• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2017

방사선 특히, 엑스선 또는 감마선으로부터 인체를 보호하기 위해 납(Pb)으로 된 보호 장구를 광범위하게 사용해왔다. 최근 납 중독 및 환경오염의 문제로 납을 대신하는 무연 방사선 차폐재의 개발이 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 차폐재의 성능 확보를 위해서는 제작 및 평가의 순환 사이클을 반복하게 된다. 본 연구는 실제 무연 방사선 차폐소재의 제작에 앞서 차폐재의 성능을 몬테카를로 전산모사를 통해 확인함으로써 가능한 차폐소재의 조합을 연구하였다. 방사선 차폐소재의 평가에 사용되는 조건으로 엑스선관을 Geant4를 이용하여 전산모사하고 획득된 광자 스펙트럼을 이용하여 텅스텐과 비스무스의 조합에 따른 차폐소재의 성능을 평가하였다. 차폐소재의 공극에 따른 성능 저하도 평가하였다. 방사선 차폐 소재 개발 시 공극률을 줄이는 것이 중요한 인자라는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 1984

핵분열(核分裂) 및 방사화생성물(放射化生成)物)에서 방출(放出)하는 여러가지 감마선들은 핵연료(核燃料)를 파괴(破壞)하지 않고도 추출(抽出)할 수 있는 많은 정보(情報)를 포함(包含)한다. 그러나 반도체(半導體) 검출기(檢出器)에서 얻은 복잡한 스펙트럼에서 이러한 정보를 추출(抽出)하기가 용역(容易)하지 않기 때문에 전산(電算)코드의 사용(使用)이 필요(必要)하게 된다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 그동안 국제적(國際的)으로 널리 보급(普及)되어 사용(使用)되는 감마선 분석(分析) 프로그램들의 장점(長點)을 취하여, 감마선은 물론 X-선(線)의 스펙트럼도 피팅 (fitting)하여 피이크의 중심과 면적을 정확(正確)히 계산(計算)할 수 있는 전산코드 CAERI를 개발(開發)하였다. CAERI는 FORTRAN으로 쓰여있고, 특히 고유복사선폭(固有輻射線幅)(natural line width) 을 무시할 수 없는 X-선(線)의 피이크 표현함수(表現函數)인 Voigt 함수(函數)에 대해서는, 다른 X-선(線) 분석(分析) 프로그램들이 사용(使用)한 간단한 근사식(近似式) 대신에, 더욱 정확(正確)한 무한급수근사식(無限級數近似式)을 사용하였다. 특히 CAERI 는 U이나 Pu과 같은 중원소(重元素)의 핵종분석시(核種分析時)에 직면(直面)하는 감마선과 U이나 Pu의 X-선(線)이 임의(任意)로 간섭(干涉)하며 공존(共存)하는 복잡한 스펙트럼까지도 취급(取扱)할 수 있다. $^{177m}Lu$감마선과 $^{235}U\;U_{\alpha}$X-선(線)의 시험(試驗)스펙트럼을 피팅하여, 다른 프로그램들의 피팅결과와 비교했을 때 좋은 일치(一致)를 보았다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.158-165
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• 2017

Background: Nuclear facilities in South Korea have generally adopted pressurized ion chambers to measure ambient gamma ray exposure rates for monitoring the impact of radiation on the surrounding environment. The rates assessed with pressurized ion chambers do not distinguish between natural and man-made radiation, so a further step is needed to identify the cause of abnormal variation. In contrast, using NaI(Tl) scintillation detectors to detect gamma energy rates can allow an immediate assessment of the cause of variation through an analysis of the energy spectra. Against this backdrop, this study was conducted to propose a more effective way to monitor ambient gamma exposure rates. Materials and Methods: The following methods were used to analyze gamma energy spectra measured from January to November 2016 with NaI detectors installed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) dormitory and Hanbat University. 1) Correlations of the variation of rates measured at the two locations were determined. 2) The dates, intervals, duration, and weather conditions were identified when rates increased by $5nSv{\cdot}h^{-1}$ or more. 3) Differences in the NaI spectra on normal days and days where rates spiked by $5nSv{\cdot}h^{-1}$ or more were studied. 4) An algorithm was derived for automatically calculating the net variation of the rates. Results and Discussion: The rates measured at KAERI and Hanbat University, located 12 kilometers apart, did not show a strong correlation (coefficient of determination = 0.577). Time gaps between spikes in the rates and rainfall were factors that affected the correlation. The weather conditions on days where rates went up by $5nSv{\cdot}h^{-1}$ or more featured rainfall, snowfall, or overcast, as well as an increase in peaks of the gamma rays emitted from the radon decay products of $^{214}Pb$ and $^{214}Bi$ in the spectrum. This study assumed that $^{214}Pb$ and $^{214}Bi$ exist at a radioactive equilibrium, since both have relatively short half-lives of under 30 minutes. Provided that this assumption is true and that the gamma peaks of the 352 keV and 1,764 keV gamma rays emitted from the radionuclides have proportional count rates, no man-made radiation should be present between the two energy levels. This study proved that this assumption was true by demonstrating a linear correlation between the count rates of these two gamma peaks. In conclusion, if the count rates of these two peaks detected in the gamma energy spectrum at a certain time maintain the ratio measured at a normal time, such variation can be confirmed to be caused by natural radiation. Conclusion: This study confirmed that both $^{214}Pb$ and $^{214}Bi$ have relatively short half-lives of under 30 minutes, thereby existing in a radioactive equilibrium in the atmosphere. If the gamma peaks of the 352 keV and 1,764 keV gamma rays emitted from these radionuclides have proportional count rates, no man-made radiation should exist between the two energy levels.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1023-1026
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• 2013

위 펄스형 방사선에 노출된 전자장비는 전자소자 내부에서 발생되는 전자-정공쌍(EHP)과 이들이 형성한 순간 광전류로 Upset, Latchup, Burn out 과 같은 다양한 피해를 입게 된다. 이와같은 손상은 군무기체계나 우주항공 장비의 경우 군전력 손실이나 장비의 기능정지로 나타나 국가적으로 큰 손실을 초래할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 펄스형 감마방사선으로 부터 전자장비/소자를 보호하기 위한 방호기술개발의 일환으로 '방사선 감지 및 제어장치'를 구현하고 대표적으로 군장비에 사용되는 전자소자에 대한 기능검증을 시도하였다. 펄스 방사선에 Latchup 및 Burn out 손상특성을 나타내는 LM118 소자에 개발한 '방사선 감지 및 제어장치'를 적용하여 펄스방사선 조사시험을 수행한 결과 LM118이 안전하게 보호됨을 확인하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권7호
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• pp.2489-2497
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• 2024

The current study aims to develop new clay bricks doped with metallic waste for radiation shielding applications. The aforementioned new bricks were fabricated with various metallic waste concentrations under a pressure rate reaching ≈114 MPa and firing temperature of 1100 ℃. The impacts of the metallic waste and the firing temperature on the developed brick samples' physical, radiation shielding, and structural properties were studied. In order to identify the fabricated bricks' mineral content, the X-ray diffraction pattern was used. Additionally, the fabricated bricks' porosity and density were experimentally determined, where the porosity was reduced by 28.03%, while their densities increased by ≈ 10.5% by raising the concentration of metallic waste. The linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) for the developed brick was investigated experimentally using a NaI (Tl) scintillation detector over the 0.033-1.408 MeV energy interval. The measured LAC values were enhanced by increasing the concentrations of metallic waste within the fabricated bricks over the examined energy interval. The fabricated brick's LAC enhancement improves the gamma-ray shielding characteristics. Therefore, the fabricated bricks are a cheap and suitable choice for radiation protection applications.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.197-201
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• 2006

Daily and seasonal variations of the ambient gamma ray exposure rates were measured by using a pressurized ion chamber from January 2003 to December 2005 in the CheongJu Regional Radiation Monitoring Post and the patterns of the distributions were studied. The annual average of the daily variation of the exposure rate was $\sim0.17{\mu}R/h$. The exposure rate was found to be maximum during 8:00 am to 9:00 am and minimum during 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. For the annual data, the exposure rate was the minimum during the month of February. The exposure rate increased from February to mid-October (except during the period from May to July with no change) and decreased from October to February. The seasonal variation was found to be about $1{\mu}R/h$. Most of the measured values (96%) of the exposure rates fell under the normal distribution with a deviation of less than 4.8% and the remaining 4% had large fluctuations caused mainly by the rainfalls.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.123-129
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• 1999

저선량 $\gamma$선 조사한 토마토 2품종, 서광과 하우스모모타로 종자의 발아와 초기생육 및 후속 고선량에 대한 생육효과를 조사하였다. 저선량에 의한 발아와 생육촉진효과는 품종에 따라 달랐다. 발아율의 경우 서광은 모든 저선량 조사구에서 증가되었으나, 하우스모모타로는 오히려 감소되었다. 유묘초장은 저선량 조사에 의해 증가되었으며 두 품종 모두 4 Gy와 8 Gy 조사구에서 가장 효과적이었다. 생육 2개월 후 서광의 초장은 억제되었으나 생체중은 4 Gy와 2 Gy에서 증가되었고, 하우스모모타로의 초장은 12 Gy와 20 Gy에서, 생체중은 20 Gy와 4 Gy에서 가장 높은 증가효과를 보였다. 토마토 식물체의 고선량 피폭에 의한 생육장해는 사전 저선량 조사에 의해 감소되었는데 서광의 경우 2 Gy와 8 Gy 조사구에서 저항성이 높았으며 하우스모모타로의 경우 모든 저선량 조사구에서 저항성 효과가 나타났으며 특히 2 Gy와 12 Gy 조사구에서 높았다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to see the radiation protection effect of the oral injected Dendranthema zawadskii var. latilobum (Maxim.) Kitam. extracts on the small intestine and uterus of female SD Rat as a natural radiation protection agent. The experimental group was divided into four groups: Normal Control group (NC group), Injected Dendranthema zawadskii var. latilobum (Maxim.) Kitam. extracts group (DZ group), irradiated group after injecting Dendranthema zawadskii var. latilobum (Maxim.) Kitam. extracts (DZ+IR group). The whole body of SD Rat was irradiated with gamma-ray 10Gy, and the administration of oral Dendranthema zawadskii var. latilobum (Maxim.) Kitam. Extract was 2 cc (71.56 mg/day/kg) once a day for 2 weeks. For this study, chages in blood cell levels, SOD assay, small intestine and uterus were observed. In the 21st white blood cell level, the DZ+IR group recovered to a normal level, and the IR group didn't. The IR group villus length was lower than other groups on Day 1. IR group was partially recovered, and DZ+IR group was recovered like the NC group on Day 21. In the case of the first-day endometrium, the IR group was thin and the boundary was cloudy, and the DZ+IR group was thicker and the boundary was clearer than the IR group. Day 21 IR group still did not recover, and DZ+IR group recovered like NC group. This is believed to have radiation protection effects in the blood cells and small intestine and uterus of the irradiated female SD Rat, and is expected to be useful for the study of natural radiation protection materials.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제85권1호
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• pp.29-53
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• 2023

High-strength shielding concrete against gamma radiation is a priority for many medical and industrial facilities. This paper aimed to investigate the gamma-ray shielding properties of high-strength hematite concrete mixed with silica fume (SF) with nanoparticles of lead dioxide (PbO₂), tungsten oxide (WO₃), and bismuth oxide (Bi₂O₃). The effect of mixing steel fibres with the aforementioned binders was also investigated. The reference mixture was prepared for high-strength concrete (HSCC) containing 100% hematite coarse and fine aggregate. Thirteen mixtures containing 5% SF and nanoparticles of PbO₂, WO₃, and Bi₂O₃ (2%, 5%, and 7% of the cement mass, respectively) were prepared. Steel fibres were added at a volume ratio of 0.28% of the volume of concrete with 5% of nanoparticles. The slump test was conducted to workability of fresh concrete Unit weight water permeability, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity tests were conducted to assess concrete's engineering properties at 28 days. Gamma-ray radiation of 137Cs emits photons with an energy of 662 keV, and that of 60Co emits two photons with energies of 1173 and 1332 keV were applied on concrete specimens to assess radiation shielding properties. Nanoparticles partially replacing cement reduced slump in workability of fresh concrete. The compressive strength of mixtures, including nanoparticles was shown to be greater, achieving 94.5 MPa for the mixture consisting of 7.5 PbO2. In contrast, the mixture (5PbO₂-F) containing steel fibres achieved the highest values for splitting tensile, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity (11.71, 15.97, and 42,840 MPa, respectively). High-strength shielded concrete (7.5PbO2) showed the best radiation protection. It also showed the minimum concrete thickness required to prevent the transmission of radiation.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 1979

고(高)에너지 방사선(放射線) 치료(治療)에 있어서 정상조직(正常組織)의 완전차폐(完全遮蔽)를 위하여 $5{\sim}8cm$ 납두께의 부정형(不定形) 차폐(遮蔽)벽돌을 제작(製作)해야하는 난점(難點)이 있었다. 저자(著者)들은 납 30.0%, 주석 11.5% 비스므스 48.5%, 카드미늄 10.0%를 사중(四重) 공정결합(共晶結合)시켜 밀도(密度)가 $9.8g/cm^3$ 용융온도(熔融溫度)가 $68^{\circ}C$인 저용융(低熔融) 차폐물질(遮蔽物質)을 개발(開發)하여 이를 Lead Y라고 명명(名命)하였다. 제작(製作)된 Lead Y Block을 $68^{\circ}C$에서 용융(熔融)시켜 보호(保護)해야할 중요(重要)한 장기(臟器)의 형태(形態)대로 제작(製作)된 styrofoam 음형(陰形)에 부어서 차폐효과(遮蔽效果)가 큰 차폐(遮蔽)벽돌을 쉽고 안전(安全)하게 제작(製作)할 수 있었고 납보다 더 단단하고 재현성(再現性)이 크며 저렴(低廉)한 가격(價格)으로 구입(購入)이 가능(可能)하므로 방사선(放射線) 치료효과(治療效果)에 큰 도움을 줄 수 있었다.