Evaluation of QC Value Variation and Overlapping Use According to Aging of 57Co Sealed Source

57Co 밀봉선원의 노후도에 따른 균일도의 변동과 중첩사용에 관한 유용성 평가

  • Lee, Jong-Hun (Department of nuclear medicine, Asan Medical Center) ;
  • Cho, Sung-kil (Department of nuclear medicine, Asan Medical Center) ;
  • Shim, Dong-Oh (Department of nuclear medicine, Asan Medical Center)
  • 이종훈 (서울아산병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 조성길 (서울아산병원 핵의학과) ;
  • 심동오 (서울아산병원 핵의학과)
  • Received : 2017.04.28
  • Accepted : 2017.05.10
  • Published : 2017.05.20

Abstract

Purpose The change in uniformity due to the decreasement in dose should be known. $^{57}Co$ sealed sources are easy to manage and use as QC sources replacing $^{99m}Tc$. Overlapping sealed sources are expected to show variations in dose due to attenuation between sealed sources. Materials and Methods A total of three experiments were conducted. The first experiment is to observe the change in the degree of senescence of the $^{57}Co$ sealed source. The second experiment is to compare the single source and overlaped source at similar doses. In the third experiment, the sources of different doses were compared on each other to determine the changes due to the attenuation between the overlapping sources. Results The results of the first experiment did not exceed the acceptable range. but each crew showed a difference. There was no statistically significant difference in the measurement of uniformity on second and third experiment Conclusion It is believed that a $^{57}Co$ sealed source can be used as a superimposed source. It is not only economical but also convenient to use. daily uniformity measurements will help reduce scan time and speed up the testing process.

$^{57}Co$ 밀봉선원의 효율적인 사용방법으로 선원2개를 중첩하여 사용하는 방법을 모색하여 그에 따른 균일도의 변동을 관찰하고자 한다. 첫 번째 실험은 $^{57}Co$ 밀봉선원의 노후 정도 즉, 선량의 감쇄 따른 균일도의 변화를 관찰하기 위한 실험이다. 두번째 실험은 유사한 선량에서 단독으로 사용된 선원과 2개의 선원을 중첩한 선원 균일도를 비교하기 위한 실험이다. 세번째 실험은 중첩선원간의 감쇄로 인한 변화를 알기 위하여 서로 다른 선량의 선원을 중첩하여 측정을 하고, 위치를 맞 바꾸어 역방향으로 두어 측정하여 비교하였다. 선량변화에 따른 균일도의 평균과 변동계수를 확인 하는 첫 번째 실험의 결과는 허용범위를 초과하지 않았다. 두 번째와 세 번째 실험의 결과는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. $^{57}Co$ 밀봉선원을 중첩된 선원으로 사용 가능할 것으로 생각된다. 선원을 중첩하여 사용함으로써 장기간 더욱 오랜 기간 사용할 수 있어 경제적 효율성 좋을 것으로 예상한다.

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