• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2016

Backgrounds: The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), March 2011, caused serious radioactive contamination over wide area in east Japan. Therefore, it is important to know the effect of the accident and the status of NPP. Materials and Methods: This paper provides a review on the status of radiation dose and radioactive contamination caused by the accident on the basis of publicized information. Results and Discussion: Monitoring of radiation dose and exposure dose of residents has been conducted extensively by the governments and various organizations. The effective dose of general residents due to the accident proved to be less than a mSv both for external and internal dose. The equivalent committed dose of thyroid was evaluated to be a few mSv in mean value and less than 50 mSv even for children. Monitoring of radioactivity concentration has been carried out on food ingredients, milk and tap water, and actual meal. These studies indicated the percentage of foods above the regulation standard was over 10% in 2011 but decreasing steadily with time. The internal dose due to foods proved to be tens of ${\mu}Sv$ and much less than that due to natural $^{40}K$ even in the Fukushima area and decreasing steadily, although high level concentration is still observed in wild plants, wild mushrooms, animals and some kind of fishes. Conclusion: According to extensive studies, not only the effect of the accident but also the pathway and countermeasures against radioactive contamination have been revealed, and they are applied very effectively for restoration of environment and reconstruction of the area.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.558-568
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• 2019

Objective: To evaluate whether computed tomography (CT) reconstruction algorithms affect the CT texture features of the liver parenchyma. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study comprised 58 patients (normal liver, n = 34; chronic liver disease [CLD], n = 24) who underwent liver CT scans using a single CT scanner. All CT images were reconstructed using filtered back projection (FBP), hybrid iterative reconstruction (IR) (iDOSE⁴), and model-based IR (IMR). On arterial phase (AP) and portal venous phase (PVP) CT imaging, quantitative texture analysis of the liver parenchyma using a single-slice region of interest was performed at the level of the hepatic hilum using a filtration-histogram statistic-based method with different filter values. Texture features were compared among the three reconstruction methods and between normal livers and those from CLD patients. Additionally, we evaluated the inter- and intra-observer reliability of the CT texture analysis by calculating intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Results: IR techniques affect various CT texture features of the liver parenchyma. In particular, model-based IR frequently showed significant differences compared to FBP or hybrid IR on both AP and PVP CT imaging. Significant variation in entropy was observed between the three reconstruction algorithms on PVP imaging (p < 0.05). Comparison between normal livers and those from CLD patients revealed that AP images depend more strongly on the reconstruction method used than PVP images. For both inter- and intra-observer reliability, ICCs were acceptable (> 0.75) for CT imaging without filtration. Conclusion: CT texture features of the liver parenchyma evaluated using the filtration-histogram method were significantly affected by the CT reconstruction algorithm used.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.382-384
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• 2002

Filtered-Back-Projection technique is used in X-ray CT image reconstruction. This requires X-ray transmission data from all directions. As the transverse cross-section of the body is approximately 50 cm, transmitted X-rays in this direction are strongly attenuated. If X-ray transmission data in this direction is avoided, exposure to the patients seems to be reduced one 20th of usual value. Some alternative method has to be found for clinically sufficient image quality. New methods are under development and tentative results are reported that utilizes the principle of superposition.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.443-446
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• 2002

A vehicle oversteered or cornering at excessive speed leaves tire yaw mark on the road surface. A yaw mark is a sign that the tire was sideslipping and exceeded its frictional limit because of centrifugal force. Problems exist with the traditional equation, “critical speed formula (CSF)”, that limits its practical use in traffic accident reconstruction. A major problem is that the equation dose not account for vehicle dynamics and interface between tire and road. The literature refers to that the accuracy of the critical speed formula varies with several factors. New equations that account for vehicle dynamics are introduced in this paper. A comparison of the accuracy of the new method and the traditional method in the calculation of speed is conducted.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.83-87
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• 2011

최근 진단분야에서 PET/CT는 종양학 분야뿐만 아니라 심장 신경 등 여러 가지 분야에서 널리 활용되고 있다. PET/CT의 중요성이 높아지면서 영상의 질과 관련된 재구성 방법에 대한 연구도 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이 중 Siemens사의 TrueX 재구성 방법을 phantom 실험을 통해 Iterative 2D 재구성 방법과 비교 평가하여 임상적 유용성을 높이고자 하였다. 선량에 따른 영상을 비교 평가하기 위해 contrast ratio와 FWHM을 측정하였고 Biograph 40 True Point PET/CT (Siemens, Germany)를 사용하여 실험을 실시하였다. Contrast ratio를 구하기 위해 NEMA IEC PET body phantom (Data Spectrum Corp.)을 이용하였고, FWHM을 측정하기 위해 capillary tube를 사용하였다. 모든 영상은 10분씩 획득하였고, 영상 재구성은 현재 사용하고 있는 TrueX와 기존에 사용하던 Itertive 2D 알고리즘을 사용하였다. Iterative 2D는 임상에 적합한 parameter 조건을 적용하고 TrueX는 Siemens에서 권고하는 parameter를 적용하여 실험하였다. Capillary tube를 사용하여 FWHM을 측정한 결과, TrueX가 Iterative 2D 방식보다 낮게 나왔다. 저선량일수록 FWHM의 차이가 점점 커졌다. NEMA IEC PET body phantom을 사용하여 contrast ratio를 구한 결과, TrueX가 Itertive 2D보다 좋은 양상을 보였다. 그러나 선량에 따른 차이는 보이지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 영상 분석을 통해 TrueX가 Itertive 2D보다 contrast ratio와 spatial resolution이 높게 나타났다. 또한 TrueX를 통한 재구성 결과 저선량일수록 기존의 Iterative 2D보다 resolution은 좋은 양상을 보였고 contrast ratio는 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 즉 PET/CT에서 TrueX 재구성 기법이 환자의 피폭도 절감하고 질적으로 우수한 영상을 구현할 수 있어 임상적 이용가치가 높다고 생각된다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.819-825
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• 2023

흉부 CT 검사 조건 중 관전압을 100, 80 kVp, 재구성 알고리즘을 FBP, ASIR-V, DLIR로 변화 적용하여 검사 선량과 화질 변화를 비교 분석해 보았다. 그 결과 기존 관전압 보다 낮은 관전압인 100 kVp 에서 ASIR-V, DLIR 적용 시 선량을 낮추면서 120 kVp, FBP 적용 시와 가장 유사한 화질로 구현. 특히, DLIR 재구성 영상은 모든 관전압에서 SNR, CNR이 우수하였다. 또한, SSIM 지수가 1에 가장 근사하게 분석되어 원본 영상과 가장 유사도가 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 반복적으로 흉부 CT 검사를 시행하는 경우 DLIR 적용은 검사 선량을 약 29.7% 감소시킬 수 있어 CT 검사의 가장 큰 문제점인 검사로 인한 피폭을 일부 해결하는 데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2017

본 연구는 컴퓨터단층촬영을 이용한 요로결석 검사에서 저선량 CT(Low dose Computed Tomography) 프로토콜의 적용에 따른 유용성을 평가하였다. 연구대상은 2016년 6월-12월까지 부산지역 일개 의료기관을 내원한 비뇨기계 환자이며 연구에 이용된 프로토콜은 통계적 반복 재구성법(Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction, ASIR)을 50% 적용한 저선량 CT 프로토콜이다. 정량적 분석 결과 횡단면상(Axial image)의 신장의 관심 영역(region of image. ROI) 내 평균 화소 값과 표준편차는 복부촬영 프로토콜 $26.21{\pm}7.08$, 저선량 CT 프로토콜 $20.03{\pm}8.16$이며 관상면(Coronal imalge) 영상에서 신장의 관심영역 내 평균 화소 값과 표준편차는 복부촬영 프로토콜 $22.07{\pm}7.35$, 저선량 CT 프로토콜 $21.67{\pm}6.11$이었다. 정성적 분석결과 인공물에 대한 4명의 관찰자 평균값은 복부촬영 프로토콜 $19.14{\pm}0.36$, 저선량 CT 프로토콜 $19.17{\pm}0.43$이며 해상도 및 대조도의 평균값은 복부촬영 프로토콜 $19.35{\pm}0.70$, 저선량 CT 프로토콜 $19.29{\pm}0.58$이었다. 피폭선량 분석 결과 복부촬영 프로토콜의 CTDIvol 평균값은 18.02 mGy, DLP 평균값은 $887.51mGy{\cdot}cm$이며 저선량 CT 프로토콜 CTDIvol 평균값은 7.412 mGy, DLP 평균값은 $361.22mGy{\cdot}cm$이었다. 이로 인한 선량의 감소율은 각 58.82%, 59.29% 이었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.211-220
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• 2015

Recently, model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) has played an important role in transmission tomography by significantly improving the quality of reconstructed images for low-dose scans. MBIR is based on the penalized-likelihood (PL) approach, where the penalty term (also known as the regularizer) stabilizes the unstable likelihood term, thereby suppressing the noise. In this work we further improve MBIR by using a more expressive regularizer which can restore the underlying image more accurately. Here we used a spline regularizer derived from a linear combination of the two-dimensional splines with first- and second-order spatial derivatives and applied it to a non-quadratic convex penalty function. To derive a PL algorithm with the spline regularizer, we used a separable paraboloidal surrogates algorithm for convex optimization. The experimental results demonstrate that our regularization method improves reconstruction accuracy in terms of both regional percentage error and contrast recovery coefficient by restoring smooth edges as well as sharp edges more accurately.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2024

Purpose: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) who undergo dental procedures during radiotherapy (RT) face an increased risk of developing osteoradionecrosis (ORN). Accordingly, new tools must be developed to extract critical information regarding the dose delivered to the teeth and mandible. This article proposes a novel approach for visualizing 3-dimensional planned dose distributions on panoramic reconstruction computed tomography (pCT) images. Materials and Methods: Four patients with HNC who underwent volumetric modulated arc therapy were included. One patient experienced ORN and required the extraction of teeth after RT. In the study approach, the dental arch curve (DAC) was defined using an open-source platform. Subsequently, pCT images and dose distributions were generated based on the new coordinate system. All teeth and mandibles were delineated on both the original CT and pCT images. To evaluate the consistency of dose metrics, the Mann-Whitney U test and Student t-test were employed. Results: A total of 61 teeth and 4 mandibles were evaluated. The correlation coefficient between the 2 methods was 0.999, and no statistically significant difference was observed (P>0.05). This method facilitated a straightforward and intuitive understanding of the delivered dose. In 1 patient, ORN corresponded to the region of the root and the gum receiving a high dosage (approximately 70 Gy). Conclusion: The proposed method particularly benefits dentists involved in the management of patients with HNC. It enables the visualization of a 3-dimensional dose distribution in the teeth and mandible on pCT, enhancing the understanding of the dose delivered during RT.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2019

CareDose 4D which is the Siemens's Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) can adjust the level of radiation dose distribution which is based on organ characteristic unlike other manufacturer's AEC. Currently, a wide scan range containing different organs is sometimes examined at once (defined as one scan). The purpose of this study was to figure out which organ characteristic option is suitable when one scan method is utilized. Two types of anthropomorphic phantoms were scanned in the same range which were from frontal bone to carina level according to three different organ characteristics such as Thorax, Abdomen, and Neck. All scans and image reconstruction parameters were equally applied and radiation dose were compared. Radiation dose with Thorax organ characteristic was lower than that with Neck. Also, that with Abdomen oran characteristic was lower than Thorax. There were significant differences in radiation dose according to different organ characteristics at the same parameters (P<0.05). Usage of Neck organ characteristic had a result of the highest radiation dose to all phantom. On the other hand, utilization of Abdomen organ characteristic showed the lowest radiation dose. As a result, it is desirable to set appropriate organ characteristic according to examined body part when you checkup patients. Also, when you implement one scan method, selection of Abdomen-based organ characteristic has reduced more radiation dose compared with two different organ characteristic.