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Comparison of Radiation Dose in the Measurement of MDCT Radiation Dose according to Correction of Temperatures and Pressure, and Calibration of Ionization Chamber (MDCT 선량측정에서 온도와 압력에 따른 보정과 Ionization Chamber의 Calibration 전후 선량의 비교평가)

  • Lee, Chang-Lae;Kim, Hee-Joung;Jeon, Seong-Su;Cho, Hyo-Min;Nam, So-Ra;Jung, Ji-Young;Lee, Young-Jin;Lee, Seung-Jae;Dong, Kyung-Rae
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2008
  • This study aims to conduct the comparative analysis of the radiation dose according to before and after the calibration of the ionization chamber used for measuring radiation dose in the MDCT, as well as of $CTDI_w$ according to temperature and pressure correction factors in the CT room. A comparative analysis was conducted based on the measured MDCT (GE light speed plus 4 slice, USA) data using head and body CT dosimetric phantom, and Model 2026C electrometer (RADICAL 2026C, USA) calibrated on March 21, 2007. As a result, the $CTDI_w$ value which reflected calibration factors, as well as correction factors of temperature and pressure, was found to be the range of $0.479{\sim}3.162mGy$ in effective radiation dose than the uncorrected values. Also, under the routine abdomen routine CT image acquisition conditions used in reference hospitals, patient effective dose was measured to indicate the difference of the maximum of 0.7 mSv between before and after the application of such factors. These results imply that the calibration of the ion chamber, and the correction of temperature and pressure of the CT room are crucial in measuring and calculating patient effective dose. Thus, to measure patient radiation dose accurately, the detailed information should be made available regarding not only the temperature and pressure of the CT room, but also the humidity and recombination factor, characteristics of X-ray beam quality, exposure conditions, scan region, and so forth.

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10 MV X-ray Beam Dosimetry by Water and White Polystyrene Phantom (물과 백색폴리스티렌 팬텀에 의한 10 MV X-선 빔 선량계측)

  • Kim, Jong-Eon;Cha, Byung-Youl;Kang, Sang-Sik;Park, Ji-Koon;Sin, Jeong-Wook;Kim, So-Yeong;Jo, Seong-Ho;Son, Dae-Woong;Choi, Chi-Won;Park, Chang-Hee;Yoon, Chun-Sil;Lee, Jong-Duk;Park, Byung-Do
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.83-87
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to get the correction factor to correct the measured values of the absolute absorbed dose proportional to the water equivalent depth. The measurement conditions in white polystyrene and water phantoms for 10MV X-ray beam are that the distance of source to center of ionization chamber is fixed at SAD 100 cm, the field sizes are $10{\times}10\;cm^2$, $20{\times}20\;cm^2$ and the depths are 2.3 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm, respectively. The mean value of ionization was obtained by three times measurements in each field size and depths after delivering 100 MU from linear accelerator with output of 400 MU per min to the two phantoms. The correction factor and the percentage deviation in TPR were obtained below 0.97% and 0.53%, respectively. Therefore, we can get high accuracy by using the correction factor and the percentage deviation in TPR in measuring the absolute absorbed dose with the solid water equivalent phantom.

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Stiffness Reduction Factor for Post-Tensioned Flat Plate Slabs under Lateral Loads (횡하중하의 포스트 텐션 플랫 플레이트 해석을 위한 강성감소계수)

  • Park, Young-Mi;Park, Jin-Ah;Han, Sang-Whan
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.661-668
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    • 2009
  • Effective beam width model(EBWM) has been used for analysis of post-tensioned(PT) flat plate slab frames under lateral loads. The accuracy of this model in predicting lateral drifts and unbalanced moments strongly depends on the estimated effective stiffness of PT flat plate slabs. As moments on the slab due to lateral loads increases, cracks occur which leads to stiffness reduction in slabs. For analyzing PT flat plate slab structure under lateral loads with good precision, reduction in slab stiffness has to be accurately estimated for EBWM. For this purpose, this study collected test results of PT flat plate system conducted by former researches. And this study reduced the width of slab so that the stiffness of the EBWM converged into the lateral stiffness of each test specimens by trial and error. By conducting nonlinear regression analysis using the stiffness ratio of the reduced width of slab to the effective width of EBWM with respect to the level of slab moments, an equation for calculating stiffness reduction factor for slab is proposed. For verifying the accuracy of the proposed equation, this study compared with the test result of the PT flat plate frame. It is shown that the EBWM with the proposed equation predicts the actual stiffness of the PT specimen which varied according to the level of applied moment.

A study on the characteristic of Pockel cell Q-switch for Nd:YAG laser (Nd:YAG Laser를 위한 포켓셀 Q-스위치특성 연구)

  • Kim, Whi-Young
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.199-207
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    • 2009
  • The Q-switching the shutter or the different optical science element puts in within the laser light resonator and the storehouse departs from the within the resonator it loses the mortar and the reversal distribution which when is sufficient creates from within the active medium, opens the shutter instantaneously and it is to do to be made to emit with the light where the energy which is accumulated within the resonator is strong very. Like this Q-switching of laser resonator--It decreases factor increasing suddenly to make. To method of Laser Q-switching mechanical switching methods, electro-optic switching methods and switching by saturable absorber methods, acousto-optic switching method etc. 4 kind are being used on a large scale. In these people the conversion which is electric in compliance with the effect which is electrooptics is widely being used the Q-switching pulse of short pulse width because being it will be able to create. Consequently, Pockel cell where it has the quality of electrooptics effect) the Q-it is become known that it is suitable it uses with switch. From the research which it sees FET and one-chip microprocessor where it is a switching element and pulse transfomer to plan and produce pockel cell Q-switch driving gears, pulse style Nd: It applied in YAG Laser system and it investigated and researched the operating characteristic of the Q-switch. Also, the Q-switch leads and Nd where it is output: YAG with forecast in compliance with a theoretical calculation it comes to buy laser beam side politics it compared and laser beam qualities which had become Q-switching it analyzed.

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Optimal Shear Strength Enhancement using Corrugated CFRP Panel for H beam with Slender Web (세장판 복부를 갖는 H형 보의 파형 CFRP 패널을 이용한 최적 전단보강)

  • Ga-Yoon Park;Min-Hyun Seong;Jin-Kook Kim
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.10-19
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    • 2024
  • In this study, FEM analysis was performed with the goal of optimal design of corrugated CFRP panels reinforcing H-shaped beams with slender plate webs. The buckling reinforcement performance of corrugated CFRP panels according to various specifications was evaluated, and in particular, a new reinforcement method was proposed by analyzing the effect of the ratio of vertical reinforcement according to the net height of the abdomen of the H-type beam on the location of the first elastic buckling mode. To minimize the amount of CFRP used, the attachment angle was set to 45 degrees. Furthermore, parameter analysis was performed according to changes in the specifications of the corrugated CFRP panel, and the buckling reinforcement performance of the corrugated CFRP panel was evaluated through the ductility factor. In addition, we attempted to use the material efficiently by simultaneously considering the maximum load and ductility factor along with the volume of the corrugated CFRP panels. It was confirmed that the model with two or three-layer CFRP laminate have a high ductility factor and efficient use of materials, and that the buckling reinforcement performance is predominantly affected by the length and height of the corrugated CFRP panel rather than the width.

The Study on Properties and Application of Enhanced Dynamic Wedge Factor (향상된 동적쐐기인자(Enhanced Dynamic Wedge Factor)의 특성 및 적용에 관한 고찰)

  • Kim, Dae-Sup;Ban, Tae-Joon;Yeom, Mi-Suk;Yoo, Soon-Mi;Lee, Woo-Seok;Back, Geum-Mun;Kwon, Kyung-Tae
    • The Journal of Korean Society for Radiation Therapy
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: We try to calculate EDW-factor easily with the formula applies essential data of EDW-factor and evaluate the validity through a measurement. Materials and Methods: We used the given value of GSTT (Golden Segmented Treatment Table) for the calculation of the EDW-factor. As to the experimental device, 0.6 cc farmer-type ion-chamber, an electrometer and water- phantom were used. A measurement was made at the maximum dose depth of the photon beam energy 6 MV and 15 MV under the condition that SSD (Source to Surface Distance) was 100 cm. The angle of the EDW (Enhanced Dynamic Wedge) which we use in an experiment was 60 degree, 30 degree, 20 degree in the Y1-OUT direction. We used Eclipse planning system (Varian, USA) as RTP system and the EDW-factor was calculated about all fields and EDW direction. In order to show the EDW-factor feature, a measurement was made at the selected field that verify the influence of the dependability about X, Y jaw and off-axis field. Results: When we change the Y1 field, it influence on the EDW-Factor and measured value. But the error between measured values and calculated values was less than 1%. The experimental result indicated the tendency that the error of the result of calculation and measured value becomes smaller as the EDW angle become smaller whether the calculation point (measurement point) and iso-center are same or not. The influence of the field size and energy did not show up. We simulated with the same condition using the RTP system. And we found that it makes no difference between the MU which is calculated manually by applying the EDW-Factor obtained from the commercial program and the value which is calculated by using RTP system. Conclusion: We excluded fitting value from well-known EDW-Factor formula and calculated EDW-factor with the formula applies essential data of EDW-factor only. As a result, there are no significant difference between the measured value and calculated value and it showed errors less than 1%. Also, we implemented the commercial program to calculate EDW-Factor conveniently without measure a factor on each field.

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Electron Dosimetry of Shaped Fields on Mevatron KD 67-7467 (Mevatron KD 67-7467의 변형조사면에 대한 전자선 선량측정)

  • U Hong;Samuel Ryu;H. D. Kang
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.109-122
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    • 1990
  • A method of making inserts for shaped fields in electron beam therapy on the Mevatron KD 67-7467 Linear Acclerator is introduced. The inserts are made from an alloy called Lipowitz metal. These are designed to fit the inside of the standard Siemens cones. Studies have shown that this method does not adversely affect field flatness. However, if the ratio of shaped field to open field is greater than about 70%, the output dose is significantly changed by the inserts. Because the cone ratios for the fields do not follow the open cone ratio curves on the Mevatron KD 67-7467, we separated the cone ratio suggested by Biggs into two parts, the insert ratio and the cone factor. The dosimetry for these shaped beams has been investigated extensively.

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생체아파타이트(Biological Apatite: BAp)의 결정학적 배향성을 지표로 한 골질(bone quality) 해석과 응용

  • Lee, Ji-Uk;Park, Heon-Guk;Nakano, Takayoshi
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2011.10a
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    • pp.13.2-13.2
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    • 2011
  • 뼈의 역학기능을 예측하는 인자(predictive factor) 로서 골밀도(BMD)만으로는 충분하지 않다는 최근의 임상결과는, 골밀도 이외의 새로운 뼈의 강도 및 골절리스크를 지배하는 인자의 중요성을 보여준다. 이와 같은 골역학기능에 대한 골밀도 이외의 부가적인 지배인자를 골질(bone quality)이라고 하는데, 다양한 골질관련인자(bone quality-related factor) 중 하나의 지표로서 뼈의 주성분인 생체아파타이트(BAp)의 결정학적 방향성에 주목, 대표적인 경조직 질환을 해석하였다. 파골세포결손에 의해 대리석증을 유발하는 op/op마우스는 골밀도의 변화뿐만 아니라, 골질의 유의한 변화가 있었다. 즉, 이와 같은 결과는 파골세포결손에 의한 조골세포의 활성저하의 의해 골질이 저하됨을 시사하는 결과이며, 파골세포 과잉의 의해 골다공증을 유발하는 OPG-KO마우스는 골밀도가 급격히 저하됨과 동시에, BAp배향성도 급격히 낮아졌다. 즉, 골대사회전의 상승에 따른 섬유성골(woven bone)의 형성에 의해 BAp의 결정성장이 억제되며, 그 결과 BAp배향성이 저하된다고 사료된다. 이상, 본 연구에서는 대표적인 골 질환조직을 각각의 정상골과 비교함으로써, 골양(BMD)의 변화뿐만 아니라 골질(BAp배향성)의 변화를 발견하였다. 이와 같은 변화는 골질지표로서 BAp배향성이 유효하다는 것을 강하게 시사한다. 따라서 본 연구에 의해 얻어진 견해는 경조직 질환의 병리해명에 적용 가능함과 동시에, 경조직 질환의 진단 응용이나 치료약 개발, 임플란트 개발 등 폭넓은 분야에 유용하다고 할 수 있다.

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Dynamic response of Euler-Bernoulli beams to resonant harmonic moving loads

  • Piccardo, Giuseppe;Tubino, Federica
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.681-704
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    • 2012
  • The dynamic response of Euler-Bernoulli beams to resonant harmonic moving loads is analysed. The non-dimensional form of the motion equation of a beam crossed by a moving harmonic load is solved through a perturbation technique based on a two-scale temporal expansion, which permits a straightforward interpretation of the analytical solution. The dynamic response is expressed through a harmonic function slowly modulated in time, and the maximum dynamic response is identified with the maximum of the slow-varying amplitude. In case of ideal Euler-Bernoulli beams with elastic rotational springs at the support points, starting from analytical expressions for eigenfunctions, closed form solutions for the time-history of the dynamic response and for its maximum value are provided. Two dynamic factors are discussed: the Dynamic Amplification Factor, function of the non-dimensional speed parameter and of the structural damping ratio, and the Transition Deamplification Factor, function of the sole ratio between the two non-dimensional parameters. The influence of the involved parameters on the dynamic amplification is discussed within a general framework. The proposed procedure appears effective also in assessing the maximum response of real bridges characterized by numerically-estimated mode shapes, without requiring burdensome step-by-step dynamic analyses.

Analysis of System Instability Factors in a Bistatic Radar (바이스태틱 레이더의 시스템 불안정 요소들에 대한 분석)

  • Yang, Jin-Mo;Lee, Min-Joon;Yun, Jae-Ryong;Kim, Whan-Woo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.114-122
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, we have identified the system instability factors in a bistatic radar system using pulse chasing and considered their effects on the bistatic receiver's MTI(Moving Target Indication) improvement performance. The pulse chasing is a method to efficiently scan a restricted search area within the limited transmitter power and time in a bistatic radar and to track a series of transmitted pulses using the receiver beam which has ideally matched to the pulse propagation rate. In this paper, we have discussed the interrelationship between the pulse chasing and time and frequency/phase synchronization and described the effects of the identified system instability factors on two kinds of MTI filter configuration, single delay-line and double delay-line, in the bistatic radar. And also, we have confirmed that the overall system improvement is restricted by a lower improvement factor among identified them, and discussed the allowable tolerance of the time and frequency/phase synchronization in the bistatic system.