• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2006

The use of computed tomography for dental procedures has increased recently. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) systems have been designed for imaging hard tissues of the dentomaxillofacial region. CBCT is capable of providing high resolution in images of high diagnostic quality. This technology allows for 3-dimensional representation of the dentomaxillofacial skeleton with minimal distortion, but at lower equipment cost, simpler image acquisition and lower patient dose. Because this technology produces images with isotropic sub-millimeter spatial resolution, it is ideally suited for dedicated dentomaxillofacial imaging. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of cone beam scanning technology and compare it with the fan beam scanning used in conventional CT and the basic principles of currently available CBCT systems.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.819-825
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• 2020

전산화단층촬영장비 테이블로 인한 화질 저하의 경감을 위하여 개발한 에어 매트리스(Air mattress)의 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 5, 10 cm 두께의 에어 매트리스(Air mattress)를 개발하여 적용 유무와 두께에 따른 AAPM 팬텀을 스캔한 영상을 통하여 화질을 측정하였으며 일원배치 분산분석으로 통계적 유의성을 확인하였다. AAPM 팬텀을 표준 방식으로 스캔한 영상과 비교했을 때 에어 매트리스를 적용한 영상은 차이가 나타나지 않았으나, 에어 매트리스를 적용하지 않았을 때의 영상은 CT Number와 균일도가 낮아지고 노이즈가 높게 나타났으며 공간분해능이 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 개발된 에어 매트리스는 진단 영상에 아무런 해가 없을 뿐만 아니라, 화질을 높이는 데에 매우 효과적이며 최신, 고가 장비에 적용되는 기술을 이용하지 않고도 기존의 장비에 단순히 에어 매트리스를 적용함으로써 화질을 증가시킬 수 있다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2015

전산화단층촬영장치(computed tomography, CT)을 이용한 검사의 경우 방사선량의 분포가 일반 X선 장치와 차이가 있고 검사로 인한 방사선 피폭이 많은 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 검사 결과의 정확성에 대한 신뢰도가 높아 그 이용도는 계속적으로 증가하고 있다. 이와 같은 상황을 고려하여 기존에 발표된 자료를 바탕으로 CT장치, CT검사에서 방사선량, 진단참고준위 그리고 검사 시 방사선량 감소 방안에 대해 알아보았다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.221-233
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• 2020

컴퓨터단층촬영장치(computed tomography, CT)을 이용한 검사는 영상의학과에서 인체 내 정보를 파악하기 위한 가장 유용한 진단장비 중 하나로 신뢰도가 매우 높다. CT검사에 대한 신뢰성이 높아 최근에는 CT를 이용한 검사 건수도 매년 증가하고 있다. 검사 건수 증가는 CT장치의 노화를 촉진하게 되고, 이로 인해 CT장치에 대한 품질관리(quality management, QM)의 중요성이 대두된다. 특히, CT검사에서 품질관리란 임상영상에서 영상의 질(image quality, IQ) 저하로 진단영역 축소를 초래할 수 있는 발생가능한 모든 문제점을 사전에 파악하여 교정함으로써 항상 일정 수준의 영상의 질을 유지하고 영상을 획득할 수 있게 하는 행위를 의미한다. 이에 본 연구진은 CT검사의 품질관리에 대한 일반적인 내용을 요약하여 보고 한다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2022

In order to overcome the image quality limitations of the conventional C-arm, a flat panel detector (FPD) is used to enhance spatial resolution, detective quantum efficiency, frame rate, and dynamic range. Three-dimensional (3D) visualized information can be obtained from C-arm computed tomography (CT) equipped with an FPD, which can reduce patient discomfort and provide various medical information to health care providers by conducting procedures in the interventional procedure room without moving the patient to the CT scan room. Unlike a conventional C-arm device, a C-arm CT requires different basic safety and essential performance evaluation criteria; therefore, in this study, basic safety and essential performance evaluation criteria to protect patients, medical staff, and radiologists were derived based on International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) standards in Korea, and the rules on the installation and operation of special medical equipment in Korea. As a result of the study, six basic safety evaluation criteria related to electrical and mechanical radiation safety (leakage current, collision protection, emergency stopping device, overheating, recovery management, and ingress of water or particulate matter into medical electrical (ME) equipment and ME systems: footswitches) and 14 essential performance evaluation criteria (accuracy of tube voltage, accuracy of tube current, accuracy of loading time, accuracy of current time product, reproducibility of radiation output, linearity and consistency in radiography, half layer value in X-ray equipment, focal size and collimator, relationship between X-ray field and image reception area, consistency of light irradiation versus X-ray irradiation, performance of the mechanical device, focal spot to skin distance accuracy, image quality evaluation, and technical characteristic of cone-beam computed tomography) were selected for a total of 20 criteria.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.453-458
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• 2017

컴퓨터단층촬영 (CT:Computed Tomography)은 환자의 정확한 진단을 위해 진단참고준위인 전산화 단층촬영 선량지표 (CTDI: Computed Tomography Dose Index)와 (DLP:Dose Length Product)의 정보를 제공한다. 그러나 CT 장비가 제공하는 진단참고준위는 테이블 높이에 따른 선량의 변화를 제공하지 않는다. 이번 연구는 컴퓨터단층촬영 검사 시 최적화된 이미지와 최소선량을 찾기 위하여 컴퓨터단층촬영 테이블 높이 변화에 따른 이미지와 선량을 팬텀(PMMA: Polymethyl Methacrylate)을 사용하여 비교 평가하였다. 성인의 복부와 같은 두께인 32 cm PMMA 팬텀을 촬영할 경우 테이블 높이에 따른 선량 변화는 거의 없었다. 그러나 이미지의 노이즈(Noise) 평가에서는 테이블 높이에 따라 노이즈 변동 폭이 크게 발생되었다. 그리고 16 cm PMMA 팬텀인 경우는 노이즈의 변화는 작지만 선량변화는 약 30 % 발생하였다. 결론적으로 컴퓨터단층촬영 (CT:Computed Tomography)의 검사 시에는 환자의 두께에 중심에 정확하게 일치시켜야 한다. 또한 최적화된 이미지와 최소선량으로 검사하기 위해서는 테이블 높이 설정이 중요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2010

The purpose of the study was to apply and to expand the six sigma to reduce waiting times for computed tomography (CT) examination which manipulated by the department of radiology. It was preceded by DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). In the stage of definition, it wereselected for total 5 critical to quality (CTQ), which were the kindness, the waiting time, the examination explanation, the waiting day and the waiting stand environment, that increased the reserved time of CT examination. In the stage of measurement, the number of examinations and of reservation waiting days performed and resulted in final CTQ(Y) which measured each 1.68 and 1.85 sigma. In the stage of analysis, the examination concentrated on morning time, non-scheduled examination of the day, the delayed time of booking, frequent telephone contacting and equipment malfunction were determined as variable key causes. In the stage of improvement, it were performed with expansion of the examination in the morning time, integration of laboratories that used to in each steps, developing the ability of simultaneous booking schedule for the multiple examinations, developing program of examination request, and the customer management team operations. For the control, the number of examinations and reserved waiting days were measured each 3.14 and 1.13 sigma.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.581-586
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• 2018

This study was conducted to analyze factors Influencing Protective Behavior against Radiation Exposure using questionnaires for 231 radiological technologists working in Computed Tomography(CT) examination room with high radiation dose in diagnostic radiology field. Statistical analysis of the collected data revealed that the reasons for partially shielding the examination part in the CT scan were the lack of protective equipment, securing of radiation justification, being annoying and maybe not being harm to adults in order. It was also revealed that the variables influencing the protective behavior were protective behavior against radiation harm, self-efficacy, protective environment, organization culture, protective knowledge and protective instrument in order. The higher the radiological protective environment(${\beta}=0.245$) and the lower the radiological protective knowledge(${\beta}=-0.034$), the more influential the protective behavior against radiation harm was. In this study, it was shown that non examination parts were not shielded in the CT scan. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the level of protective environment, to cultivate knowledge to improve the protective behavior against radiation harm and to have an intervention strategy for concrete action.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.29-45
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• 1985

Computed Tomography Scanner (CT) is highly expensive in operation as well as purchasing. That reason may cause not only to increase the burden of patients but also to waste the capital resources leading to financial difficulties. However the numbers of CT installed throughout the country is increasing, because of efficiency in medical care, patient's concern, competitions among the hospitals within the same area. In the non-Metropolitan area the scanners were expected to be less utilized and less profitable. Nine hospitals equipped with the CT were studied on the utilization of that equipment during the period from November 1984 to February 1985 in non-Metropolitan area and break-even point in one hospital was analyzed for estimating profitabilities. The results were as follows ; 1. Among those nine hospitals, four hospitals had less than 400 beds, which is one of the restrictive minimum standards on the installation of Whole-body Computed Tomography Scanner. 2. The operating time during the normal operation period was longer than those of any other studies, but the accumulated down time was also longer than those of any other studies. The average number of scanning per week for each CT was 45, while the estimated number of for the break-even point was 56.7 cases. 3. When the downtime was excluded in calculating the average operation would be much closer to the cases for the break-even point. Therefore the break-down of the equipment was to be a main cause of the low profitability. 4. The average scanning rate for head area was 33.6%, however three of the nine hospitals showed about 20%. 5. If scanning ratio for the body parts excepting head was increased, the number of scanning for the break-even point would be diminished. 6. The small size hospital especially located near the Metropolitan area showed largest loss in the CT operation. In purchasing the highly expensive equipments in hospitals, demand should be taken into account and planning is recommended.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.6932-6939
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• 2015

환자의 호흡은 방사선치료에서 중요한 인자로 작용한다. 종양을 치료하는 방사선 치료용 선형가속기에서 시행하는 기존의 cone-beam CT에서는 호흡에 의한 움직임이 반영되지 않아 영상에 왜곡이 발생하여 정확하지 못한 영상 정보를 획득하였다. 본 연구는 호흡에 의한 움직임을 고려하고 특정 순간을 포착한 gating을 적용하여 획득한 back projection 영상을 이용하여 cone-beam CT 영상으로 재구성하였으며 기존의 방법과 비교하였다. 기존의 방법은 영상 왜곡도가 400%에 달하였으나, 본 연구에서 시행한 gating을 적용한 cone-beam CT는 약 2%에 불과하였다. 이에 본 연구는 호흡의 움직임을 반영한 영상유도 방사선치료의 방향과 평가 방법을 제시하였다.