• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.888-894
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• 1998

In order to investigate the radioprotective effect of Si-Wu-Tang (Korean name: Sa-Mul-Tang), a kind of traditional Oriental medicine as a blood-building decoction (Oriental medical concept: Bu-Xie), and Si-Jun-Zi-Tang (Korean name: Sa-Gun-Ja-Tang), one of the widely used Oriental herbal medicines as an energy tonic (Chinese medical concept: Bu-Qi). the jejunal crypt survival, endogenous spleen colony formation, and apoptosis in jejunal crypt cells were observed in irradiated mice. Jejunal crypts were protected by Si-Wu-Tang pretreated both per os (2 mg/mL of drinking water for 7 days, p<0.05) and intraperitoneally (1 mg/head, single injection at 24 hours before irradiation). Si-Wu-Tang adminstration before irradiation(1 mg/head, single injection at 24 hours before irradiation) resulted in an increase of the formation of endogenous spleen colony (p<0.005). The frequency of radiation-induced apoptosis in intestinal crypt cells was also reduced by pretreatment of Si-Wu-Tang (p<0.01). However, the radioprotective effect of Si-Jun-Zi-Tang was not as significant as that of Si-Wu-Tang. These results suggest that Si-Wu-Tang may be a useful radioprotective food, especially since it is a relatively nontoxic natural product.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.289-304
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to examine the consumers' acceptance of irradiated foods according to sociodemographic characteristics and the factors to distinguish subjects with differential levels of their willingness to buy them. Data were collected from the 365 women living in Youngnam area by the self-administered questionnaire. The results from this study were as follows. First, consumers were concerned regarding food safety issues in general and particularly preservatives. Second, many subjects had not heard of the irradiated foods and showed wait-and-see attitude in the willingness to accept them. Consumers' willingness to purchase them were higher than any other cases if radiation would not remain in foods. Third, the results from the discriminant analyses showed that the concern toward food safety, perceived innovativeness, willingness to pay more for organic foods, and knowledge of irradiation were the factors to distinguish groups with differential levels of willingness to purchase the irradiated foods. The results from the study imply that accurate and scientific information about food irradiation should be given to the consumers.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선방어학회 2011년도 춘계 학술발표회 및 심포지엄
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• pp.116-117
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 한국식품저장유통학회 2003년도 제23차 추계총회 및 국제학술심포지움
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• pp.133.1-133
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• 2003

옥수수 전분 및 기장에 대해 방사선 재조사 후 검지 특성 평가 및 조사선량과의 상관성을 분석하였다. 즉, 국산 및 중국산 옥수수 전분과 기장(Panicum miliaceum) 분말을 비조사구, 5 kGy 조사구로 구분하여 $0{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, 암소에 12개월간 보관하면서 6개월마다 5 kGy로 재조사하여 점도, surface color, 미생물 농도 TBA value등을 측정하였다. 옥수수 전분의 점도는 저장기간 중 초기의 값을 유지하면서 각 시점에서 비조사구, 5 kGy 처리구, 5 kGy 재조사구순으로 높게 측정되어 방사선 처리 및 재조사에 의한 점도의 감소 현상을 볼 수 있었다. 이러한 현상은 기장(Panicum miliaceum) 분말에서도 동일하게 나타났다. 표면색깔의 경우 L및 a 값은 조사 및 재조사 여부에 따른 차이를 볼 수 없었으나 b값은 비조사구, 5 kGy 조사구, 5 kGy 재조사구 순으로 높게 측정되어 방사선 조사에 따라 황색화가 진행되는 것으로 나타났다. 미생물 농도는 비조사구의 경우 초기에 $10^2$CFU/g 이상 측정되었고 저장기간 동안 증가하였으며 조사구 및 재조사구에서는 저장 기간 중 측정되지 않았다. TBA value의 경우, 방사선조사구 및 재조사구일수록 높게 나타났으며 저장 기간동안 증가하였다. 따라서 방사선 조사 및 재조사처리를 함으로써 전분질 농산물의 점도 감소와 황색화의 진행 그리고 미생물 살균효과 및 지방질 산패 현상을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.309-315
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• 2014

This paper presents basic supporting data necessary for planning an educational intervention strategy as part of a communication strategy that would form an extensive national consensus on and enhance national understanding of irradiated foods. A survey was conducted to collect data on the knowledge, attitude, and behavior with regard to irradiated foods among high school students, on whom education has a great ripple effect compared with the general public. The results show that 82.9% (627 students) have acquired no information, whereas 89.3% (675 students) have received no education on irradiated foods. The reason for these overwhelmingly large percentages is the lack of available opportunity for education(88.2%). Their level of knowledge on irradiated foods scores 1.71 points (out of 10 points), which is very low, whereas their attitude toward the safety of irradiated foods scores 2.76 points (out of 5 points), which is relatively low as well. As such, we predict that their tendency to purchase and consume irradiated foods is low, given their very low level of knowledge of and negative attitude toward irradiated foods. The students who have been educated on irradiated foods show a higher level of positive attitude (p<0.001) toward irradiated foods compared with those who have had no education. This result suggests the need to provide high school students with knowledge on irradiated foods as well as education in the same to help them form a proper attitude toward these food items.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Food and Cookery Science Conference
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• 한국식품조리과학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 및 사단법인 창립총회
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• pp.89-89
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• 2003

고사리(Pteridium aquilinum)는 봄철에 어린싹을 삶아 물에 담구었다가 먹거나 건조시켜 저장해서 이용하는데 현재 유통되고 있는 건고사리는 수확, 건조 및 저장 중에 비위생적인 관리 둥에 의해 미생물의 중식 및 해충의 발생 등으로 품질이 크게 저하되어 저장상 많은 어려움을 안고 있다. 살균, 살충을 위한 방사선의 식품에의 이용은 그 건전성과 경제적 타당성이 인정되어 여러나라에서 실용화 되고 있다. 방사선 조사된 건고사리는 선행연구에서 재수화성이 증대되었고, 조리에 의한 연화시간이 단축되어 에너지 절감의 효과가 있었다. (중략)

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate the effects of immune cell activation and the antitumor effect for the combination of treatment with X-irradiation and E/eutherococcus senticosus Maxim Root (ESMR) on mouse tumor cells. Materials and Methods: ESMR (250g) was extracted with 80% methanol, concentrated under decompression and lyophilized. To determine whether ESMR is able to activate the immune cells or not, the proliferation of splenocytes in vitro and the number of B cells and T cells in splenic lymphocytes in ESMR-pretreated mice were evaluated. X-irradiation was given to the mouse fibrosarcoma tumor cells (FSa II) by 250 kv X-irradiation machine. The cytotoxicity of ESMR was evaluated from its ability to reduce the clonogenecity of FSa II cells. In X-irradiation alone group, each 2, 4, 6 and 8 Gy was given to FSa II cells. In X-irradiation with ESMR group, 0.2 mg/ml of ESMR was exposed to FSa II cells for 1 hour before X-irradiation. Results: The proliferation of cultured mouse splenocytes and thymocytes were enhanced by the addition of ESMR in vitro. The number of B cells and T cells in mouse splenic lymphocytes was significantly increased in ESMR pretreated mice in vivo. In FSa II cells that received a combination of 0.2 mg/ml of ESMR with X-irradiation exposure, the survival fraction with a dose of 2, 4 and 6 Gy was $0.39{\pm}0.005$, $0.22{\pm}0.005$ and $0.06{\pm}0.007$, respectively. For FSa II cells treated with X-irradiation alone, the survival fraction with a dose of 2, 4 and 6 Gy was $0.76{\pm}0.02$, $0.47{\pm}0.008$ and $0.37{\pm}0.01$. The difference in the survival fraction of the mouse FSa II cells treated with and without ESMR was statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: Treatment with ESMR increased cell viability of mouse splenocytes in vitro and especially the subpopulation of B cells and T cells in splenocytes in ESMR-pretreated mice. However, treatment with ESMR did not increase the level of Th and Tc subpopulations in the thymocytes. Treatment with the combination of ESMR and X-irradiation was more cytotoxic to mouse tumor cells than treatment with X-irradiation alone; this finding was statistically significant.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.515-520
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• 2001

To observe the stimulating effect of low dose ${\gamma}$ radiation on the dormancy breaking and growth, microtubers of two potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Dejima and cv. Superior) were irradiated at the dose of 0.5-30 Gy. Though it varied with cultivars and storage duration, sprouting rate, plant growth and tuber yield were promoted by 2-8 Gy irradiation in microtuber of 'Dejima' stored at low temperature. On the other hand, in microtuber of 'Superior', sprouting rate was promoted by 2 and 4 Gy irradiation, and the growth and tuber yield by 4 Gy irradiation. These results suggest that low dose of ${\gamma}$ radiation could have stimulating effects on the dormancy breaking of microtuber and potato growth.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2002

Exposure measurement data with parallel plate ionization chambers were known to depend on the polarity ($k_{pol}$) effect. In this work, the polarity effect were investigated for three parallel plate ionization chambers with different volume. The ionization chamber was fabricated using acrylic plate for the chamber medium and printed circuit board for electrical configuration. The various sizes of the sensitive volumes designed so far were 0.9, 1.9, and 3.1 co. High voltage generator was fabricated using the conventional 9 V batteries to apply the high voltage (300-500 V) to the electrode of the parallel plate ionization chamber. The gap between two electrodes ranged from 3, 6, and 10mm. As the result of our experiment, the polarity effect was within 0.5% in photon beam and 1% to 3.5% in the electron beams. Among electron beams, 16 MeV beam, which had highest energy, showed less polarity effect than electron beams with other energies.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the radiation protection effect of protaetia brevitarsis larvae extracts known as antioxidant food. In this study 90 female rats were clssified in to 5 groups: NC Group, PBE Group, IR Group, PBE+IR Group and IR+PBE Group. In IR Group, 7 Gy of Co-60 gamma ray was irradiated to SD rat and protaetia brevitarsis larvae extracts were administered orally at 200 mg/kg once a day for 14 days. And then on the 1 day, 7 days, 21 days later after irradiation, changes in blood cell component, superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity, spleen index, histopathological evaluation of the ovary and uterus were observed. As a result, the PBE+IR Group (p<0.01, p<0.05) and IR+PBE Group (p<0.01, p<0.01) showed a significantly radiation protection than the IR Group in lymphocyte and red blood cell on the 21 days. It was also confirmed that SOD activity of PBE+IR Group (p<0.01) and IR+PBE Group (p<0.01) was significantly increased than the IR Group. In spleen index, PBE+IR Group (p<0.05) and IR+PBE Group (p<0.01) showed a significantly recovery than the IR Group. In histopathological observation, PBE+IR Group in the ovary and PBE+IR, IR+PBE Group in the uterus showed less inflammatory reactions of cystoplasm than the IR Group. Based on These results, It is judged that protaetia brevitarsis larvae Extracts have radiation protection effect against blood and reproductive. It is expected to be useful for research of radiation protection agent.