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원자력발전소 계획예방정비 기간중 피폭최적화 경험 (The Optimization Experience of Occupational Exposure during Unclear Power Plant Outage)

  • 송영일;김형진;박헌국;김희근
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.145-154
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    • 2003
  • By optimizing the radiation protection the collective dose and individual dose could be reduced during YGN #4 $5^{th}$ outage in 2001. The collective doses for the two high radiation jobs decreased to 85% and 65% of expected doses. The proportion of workers with low dose (below 1mSv) exposure increased 4% while the proportion of workers with over 3mSv and 5mSv exposure are decreased to 2%, 1% respectively. But none is exposed over 8mSv for the annual dose. To aid decision of utilizing the robot, cost- benefit analysis was performed and reasonable point was proposed to use the robot. For the first time job, repeated ALARA meeting and mock up training were implemented to set up working procedure by identifying the trouble. To easily set up standard procedure, mockup process was videotaped and reviewed during ALARA meeting. Monitoring is a good approach to chase radiological working condition such as working time, dose rate. behavior of workers, especially for high radiation work. Those data were estimated and adjusted from the stage of work planning to mock up. At the stage of actual work the monitoring data were compared to the estimation and recorded to database. This database will not only be used as a powerful tool for dose optimization at the following outage but also as a guideline to dose constraint set up for optimization for each specific situation.

저선량 방사선 조사가 배양 세포에 미치는 효과 (The Effects of MDCK Cell on Low Dose Irradiation)

  • 이송재;장재철
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.106-112
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    • 1997
  • MDCK 세포를 한국 세포주 은행으로부터 분주 받아 배양한 후 저선량 gamma선 조사에 대한 세포수준에서 방사선 효과를 알아보기 위하여 세포 증식능의 변화, Superoxide dismutase(SOD)와 catalase, FOX I의 함량 변화를 측정 검토하였다. 그결과, 저선량의 방사선를 조사했을 때, 세포의 증식능은 방사선 조사후 2시간에서 10 cGy는 $95.1\%$, 50cGy는 $96.4\%$로 대조군보다 약간의 감소가 나타났으나, 24시간 후에서 10cGy는 $96.7\%$, 50cGy는 $73.1\%$로 선량이 증가함에 따라 세포 증식능은 감소하였다. 저선량 조사에 의한 MDCK 세포의 SOD 활성도는 전반적으로 증가하였고, Mn-SOD 활성 역시 증가하였다. 세포 내의 $H_{2}O_2$의 양을 측정한 FOX I에서 선량이 증가함에 따라 감소하였으며 catalase 효소의 함량은 대조군보다 증가되는 경향을 보였다. 이와 같은 결과로 볼 때 저선량 방사선 조사에 대한 효과는 세포내부의 자체적인 방어기작의 발현으로 인한 결과라고 생각된다.

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PREVENTION OF CIGARETTE SMOKE INDUCED LUNG CANCER BY LOW LET IONIZING RADIATION

  • Sanders, Charles L.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제40권7호
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    • pp.539-550
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    • 2008
  • Lung cancer is the most prevalent global cancer, ${\sim}90%$ of which is caused by cigarette smoking. The LNT hypothesis has been inappropriately applied to estimate lung cancer risk due to ionizing radiation. A threshold of ${\sim}1\;Gy$ for lung cancer has been observed in never smokers. Lung cancer risk among nuclear workers, radiologists and diagnostically exposed patients was typically reduced by ${\sim}40%$ following exposure to <100 mSv low LET radiation. The consistency and magnitude of reduced lung cancer in nuclear workers and occurrence of reduced lung cancer in exposed non-worker populations could not be explained by the HWE. Ecologic studies of indoor radon showed highly significant reductions in lung cancer risk. A similar reduction in lung cancer was seen in a recent well designed case-control study of indoor radon, indicating that exposure to radon at the EPA action level is associated with a decrease of ${\sim}60%$ in lung cancer. A cumulative whole-body dose of ${\sim}1\;Gy$ gamma rays is associated with a marked decrease in smoking-induced lung cancer in plutonium workers. Low dose, low LET radiation appears to increase apoptosis mediated removal of $\alpha$-particle and cigarette smoke transformed pulmonary cells before they can develop into lung cancer.

Effects of Low Dose Gamma Radiation on the Root Growth of Soybean Cultivars

  • Yoon, Young-Man;Cho, Hyung-In;Chang, Sung-Hee;Kim, Nam-Bum;Kim, Jae-Sung;Kim, Jeong-Gyu
    • 한국환경농학회지
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    • 제19권5호
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    • pp.394-400
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    • 2000
  • ${\gamma}-Radiation$ at very low doses frequently has a stimulating or hormetic effect on the growth of organism. Effects of low dose ${\gamma}-ray$ irradiation on the root growth of soybean cultivars were investigated and hormetic effects by environmental conditions were compared with the occurrence of increased economic yield, seeds of cultivars were irradiated with the dose of $0.5{\sim}20Gy$ and cultivated in growth chamber controling temperature, humidity, light, greenhouse and field respectively. To understand hormetic effect on root growth of cultivars and the difference of hormetic effect by cultivation environment, harvested root of soybean cultivars were scanned with image file, and root surface area, root length, root average diameter etc. were examined by WinRhizo program. Also, dry weight of cultivars was examined. Root growth and dry weight of soybean cultivars showed apparently hormetic effect at cultivation of growth chamber condition. In field experiment executed for whole life cycle, yields of pea were not different significantly in each ${\gamma}-ray$ irradiated cultivars but weight of one hundred peas increased in whole ${\gamma}-ray$ irradiated cultivars. Increment of yield was assumed to be induced through shortening of maturing stage caused by ${\gamma}-ray$ hormesis in early growth stage.

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한국의 환경방사선준위(環境放射線準位)($1961{\sim}1980$) (Environmental Radiation Level in Korea($1961{\sim}1980$))

  • 노재식
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1981
  • This report presents the results of the environmental radiation program at Korea Advanced Energy Research Institute (KAERI) ($37^{\circ}38'N,\;127^{\circ}05'E$) and its surroundings for the last two decades (January, 1961 through December, 1980). In the 1960s, the monthly mean levels of environmental external radiation encountered ranged from a low of 14.2 microroentgen per hour to a high of 42.2 microroentgen per hour with a mean of 21.7 microroentgen per hour, while in 1970s it ranged from a low of 12.4 microroentgen per hour to a high of 40.8 microroentgen per hour with a mean of 20.4 microroentgen per hour. It may, therefore, be said that environmental radiation dose rates remained almost unchanged for the two decades except for the second half of 1960s and the first half of 1970s during which the off-site and on-site patterns were frequently unlike in form and intensity with appreciable differences between average values. Particular results of interest with respect to the effects of the fallout gamma dose rate on environmental radiation show that elevated levels were encountered in association with the deposits of fresh debris from Chinese and Russian nuclear weapons tests in particular.

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선량계산 및 최적화 알고리즘에 따른 치료계획의 영향 분석 (Analysis of Radiation Treatment Planning by Dose Calculation and Optimization Algorithm)

  • 김대섭;윤인하;이우석;백금문
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.137-147
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    • 2012
  • 목 적: 알고리즘에 따른 치료계획의 영향을 분석하고 실제 치료계획을 수립할 때 고려사항을 적용하고, 나아가 최선의 치료계획을 수립하는 프로토콜을 제시하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 치료계획 시스템은 이클립스 10.0 (Eclipse 10.0, Varian, USA)이다. 선량계산의 알고리즘은 PBC (Pencil Beam Convolution)와 AAA (Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm)을 각각 적용하였고, 세기 조절 방사선 치료(IMRT)를 위한 최적화(Optimization) 알고리즘은 DVO (Dose Volume Optimizer 10.0.28), VMAT을 위한 최적화 알고리즘은 PRO II (Progressive Resolution Optimizer V 8.9.17)와 PRO III (Progressive Resolution Optimizer V 10.0.28)을 사용하였다. 실험을 위한 팬텀은 치료계획시스템에서 가상으로 만들었으며, $30{\times}30{\times}30$ cm의 규격에 밀도가 균일한 것(HU: 0)과 중간에 공기(HU: -1,000)로 가정되는 물질이 삽입한 된 비균질 팬텀으로 설정하였다. 실험은 먼저 팬텀(Phantom) 계획을 실시하여 일반적인 치료계획의 특징을 분석하고 그 내용을 토대로 실제 임상적용 할 치료계획을 수립하였다. 결 과: 균일한 밀도 팬텀에서 6 MV, 10 cm PDD (Percentage Depth Dose)는 PBC와 AAA는 모두 65.2%로 유사한 값을 나타냈지만, 비균질 팬텀에서 PDD는 저밀도 물질을 만나기 전까진 유사한 PDD 값을 보이다가 공기 영역에서 다른 선량곡선을 보여주고, 투과한 후에는 PDD 10 cm은 각각 75%, 73%이었다. 동일한 MU의 3차원 치료계획에서 보면, AAA 치료계획이 폐가 포함된 영역에서 저 선량으로 나타났다. 기관지와 폐의 영역이 포함된 경추 치료 환자의 2차원 대향 2문조사 치료계획을 15 MV을 이용하여 설계하였을 때, Conformity Index (ICRU 62)는 PBC 계산에서 0.95, AAA에서 0.93이었다. IMRT 치료계획은 DVO에서 보여지는 DVH가 선량계산 DVH와 동일하게 나타났다. 하지만 AAA으로 선량계산을 하였을 때는 DVO에서 조건을 만족하는 결과가 선량계산에서는 선량부족으로 나타났다. PRO II을 이용한 VMAT 치료계획은 최적화 할 때는 만족스런 결과를 얻었지만, 선량계산을 실시하였을 때는 저밀도 영역이 선량 부족으로 나타났다. 하지만 PRO III에서 같은 조건을 1회 더 최적화함으로써 최적화 결과와 선량계산 결과가 유사하였다. 결 론: 본 연구에서는 선량계산 알고리즘의 옳고 그름을 판단하지 않는다. 알고리즘이 나타내는 선량 분포의 특성을 분석하고, 특히 최적화가 필요한 IMRT나 VMAT 치료계획에서 최적화 알고리즘의 요인도 치료계획을 수립할 때 고려함으로써 최적의 치료계획을 위한 방법을 제시하고자 한다.

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FISH기법 및 단세포전기영동기법을 이용한 저선량 방사선에 의한 DNA 상해 및 염색체이상 평가 (Assessment of DNA damage and Chromosome aberration in human lymphocyte exposed to low dose radiation detected by FISH(fluorescence in situ hybridization) and SCGE(single cell gel electrophoresis))

  • 정해원;김수영;김병모;김선진;김태환;조철구;하성환
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.223-232
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    • 2000
  • 단세포전기영동법은 저선량 방사선에 의한 DNA손상을 민감하게 측정할 수 있는 방법으로 그 활용성이 증대되고 있다. 또한 각 염색체에 특이한 DNA probe를 이용하는 FISH기법은 염색체의 구조적 변화를 측정하는 매우 효과적인 방법으로서 그 유용성이 증대되고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구에서는 저선량 방사선의 측정을 위한 생물학적 선량계로서 FISH 기법과 단세포전기영동법의 활용가능성을 조사하고자 하였다. 5, 10, 30, 및 50 cGy의 저선량 방사선 조사에 의한 염색체이상빈도는 상호전좌의 경우 1, 2, 4번 염색체가 전체 genome상에서 차지하는 비율을 감안하여, 전체 세포수로 환산했을 때 cell equivalent당 0.0375, 0.0407, 0.0727 및 0.0814로 나타났으며, 이동원염색체의 경우 0.0125, 0.0174, 0.02291, 및 0.0407로 나타나 선량 증가에 따라 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 $5{\sim}50cGy$의 저선량 방사선 조사 후 단세포전기영동법을 통해 DNA 상해정도를 살펴본 결과 선량이 증가할수록 DNA 상해가 증가하는 결과를 얻었다. 따라서 FISH 기법은 저선량 방사선 피폭시 염색체이상을 보다 정확하고 쉽게 관찰할 수 있으며, 단세포전기영동법은 DNA 손상을 민감하게 감지할 수 있어 저선략 방사선 피폭 시 유용한 생물학적 선량계로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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p53 Nuclear Accumulation as a Possible Biomarker for Biological Radio-dosimetry in Oral Mucosal Epithelial Cells

  • Kim, Youn-Young;Kim, Jong-il;Kim, Jin;Yook, Jong-In;Kim, The-Hwan;Son, Young-Sook
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제34권2호
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    • pp.123-129
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    • 2001
  • Cellular response to ionizing radiation is affected by cell types, radiation doses, and post-irradiation time. Based on the trypan blue dye exclusion assay in normal oral mucosal cells (OM cells), a 48 h post-irradiation was sufffcient and an adequate time point for the evaluation of radiation sensitivity Its $LD_{50}$ was approximately 1.83 Gy To investigate possible biomarkers useful for the biological radiodosimetry of normal epithelial cells (p53, c-fos, cyclin D1, cdc-2, pRb) EGF receptor phosphorylation and Erk activation were evaluated at different radiation doses and different post-irradiation times. From 0.5 Gy, p53 was accumulated in the nucleus of basal cells of the OM raft culture at 4 h post-irradiation and sustained up to 24 h post-irradiation, which suggests that radiation-induced apoptosis or damage repair was not yet completed. The number of p53 positive cells and biosynthesis of p53 were correlated with radiation doses. Both cyclin D1 and c-fos were only transiently induced within 1 h post-irradiation. Cyclin D1 was induced at all radiation doses. However, cfos induction was highest at 0.1 Gy, approximately 7.3 fold more induction than the control, whose induction was reduced in a reverse correlation with radiation dose. The phosphorylation pattern of cdc-2 and pRb were unaffected by radiation. In contrast to A431 tails overexpressing the EGF receptor approximately 8.5 fold higher than normal epithelial, the OM cells reduced the basal level of the EGF receptor phosphorylation in a radiation dose dependent fashion. In conclusion, among radiation-induced biomolecules, the p53 nuclear accumulation may be considered for the future development of a useful marker far biological radiodosimetry in normal epithelial tissue since it was sustained for a longer period and showed a dose response relationship. Specific c-fos induction at a low dose may also be an important finding in this study It needs to be studied further for the elucidation of its possible connection with the low dose radio-adaptive response.

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아리랑 2호의 방사능 환경 및 영향에 관한 분석(I)- TOTAL IONIZING DOSE 영향 중심으로 - (THE ANALYSIS ON SPACE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT AND EFFECT OF THE KOMPSAT-2 SPACECRAFT(I): TOTAL IONIZING DOSE EFFECT)

  • 백명진;김학정
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.153-162
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    • 2001
  • 본 논문에서는 아리랑 2호가 운용될 궤도의 우주방사능 환경 및 total ionizing dose(TID) 영향에 대하여 분석하였다. 포획된 양자의 경우 SAA(South Atlantic Anomaly) 지역에 집중되어 있음을 알 수 있었으며, TID에 영향을 미치는 우주 방사능은 포획된 양자 및 전자와 태양양자임을 알 수 있었다. 저 에너지 입자는 알루미늄 차단 구조물을 이용하여 방사능 영향을 효과적으로 차단할 수 있음을 알 수 있었으나, 고 에너지 입자의 경우 구조물의 두께를 증가하여도 방사능 영향을 효과적으로 차단할 수 없음을 알 수 있었다. 아리랑 2호의 임무수명기간 동안 전자부품에 계속적으로 피폭되는 전체 방사량을 알루미늄 차단두께의 함수로 나타내었으며, 이 값들은 아리랑 2호의 전자부품의 선택기준 및 위성체 또는 구성품의 구조물 두께를 설정할 수 있는 기준으로 제시하였다.

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