to 100kV and obtained the tube voltage dependence of the subject contrast of an aluminum plate in a polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) phantom. Furthermore, the overall modulation transfer functions(MTFs), which consist of MTFs of a screen-film system and scatter FTMs, were obtained for tube voltages of 50 to 100 kV. The subject contrast decreased with the tube voltage due to that the SPR increased with the tube voltage and that the difference in effective linear attenuation coefficients between the object and its surroundings decreased with the tube voltage. The maximum frequency of the overall MTF decreased from about 2 mm$\^$-1/ to 1 mm$\^$-1/ with the tube voltage increasing from 50 to 100 kV.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2016

본 연구는 전산화단층검사(computed tomography; CT)에서 저농도 조영제와 저관전압 기법이 선량과 영상에 미치는 유용성을 팬텀으로 평가하였다. 조영제 농도별로 희석정도를 달리하여 실험팬텀에 삽입 후 관전압과 관전류를 단계적으로 변화하여 촬영하였고, 획득된 팬텀영상을 통해 선량과 HU를 평가하였다. 그 결과 표준조건(350 mgI/ml, 120 kV)보다 저농도 조영제와 저관전압 조건(300 mgI/ml, 100 kV)설정이 체적 선량평가(CTDIvol; computed tomography dose $index_{vol}$)에서 평균 21% 감소하였다. SNR은 저농도 조영제와 저관전압 조건이 팬텀에서 측정한 모든 깊이(center, 4.5cm, 2.25cm)의 조영제와 생리식염수를 1:10, 1:20으로 희석한 실험에서 각각 12.2(26%), 6.2(17%) 증가하였다. CNR은 각각 11.5(32%), 6.3(26%) 증가하였다. CT 검사에서 조영제 부작용 감소를 위한 저농도 조영제의 사용과 피폭선량 감소를 위한 저관전압 사용으로 영상에서 높은 감약계수를 통한 다양한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 1980

To know the effect of tube voltage to X-ray film image, authors made an experimental study on the exponential value of applied voltage and the effect of scattered ray in photographic contrast, and obtained the results as follows: 1. The exponential value of tube voltage was under the control of the applied voltage, the kinds of screens and grids, and its existence. The range of its value was from 1.03 to 5.3. 2. The efficiency of X-ray production was directly proportional to the applied voltage, and to oftain the same density, the tube current(mAs) was inversely proportional to applied voltage 3. The production of scattered rays was in proportion to the tube voltage, and the photographic contrast was mainly influenced by the scattered rays.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2002년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.199-202
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• 2002

In general, the background light produced during the reset period deteriorates the dark room contrast ratio in AC PDP. In this paper, we propose a modified ramp reset pulse that can reduce the background light to imperceptible level. In the new reset waveform, the discharges between the scan and sustain electrodes are minimized by applying a positive bias voltage to the sustain electrode and only the weak discharges between the scan and address electrodes occur during the reset period. We adopted a MgO coated phosphor layer to get the same level of voltage margin in the new reset pulse scheme compared to that of the conventional ramp reset pulse one. As a result, the voltage margin is maintained at the same level and the dark room contrast ratio is improved dramatically.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.885-890
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• 1998

The electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) depend on dispersion structures and nematic alignment which can be controlled by taking proper liquid crystal/polymer mixtures and process conditions. To achieve excellent electro-optical properties such as low driving voltage, good contrast ratio and negligible hysteresis, we have developed optimization procedure. Under the optimized conditions, PDLC of low threshold voltage less than 3.1 V, high contrast ratio more than 150 and negligible hysteresis were obtained.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.295-300
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• 2021

This study aims to present new chest AP examination exposure conditions through a study on the effect on image quality and patient dose by applying high tube voltage and scatter ray post-processing software during chest AP examination in digital radiography equipment. This study was used a human body phantom and in the chest AP position, the dosimeter was placed horizontally at the thoracic spine 6. The experiment was conducted by dividing into a low tube voltage (70 kVp, 400 mA, 3.2 mAs) group and a high tube voltage (100 kVp, 400 mA, 1.2 mAs) group. The collimation size (14″× 17″) and the source to image receptor distance(110 cm) were same applied to both groups. Radiation dose was presented to dose area product and entrance surface dose. Image quality was compared and analyzed by comparing the difference between the signal-to-noise ratio and the contrast-to-noise ratio of the image according to the application of the scatter ray post-processing software under each condition. The average value of the entrance surface dose in the low and high tube voltage conditions was 93.04±0.45 µGy and 94.25±1.51 µGy, which was slightly higher in the high tube voltage condition, but the dose area product was 0.97±0.04 µGy and 0.93±0.01 µGy. There was a statistically significant difference in the group mean value(p<0.01). In terms of image quality, the values of the signal-to-noise ratio and the contrast noise ratio were higher in the high tube voltage than in the low tube voltage, and decreased when the scattering line post-processing function was used, but the contrast resolution was improved. If there is a scatter ray post-processing function during chest AP examination, it is helpful to actively utilize it to improve the image quality. However, when this function is not available, I thought that applying a higher tube voltage state than a low tube voltage state will help to realize images with a large amount of information without changing the dose.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2010

플라즈마 디스플레이 패널에서 명실콘트라스트(bright room contrast ratio: BRCR)를 개선하는 방향으로 새로운 전극구조를 설계하였다. 새로운 개념의 전극을 이용하여 블랙매트릭스 패턴의 영역을 넓힐 수 있었으며 이를 통하여 패널면의 반사휘도를 낮출 수 있었다. 제작한 플라즈마 디스플레이 패널에 대하여 방전전압, 방전효율, 휘도 등을 평가하였으며 명실콘트라스트가 크게 개선됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.169-173
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• 2009

We studied driving characteristics according to the ratio of mass and charging (m/q) value for charged toner particles with black and yellow color in charged particle type display panel. After biasing rectangle pulse to the transparency electrodes of putted panel with toner particles, its response time and contrast ratio are simultaneously measured using a laser as a optical source, photodiode as a detector and reflective system. As a results, contrast ratio is largest at the shortest response time region which is different to the particle because of m/q. We proposed relational equation for response time, m/q, cell gap and biasing voltage. It has not been studied and reported to analyze the relationship of response time, biasing voltage, lumping phenomena, cell gap, and contrast ratio for toner particle type display.