• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2004

It is important to select a risk based priority area for environmental policy formation and decision-making. We estimated the health risks and associated damage costs from exposure to fine particles and assigned priority areas for twenty -five districts in Seoul. In order to estimate the theoretical mortality incidence of the health risk, baseline risks were estimated from mortality rates in two low level areas of fine particles, Seocho Gu and Cheju city To estimate the damage cost from the risk estimates, we investigated and estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) for specific risk reduction. We assumed two different locations as the reference area, Cheju city as Scenario I and Seocho gu as Scenario II. From the results, the five districts, Kwangjin, Chungnang, Kangbuk, Nowon, and Kangnam, ranked high in the categories of both health risk and economic risk. Damage costs were over twenty billion won in each of these districts. As there are uncertainties in these results, the parameter values such as PM$_{2.5}$ level, dose -response slope factor, baseline risk, exposure population and WTP should be continuously validated and refined.d.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.436-438
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• 2002

Since solar radiation contains wavelength essential for photosynthesis accompanying with near-UV light, UV-B effects on biological parameters and acclimation mechanisms are influenced by photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Therefore, to elucidate near-UV shielding mechanism in higher plants, we cultivated cauliflower under usual solar radiation and increased UV-B from fluorescent lamps, two- or three-fold excess over continuously estimated UV-B dose in PAR during daytime, using computer regulated systems. Increased UV-B radiation had little effect on growth expressed as fresh weigh and leaf area. Water soluble low molecular weight compounds showing absorption in near UV region were enhanced according to the irradiated UV-B dose. One of compounds in cauliflower leaves was identified as chlorogenic acid. This was found to have no near-UV photosenSitizerable activity and is known to have an ability to scavenge a wide species of active oxygen. Another pro-oxidant compound that generates superoxide anion radical under near-UV irradiation was not induced by increased UV-B during cultivation, and identified as lumazine, a degradation product from folic acid.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2012

최근 유리선량계는 Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD)와 더불어 진단영역부터 치료영역에까지 즉, 저에너지영역에서부터 고에너지 영역에 걸쳐 광범위하게 흡수선량 측정에 이용되고 있다. 그러나, 유리선량계의 재현성과 에너지 의존성 등 선량특성에 관한 연구 보고는 주로 고에너지 영역에서 이루어진 결과 값들이다. 이는 방사선 선량 측정소자나 측정기들의 특성연구를 137Cs 이나 60Co를 이용하기 때문으로 사료되며 이들은 모두 치료영역에서 사용되는 고에너지 방출 방사선 선원들이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 Glass Dosimeter (GD)를 이용하여 진단 영역의 저에너지 방사선 특성을 50kV, 80kV, 100kV 관전압 변화를 주어 측정한 Piranha 선량에 대한 유리선량계의 선형성, 재현성, 시간에 따른 재현성을 실험 평가하였다. 실험 기기 및 방법으로는 진단용 발생장치에서 발생되는 방사선선량 측정은 다기능 QA 측정기(RTI Electronic, Sweden)인 Piranha 657의 internal detector로 측정 하였으며 측정조건은 25mA, 0.02sec, 2.5mAs 그리고 SSD가 100cm일 때 조사면 $10{\times}10cm^2$로 하였다. 유리선량계 총 60개를 50kV, 80kV, 100kV 세 그룹으로 나누고 동일한 조건으로 유리선량계에 조사하였다. 본 실험결과에서 유리선량계의 선형성은 기존 보고된 고에너지 고선량 영역과 같이 저에너지, 저선량에서도 선량에 따른 선형성을 나타냈다. 재현성과 시간에 따른 재현성도 양호하였다. 본 실험결과와 같이 유리선량계는 고에너지영역에서의 선량측정 뿐만 아니라 저에너지의 선량측정도 가능한 선량계임을 알 수 있었다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 1991

Two patients with confirmed cerebral cysticercosis were treated with Albendazole(Zentel$^{(R)}$) at a daily dose of 1.200mg t.i.d. for 14 consecutive days and evaluated for tolerance and therapeutic effects. First case was 29 year old male, who had experience of 4 times of grand mal seizures during 1 year period before administration in Korea University Hospital. His chief complaints were seizure and moderate degree headache. He also had 4 subcutaneous nodules on the thorax, right and left upper arms. Among them one nodule was biopsied and confirmed microscopically as Cysticercus cellulosae hominis. Computed tomography of the brain showed four round low density lesions in right postero-frontal area, sylvian area, intra-occipital area and left parietal area. Second case was 48 year old male, who also had experience of seizures at 3 years, 5 months and 3 months before administration. In this case, no subcutaneous nodules and no headaches were noted. Brain CT showed four round low density lesions in right postero-parietal area and temporo-parietal area, and left temporo-parietal and parietal area. Serum antibody against cystic fluid antigen was detected by ELISA in both cases. The efficacy of the treatment of cerebral cysticercosis was assessed by the frequency of convulsions after treatment for 22 months follow-up. by the disappearance of the densities in cystic lesions at brain CT for 6 months follow-up, and disappearance of subcutaneous nodules, headache and so on. As the results, all low density lesions in both cases were disappeared in films of brain CT, and 4 nodules in first case were also disappeared. No more seizure and complain of headache occurred during the last 22 months after treatment in both cases. Post-treatment complete blood count and liver function test revealed no remarkable change compared to pre-treatment test. In the nations of Latin America, the physicians do not initially recommended the simultaneous administrations of steroids, reserving them only for patients whom the adverse reactions such as severe headache and/or seizures are occurred. According to them, in most patients these symptoms are controlled with aspirin and symptomatic drugs. But our experience using praziquantel is different, and most cerebral cysticercosis patients who takes PZQ had complaint of severe headache and sometimes seizure. So we simultaneously used dexamethasone as 6mg q.i.d. for 14 consecutive days and 6 days tapering thereafter in both cases for prevention of reactions produced by the host in response to the deaths of the parasites. As the conclusion, albendazole is effective in patients who presented cerebral cysticercosis and albendazole may help in the control of cysticercosis.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.147-151
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• 2016

Tibial defect, or fracture is very routine musculoskeletal case which brings fully uncomfortable and painful situations to patient. Moreover, it has long hospitalization period because of its risk of non-union. There are many studies using ultrasound, vibration, and laser for bone regeneration to figure out fast bone healing. Among them, Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is already known that it is very easy to treat and may have positive effect for bone regeneration. However, LLLT has uncertain energy dose because of scattering and absorption of laser in tissue. In this study, we used interstitial LLLT to treat tibial defect in animal study. The Interstitial LLLT can overcome some limitations caused by laser scattering or absorption in tissue medium. The results were evaluated using u-CT which can calculate X-ray attenuation coefficient and bone volume of bone defect area. These results showed that interstitial LLLT may affect fast bone healing process in early phase.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.190-193
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• 2002

The processing technology of organic thin-film transistors (Ons) performances have improved fur the last decade. Gate insulator layer has generally used inorganic layer, such as silicon oxide which has properties of a low electrical conductivity and a high breakdown field. However, inorganic insulating layers, which are formed at high temperature, may affect other layers termed on a substrate through preceding processes. On the other hand, organic insulating layers, which are formed at low temperature, dose not affect pre-process. Known wet-processing methods for fabricating organic insulating layers include a spin coating, dipping and Langmuir-Blodgett film processes. In this paper, we propose the new dry-processing method of organic gate dielectric film in field-effect transistors. Vapor deposition polymerization (VDP) that is mainly used to the conducting polymers is introduced to form the gate dielectric. This method is appropriate to mass production in various end-user applications, for example, flat panel displays, because it has the advantages of shadow mask patterning and in-situ dry process with flexible low-cost large area displays. Also we fabricated four by four active pixels with all-organic thin-film transistors and phosphorescent organic light emitting devices.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.455-464
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• 2012

본 연구는 일반 X선 검사에서 CR 시스템을 이용한 환자의 근사적 피폭 선량을 평가할 수 있는 실험적 모델을 제시하고 저선량 영역에서 의료 피폭에 대한 방어의 최적화 조건으로 환자의 선량 권고량(diagnostic reference level. DRL)을 비교하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 기준선량계와 광자극발광선량계(optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters. OSLDs)를 이용하여 관전압(kVp) 및 관전류 노출시간의 곱(mAs)에 따른 입사표면선량(entrance surface dose. ESD)을 교차 측정하였으며 CR 시스템에서 각 노출 조건에 대한 Hounsfield unit (HU) scale을 측정하여 ESD와 HU 스케일에 대한 특성 관계를 이용하여 근사적 피폭 선량을 구하였다. 또한 임상적으로 적용 가능한지를 알기 위하여 두부, 경부, 흉부, 복부, 골반부 노출 조건으로 물 팬텀에 모사하여 피폭 선량을 구하였다. 결과적으로 두 선량계의 평균 ESD는 각각 2.10, 2.01, 1.13, 2.97, 1.95 mGy 이었으며 CR 영상에서 측정한 HU 스케일은 각각 $3,276{\pm}3.72$, $3,217{\pm}2.93$, $2,768{\pm}3.13$, $3,782{\pm}5.19$, $2,318{\pm}4.64$ 이었다. 이 때 ESD와 HU 스케일에 대한 특성 관계를 이용하여 근사적으로 구한 ESD는 각각 2.16, 2.06, 1.19, 3.05, 2.07 mGy이었으며 평균 측정값과 근사적으로 구한 ESD의 오차는 3% 미만으로 영상의학 분야의 측정 오차 5%를 감안한다면 신뢰할 수 있는 오차 범위라 할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 CR 시스템을 이용한 일반 X선 검사에서 환자의 피폭 선량을 근사적으로 평가할 수 있는 새로운 실험적 모델을 제시하였으며 CR 검사뿐 만 아니라 디지털 방사선촬영(digital radiography. DR) 시스템 및 필름-증감지 시스템에 적용 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2013

Digital Radiography(DR)는 film/screen(F/S)과 비교하여 넓은 계조와 높은 Detective Quantum Efficiency(DQE), Modulation Transfer function(MTF)를 바탕으로 화질의 개선과 저 선량으로 검사가 가능할 것으로 예상됐지만 기대와는 다르게 과노출이 Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR)향상을 가져 오면서 환자 피폭선량의 증가를 가져오게 되었으며 이는 Dose Creep이라는 개념으로 설명 된다. DR에서의 선량 증가 이유는 F/S의 촬영에서 사용했던 관전압(kVp)을 고정 적용하여 Auto Exposure Control(AEC)를 사용하기 때문에 과노출을 유발 할 수 있다. 이에 본 논문은 DR에서 적합한 일반촬영 방법을 제안하고자 관전압이 대조도에 주는 영향, 관전류(mA)변화에 따른 MTF 측정, 머리 모형을 촬영한 영상의 Peak Signal to Noise Ratio(PSNR) 측정을 통해 정량적 평가를 시행 하였다. 그 결과 관전압에 의한 대조도 변화는 후보정 이후 개선이 가능하며, 관전류에 의한 MTF 측정 결과 50%영역은 1.41~1.39 lp/mm, 10% 영역은 3.19~2.8 lp/mm로 관전류 변화에 따른 초점크기 변화는 영상의 해상력에 영향을 주지 않는다. 영상의 PSNR측정 결과는 관전압과 관전류가 증가 하여도 90kVp를 제외하고 30dB 이상으로 시각에 의한 영상의 차이를 인지하기 어렵다. 실험결과를 바탕으로 디지털 일반촬영에서 관전압은 80kVp 이상 100kVp이하, 관전류는 선예도와 상관 관계가 없으므로 선량과 조사시간을 단축 시킬 수 있는 방향으로 사용하기를 제안한다.

• 치과방사선
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.171-191
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• 1998

The present study was designed to elucidate the effects of the Co-60 γ irradiation and/or calcium-deficient diet on the periodontal tissue formation in rat pups. The pregnant three-week old Sprague-Dawley rats were used for the study. The experimental group was divided into two groups, irradiation/normal diet group (Group 2) and irradiation/calcium-deficient diet group (Group 3). The control group was non-irradiation/normal diet group (Group 1). The abdomen of the rats at the 19th day of pregnancy were irradiated with single absorbed dose of 350 cGy. The rat pups were sacrificed on the 14th day after delivery, and the maxillae including molar tooth germ were taken. The specimens including the 1st molar tooth germ were prepared to make tissue sections for light and transmission electron microscopy. Some of tissue sections for light microscopy were stained immunohistochemically with anti-fibronectin and anti-osteonectin antibodies. The results were as follows; 1. In the periodontal ligament forming area, the fibroblasts of Group Z showed irregular arrangement and low activity. The immunoreactivity between the fibroblasts and collagen fibers was decreased, compared with Group 1. The fibroblasts of Group 3 showed atrophic change and clumped nucleus. The collagen fibers showed cystic change and low immunoreactivity to the fibronectin. 2. In the cementum forming area, the cementoblasts of Group 2 showed decrease of number and atrophic change. The cementoblasts of Group 3 showed edematous change, atrophy of cytoplasm, and clumping of nucleus. 3. In the alveolar bone forming area, the bone of Group 2 was thin and various degree of immunoreactivity to the osteonectin. Group 3 showed edematous osteoblasts, fibrous degeneration of bone marrow, and weak immunoreactivity to the osteonectin.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2015

Purpose: Time of operation has been reduced and accuracy of operation has been improved since C-arm, which offer real-time image of patient, was introduced in operation room. However, because of the contamination of patient, C-arm could not be used more appropriately. Therefore, this study is to know factors of controlling exposure dose, image quality and the exposed dose of health professional in operation room. Materials and methods: Height of Wilson frame (bed for operation) was fixed at 130 cm. Then, Model 76-2 Phantom, which was set by assembling manual of Fluke Company, was set on the bed. Head/Spine Fluoroscopy AEC mode was set for exposure condition. According to detector size of C-arm, the absorbed dose per min was measured in the 7 steps OFD (cm) from 10 cm to 40 cm (10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 cm). In each step of OFD, the absorbed dose per min of same diameter of collimation was measured. Moreover, using Nero MAX Model 8000, exposure dose per min was measured according to 3 step of distance from detector (20 cm, 60 cm, 100 cm). Finally, resolution was measured by CDRH Disc Phantom and magnification of each OFD was measured by aluminum stick bar. Result: According to detector size of C-arm, difference of absorbed dose shows that the dose of 20 cm OFD is 1.750 times higher than the dose of 40 cm OFD. It means that the C-arm, which has smaller size of detector, shows the bigger difference of absorbed dose per min (p<0.05). In the difference of absorbed dose in the same step of OFD (from 20 cm to 40 cm), the absorbed dose of 9 inch detect or C-arm was 1.370 times higher than 12 inch' s (p<0.05). When OFD was set to 20 cm OFD, the absorbed dose of non-collimation case was approximately 0.816 times lower than the absorbed dose of collimation cases (p<0.05). When the distance was 20 cm from detector, exposed does includes first-ray and scatter-ray. When the distance was 60 cm and 100 cm from detector, exposed does includes just scatter-ray. So, there was the 2.200 times difference of absorbed does. Finally, when OFD was increased, spatial resolution was 4 to 5 step was increased. However, low contrast resolution was not relative. Moreover, there was 1.363 times difference of magnification (p<0.05). Conclusion: When C-Arm is used, avoiding contamination of patient is more important factor than reducing exposed dose of health professional in operation room. Just controlling exposure time is just way to reduce the exposed does of workers. However, in the case, non-probability influence could be occurred. Therefore, this study proved that the exposed dose will be reduced if the factors such as using small detector size of C-arm, setting OFD from 20 cm to 25 cm and non-collimating. Moreover, dose management of C-arm in the non-interesting area will be considered additionally.