• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.312-320
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• 1992

Radiotherapeutically, nasopharyngeal cancer is an important disease in korea. Because of its blind anatomic location, early detection is relatively uncommon. Clinically, most of cases are locally advanced and nodal involvement are common. Recently better understanding of nature of the disease and improvement of radio-therapy technique permit better treatment results, including locoregional control and survival rate, and minimal normal tissue damages comparing with previously published data. We analyzed 31 patients of pathologically proven and previously untreated naso-pharyngeal carcinoma with different treatment techniques, retrospectively. Minimal and maximal follow up period of the survuor is 6 months and 68 months, respectively. Thirteen patients with squamous cell carcinoma are included in this analysis. The median age is 49 years(range from 20 to 64 years). Twenty two patients are stage III. Eleven patients are treated with radiotherapy alone and 20 are treated with comblined modalities treatment. The degree of responses after radiotherapy are categorized by 3-classes, i.e. complete response, partial response. In spite of simioarities of complete response rate and 1-year survival rate between two different treatment techniques, those patients with undifferentiated carcinoma appear to benefit from the adjuvant chemotherapy. In addition, systemic failure is more prominant in radiotherapy alone group than in combined modalities treatment group. These results suggest that adjuvant therapy in the radiotherapeutic management of nasopharyngeal cancers needs additional research according to histologic types and future extensive clinical trials.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.53 no.4
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• pp.585-591
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• 2010

Purpose : Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents. In this study, we investigated the natural course and the prognostic factors of Graves' disease in Korean children and adolescents. Methods : One-hundred thirteen (88 girls and 25 boys) patients were included in this study. A retrospective analysis was made of all patients who were diagnosed with Graves' disease. The following parameters were recorded and analyzed: patient's sex, age at diagnosis, duration of disease, laboratory findings, symptoms and signs, and family history of autoimmune thyroid disease. Results : All patients were initially treated with antithyroid drugs, either methimazole (93.8%) or propylthiouracil (6.2%). Antithyroid drugs had been discontinued in 75 (66.4%) of 113 patients. Of these 75 patients, 23 (20.4%) relapsed after $25.5{\pm}33.7$ months. Thirteen (11.5%) of 23 patients, who experienced the first relapse, showed a second remission. However, 2 (1.8%) of 13 patients relapsed again. Euthyroid state could not be achieved by antithyroid drugs in 1 patient, and radioactive iodine therapy was performed. The older the patient at diagnosis, the greater the likelihood of remission ($P$=0.034). Conclusion : Age at diagnosis seems to be a prognostic factor in Korean children and adolescents with Graves' disease, and should be taken into account in treatment plan determination.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.65-71
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• 1990

Between January,1974 and December 1980, fifty eight patients with locoregional recurrent breast carcinoma who did not have evidence of distant metastasis after initial treatment of surgery with or without adjuvant chemotherapy were treated with radiation therapy. Among them, five patients were excluded from this study because of incomplete record or incomplete treatment. The 5-year overall survival and disease free survival from the time of locoregional recurrence was $27\%\;and\;15\%$ respectively. In univariate analysis of prognostic variables, the clinical stage at initial diagnosis, recur duration, number of recurrence sites, size of recurrences, response to the treatment, remission duration were all found to have no significant effect on survival or disease free survival. On the other hand, menopausal status at initial diagnosis, number of positive node at initial surgery, whether or not the use of adjuvant chemotherapy after initial mastectomy had definite prognositc significance. In multivariate analysis of prognostic variables, remission duration, menopausal status at diagnosis, number of axillary node at mastectomy had definite prognostic significance. On the other hand, remission duration more than 12 months, premenopaus at initial mastectomy, less than four positive axillary lymph nodes at mastectomy predicted a good prognosis.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.363-367
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• 1993

A retrospective analysis was peformed on 42 patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix who were treated with external beam (EB) radiation therapy alone at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital from March 1979 to December 1988. After whole pelvic field irradiation of 50Gy, all the patients received additional booster dose of 12-22Gy to the primary tumor Thirty one received EB radiotherapy alone because of poor geometry for intracavitary application,5 because of medical problems and 6 because of other reasons. Five year locoregional control rate and five year survival rate were $34.5\%\;and\;35.4\%,$ respectively. Five year survivals were $66.7\%,\;36.4%,\;32.8\%\;and\;25.0\%$ for stage IIA, IIB, IIIB and IVA, respectively. The response one month after treatment well correlated with prognosis. The incidence of grade 2 and 3 complication was $12\%\;and\;10\%,$ respectively. There was tendency of increased complication with advanced stage.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.205-211
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• 1989

From July 1984 to September 1988, 27 patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer were treated with combined modality (combination chemotherapy Plus radiotherapy) at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology in Kyungpook National University Hospital. Of the 27 patients, 19$(70\%)$ achieved a complete response, 6$(22\%)$ a partial response, and 2$(8\%)$ no response. Female, performance status HO, serum enolase level below 30ng/ml, radiation dose over 4500 cGy, and 4 or more cycles of chemotherapy had a favorable effect on the rates of complete response, although there were no statistical differences according to the variables. Median survival time was 10 months and overall 1- and 2-year survival rates were $40,7\%$ and $12.2\%$, respectively. Complete response (p<0.05), performance status HO (p<0.05), 4 or more cycles of chemotherapy (p<0.05), and radiation dose over 4500 cGy had a significantly favorable effect on 2-year survival rate. Prophylactic cranial irradiation or sex had no effect on survival. The results of this study suggest that radiation treatment should be combined with combination chemotherapy in the therapeutic strategy of SCLC of limited stage.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.9-15
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• 1996

Purpose: The traditional approach with surgery and/or radiotherapy(RT) for advanced head and neck cancer Provides anticipated cure rates of $10-65\%$ depending on stages and sites. Recently, combined modality with chemotherapy have been extensively investigated in attempts to improve survival and local control. We retrospectively analysed our experience of 31 patients with advanced head and neck cancer. Materials and Methods : November 1983 to October 1994. 31 Patients with Stage III and IV squamous cell head and neck cancer were treated with RT. Sixteen patients were treated with RT alone, and IS patients were treated with combined RT plus chemotherapy. All patients were treated with 4-MV LINAC and radiation dose ranged from 5000 cGy to 7760 cGy (median 7010 cGy). In combined group, 7 patients were treated with cisplatin plus 5-FU 2 patients were treated with methotrexate plus leucovorin plus 5-FU plus cisplatin or carboplatin, and 6 patients were treated with cisplatin as a radiosensitizer. Results : Median follow up period was 16 months (range 4-134 months). The major responses (CR+PR) were noted in 10 patient ($66.6\%$) of the RT alone group and 14 patient ($93.3\%$) of the chemoradiation group. There was no statistical difference in CR rate between the two groups The overall survival rates at 5 years were $23.4\%$ in the radiation alone group, $23.5\%$ in the chemoradiation group Disease-free survival rates at 3 years were $44.5\%$ in the radiation alone group, $40\%$ in the chemoradiation group. There was no statistical differences in overall survival rates and disease-free survival rates between the two groups. Local recurrences occurred in $71.5\%$ of the radiation alone group, $72.7\%$ of the chemoradiation group and distant metastasis occurred in $14.4\%$ of radiation alone group, $9.1\%$ of the chemoradiation group. The frequencies of complications were comparable in both groups except hematologic toxicity Conclusion : Total response rates in the combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy was relatively higher than radiotherapy alone. But our result failed to show any survival benefit of the combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The accrual of large number of patients and long term follow-un may be necessary to confirm the present result of combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.93-107
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• 1994

본 글에서는 음성인식에 적용된 신경망 구조를 알아본다. 또한 신경망 VLSI와 국내에서 개발된 신경망 VLSI인 URAN에 대해서 살펴보고 URAN을 이용한 음성인식 시스템의 설계에 관해 기술한다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 낮은 정밀도의 입출력 및 연결강도, 선형 출력함수를 가지는 뉴런을 사용하는 신경망 음성인식 시스템의 성능을 분석하고 잡음 환경에서 낮은 정밀도를 사용한 신경망의 성능저하 정도를 검토한다.

• TTA Journal
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• s.99
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• pp.70-75
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• 2005

지금까지의 홈네트워크 서비스는 주로 홈 오토메이션 기반의 서비스나 간단한 데이터통신 기반의 원격검침 및 보안서비스 등이 주류를 이루어 왔으나 FTTH 기술이 본격 개발되면서 홈네트워크 서비스는 기존의 서비스 이외에 통방융합 기반의 광대역 서비스로 그 영역을 확장하게 되었다. 본 고에서는 FTTH 및 홈네트워크의 주요기술을 열거하고 통방융합 기반의 광대역 홈네트워크 서비스의 종류와 KT가 제공하고 있는 광주광역시 FTTH 시험서비스의 내용에 관해 기술하였다.

• Korea Petroleum Association Journal
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• no.5 s.123
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• pp.74-85
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• 1991

지구촌은 최근 21세기를 앞두고 동유럽ㆍ소련ㆍ중동 등지에서 이른바 「이데올로기의 종언」이 확산되는 한편 페레스트로이카에 대한 다각적 추진이 한창이다. 뿐만 아니라 그러한 개혁바람과 더불어 세계 도처에서는 현재의 국경구획에 불만을 갖는 여러민족들이 자신의 고유문화와 종교신앙을 부흥시키자는 조직운동이 정부정책과 마찰을 빚고 있다. 국제경제에도 영향이 많은 이런 문제지역들에 관해 외지자료를 통해 살펴본다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.68-73
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• 1990

본 논문은 油溶性 몰리브덴系 化合物 중 Molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate(以後 MoDTC로 略함)를 潤滑油 添加濟로 사용해 摩擦實驗을 통하여 마찰감소 작용의 메카니즘을 解明하고 특히 마찰표면에 생성될 MoS$_2$ 막의 효과에 관해 중점을 두고 雰圍氣의 효과로부터 MoDTC의 마찰감소작용의 인자에 대한 고찰을 행하였다.