• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.727-737
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• 1999

Printed microstrip antennas are known to have limitations in terms of bandwidth and efficiency all imposed by the presence of the dielectric substrate. In this paper, to overcome these limitations, rather than using a superstrate geometry, the printed circuit is etched out of metal and supported in "strategic points" by(metallic or nonmetallic) post. The main motivation for this work was to obtain the wide bandwidth microstrip antennal which exhibits a higher efficiency than conventional ones. In this paper, to increase the bandwidth, patch sizes, electrical thickness and impedance matching are considered.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.818-823
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• 1995

방사성 폐기물 소각로에서 발생하는 off-gas중에는 NOx가 포함되어 있으며 이를 제어하기 위하여 NOx 배출의 재어에 효과적이라고 알려진 SCR법을 사용하여 실험을 행하였다. NOx 방출 저감화를 위해 상업화된 다양한 촉매들 중에서 V$_2$O$_{5}$, MoO$_3$ Fe$_2$O$_3$ 그리고 SnO$_2$를 TiO$_2$honeycomb형태의 담체에 담지시켜 제조한 촉매들의 특성을 조사하고 여러 변수들, 예를 들면 촉매의 종류, 담체의 종류, 반응온도, feed의 조성 등이 반응특성에 미치는 영향을 실험실 규모의 반응기에서 조사하였다. 10%V$_2$O$_{5}$TiO$_2$촉매가 35$0^{\circ}C$에서 94.4%의 높은 NO-$N_2$전환율을 보였으며 열적 안정성이 높은 SnO$_2$나 MoO$_3$의 첨가는 높은 전환율을 보이는 온도 범위를 확장시켜 주었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.177-178
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• 2007

플라즈마 공정은 집적회로 제작을 위한 미세 박막의 증착과 패턴닝에 핵심적으로 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 플라즈마공정감시와 제어에 응용될 수 있는 모델을 제안한다. 본 모델은 광방사분광기 (Optical emission spectroscopy-OES)정보와 역전파 신경망을 이용해서 개발하였다. 제안된 기법은 Oxide 식각공정에서 수집한 데이터에 적용하였으며, 체계적인 모델링을 위해 공정데이터는 통계적 실험계획법을 적용하여 수집되었다. Raw OES 정보대신, Actinometric OES 정보를 이용하였으며, 신경망의 예측성능은 유전자 알고리즘을 이용해서 증진시켰다. OES의 차수를 줄이기 위해 주인자 분석 (Principal Component Analysis-PCA)을 세 종류의 분산(100, 99, 98%)에 대해서 적용하였다. 최적화한 모델의 예측에러는 323 $\AA/min$이었다. 이전에 PCA를 적용하고 은닉층 뉴런의 함수로 최적화한 모델의 예측에러는 570 $\AA/min$이었으며, 개발된 모델은 이에 비해 43% 증진된 예측 성능을 보이고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.203-212
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• 2000

샌드파일 주변지반은 교란으로 스미어 영향과 베수저항에 의해 압밀지연 현상이 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이와 같이 샌드파일 주변지반의 압밀특성에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 지반물성치에 따른 예측치와 계측을 통한 실측치에 대한 비교검토를 실시하였다. 압밀계수 특성인 압밀소요기간은 수평과 연직압밀계수를 동일하게 평가할 경우 예측과 실측치가 매우 유사한 결과를 보여주는 것으로 나타났다. 압축지수 특성인 침하량 분석결과 예측치에 비해 60~90%정도로 작게 평가되는데 이것은 공동확장이론에 의한 초기 방사(측)방향 압축을 고려할 경우 유사한 값을 얻을 수 있다. 따라서 샌드파일 주변지반에서의 거동특성을 파악하기 위하여 스미어 배수저항뿐 아니라, 초기 방사(측)방향 압축을 고려한 개량특성으로서의 평가도 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.252-256
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• 2005

Purpose: Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a valuable and sensitive tool as a marker for diagnosis and follow-up for several thyroid disorders, especially, in the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Often, clinical decisions rely entirely on the serum Tg concentration. But the Tg assay is one of the most challenging laboratory measurements to perform accurately owing to antithyroglobulin antibody (Anti-Tg). In this study, we have compared the degree of Anti-Tg effects on the measurement of Tg between availale Tg measuring kits. Materials and Methods: Measurement of Tg levels for standard Tg solution was performed with two different kits commercially available (A/B kits) using immunoradiometric assay technique either with absence or presence of three different concentrations of Anti-Tg. Measurement of Tg for patient's serum was also performed with the same kits. Patient's serum samples were prepared with mixtures of a serum containing high Tg levels and a serum containg high Anti-Tg concentrations. Results: In the measurements of standard Tg solution, presence of Anti-Tg resulted in falsely lower Tg level by both A and B kits. Degree of Tg underestimation by h kit was more prominent than B kit. The degree of underestimation by B kit was trivial therefore clinically insignificant, but statistically significant. Addition of Anti-Tg to patient serum resulted in falsely lower Tg levels with only A kit. Conclusion: Tg level could be underestimated in the presence of anti-Tg. Anti-Tg effect on Tg measurement was variable according to assay kit used. Therefore, accuracy test must be performed for individual Tg-assay kit.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.350-358
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• 2007

Purpose: Localizing and differentiating a metastatic lesion of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) by using radio iodine whole body scan could be difficult because a whole body scan (WBS) lacks anatomic information. This study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of radio-iodine SPECT/CT for differentiating equivocal lesions. Materials & Methods: Among 253 patients with DTC who had undergone radio-iodine scan between February and July 2006, 26 patients were enrolled (M:F = 8:18, Age $50.7{\pm}12.5$ years) in this study. The patients had abnormal uptakes in the WBSs that necessitated precise anatomical localization for differentiating between a metastatic lesion and a false-positive lesion. SPECT/CT was performed for the region with abnormal uptake in the WBS. WBS and SPECT/CT were evaluated visually. Metastases were diagnosed based on the results of the radio-iodine scan along with the results of other radiological examinations and serological tests. Results: Based on the WBS images, 13 were suspected with cervical lymph node (LN) metastases in 16 patients with abnormal neck uptake, and in the 11 patients with abnormal extra-cervical uptakes, extra-cervical metastases were doubtful in all. After SPECT/CT was performed, the diagnostic results were altered for 16 patients (62%). SPECT/CT revealed that only 5 patients had cervical LN metastases, while 3 patients had extra-cervical (mediastinal) LN metastases. Overall, there was a 58% (15/26) change in diagnoses and plans for treatment due to SPECT/CT. Among 8 patients suspected with metastases on SPECT/CT, 6 patients underwent another radio-iodine therapy. In 96% (24/25) of the patients, the results of SPECT/CT corresponded with those of further radiological examinations and with other clinical information. Conclusion: Radio-iodine SPECT/CT images permitted the differentiation of abnormal radio-iodine uptake and improved anatomical interpretation in DTC.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.149-154
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• 2010

Exposed doses to the patient's caregiver and their house due to the 131I from patients discharged from the hospital were measured using OSL dosimeters. Usually, 3.37-5.55 GBq (100-150 mCi) of $^{131}I$ administrated patients are discharged from the hospital after 3 or 4 days of hospitalization in Korea. In addition, after 5 to 8 days, the accumulated doses of the patient's caregiver and house after hospitalization of the patient were measured using OSL dosimeters. The results of the measured average accumulated doses were 0.1 mSv, which is 10% of 1 mSv, the public dose limit in the Korean Atomic Energy Law. And it's standard deviation was 0.087 mSv. Based on the results of this study, we anticipate that we could assure the compliance of the regulation requirement 5 mSv of MEST (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology) Notice No. 2008-45 for the patient's caregiver or family, even if we reduce the 3-4 days of hospitalization to 1-2 days or less.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.179-190
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• 2008

The distribution characteristics of some major environmental radionuclides ($^{40}K$, $^{228}Ac$, $^{226}Ra$, $^{222}Rn$) and U in rocks, soils and soil gas were studied at Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, Korea. The activities of radionuclides in granitic rocks are decreased in the odor of $^{40}K$>thorium decay series>uranium decay series. This reveals that Th was relatively more enriched in granitic rocks than U. The U content and activity of $^{226}Ra$ and $^{228}Ac$, however, don't reflect the fractionation sequence of granitic rocks in the study area. The activities of all these radionuclides and U content in soils are generally higher than in rocks, and their distribution in rocks, soils and soil gas show very low co-relationship. These facts indicate that the activities of radionuclides in soil and soil gas were greatly affected by leaching and adsorption properties of the radionuclides and their parents during weathering and pedogenetic process rather than their concentrations in parent rocks.

• The Journal of the Petrological Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.103-118
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• 2004

In Cheongsong area, very rare spherulitic rhyolites both in Korea and foreign countries occur as dykes showing various types. The spherulites in them represent an undercooling caused by very fast cooling of the dykes in a shallow depth near to the surface and the variety of types were resulted from the difference of relative cooling rate. Cheongsong spherulitic rhyolites can be classified into five types; radiated simple spherulite, layered simple spherulite, layered multiple spherulite, radiated-layered multiple spherulite, radiating layered multiple spherulite. Radiated simple and radiating layered multiple spherulites formed by diffusion current caused by undercooling related to very fast cooling. On the other hand, layered multiple spherulites formed by relatively slow diffusion as a Liesegang ring during relatively slow cooling. If the cooling rate is between the two cases, layered simple spherulites formed. This interpretation indicates that Chrysanthemum, Dandelion, Dahlia and Sunflower types which are included in radiated simple or radiating layered multiple spherulites formed in the dykes with the fastest cooling rate in Cheongsong area while Peony, Rose and Innominate types classified as layered multiple spherulite formed in the dykes with the relatively slowest cooling rate. At the cooling rate between them, Apricot type spherulite formed. The K-Ar age-dating for Cheongsong spherulitic rhyolites indicate them to be formed between 48 and 50 Ma. The Cheongsong rhyolites are very valuable for research and preservation because of their rarity, beauty and diversity.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.63-72
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• 2015

The low and intermediate-level radioactive waste generated in Korea is disposed of at Wolsong Disposal Facility. For the safety of a disposal facility, it must be assessed by considering some abnormal scenarios including human intrusion as well as those by natural phenomena. The human intrusion scenario is a scenario that an incognizant man of the disposal facility will be occurred by the drilling. In this paper, the well usage scenario was classified into the human intrusion event as the probability of the well drilling is very low during the man's lifecycle and then was assessed by using conservative assumptions. This scenario was assessed using the dilution factor of contaminants released from a disposal facility and then it was introduced the applied methodology in this study. The assessed scenario using this methodology is satisfied the regulatory limits.