• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.39-47
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• 2008

Purpose: The aim of this study was to observe a direct effect of irradiation on the periodontopathic Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis). Materials and Methods: P. gingivalis 2561 was exposed to irradiation with a single absorbed dose of 10, 20, 30, and 40Gy. Changes in viability and antibiotic sensitivity, morphology, transcription, and protein profile of the bacterium after irradiation were examined by pour plating method, disc diffusion method, transmission electron microscopy, RT-PCR, and immunoblot, respectively. Results: Viability of irradiated P. gingivalis drastically reduced as irradiation dose was increased. Irradiated P. gingivalis was found to have become more sensitive to antibiotics as radiation dose was increased. With observation under the transmission electron microscope, the number of morphologically abnormal cells was increased with increasing of irradiation dose. In RT-PCR, decrease in the expression of fimA and sod was observed in irradiated P. gingivalis. In immunoblot, change of profile in irradiated P. gingivalis was found in a number of proteins including 43-kDa fimbrillin. Conclusion: These results suggest that irradiation may affect the cell integrity of P. gingivalis, which is manifested by the change in cell morphology and antibiotic sensitivity, affecting viability of the bacterium.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2020

Radiation measurement technology has steadily improved and its usage is expanding in various industries such as nuclear medicine, security search, satellite, nondestructive testing, environmental industries and the domain of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Especially, the simultaneous measurements of gamma rays and neutrons can be even more critical for nuclear safety management of spent nuclear fuel and monitoring of the nuclear material. A semiconductor detector comprising cadmium, zinc, and tellurium (CZT) enables to detect gamma-rays due to the significant atomic weight of the elements via immediate neutron and gamma-ray detection. Semiconductor sensors might be used for nuclear safety management by monitoring nuclear materials and spent nuclear fuel with high spatial resolution as well as providing real-time measurements. We aim to introduce a portable nuclide-analysis device that enables the simultaneous measurements of neutrons and gamma rays using a CZT sensor. The detector has a high density and wide energy band gap, and thus exhibits highly sensitive physical characteristics and characteristics are required for performing neutron and gamma-ray detection. Portable nuclide-analysis device is used on NPP-decommissioning sites or the purpose of nuclear nonproliferation, it will rapidly detect the nuclear material and provide radioactive-material information. Eventually, portable nuclide-analysis device can reduce measurement time and economic costs by providing a basis for rational decision making.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.202-206
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• 2005

무전해 도금법에 의해 제조된 은 피복 Ni-Zn 페라이트 분말의 전파흡수특성을 조사하였다. 분무건조법 및 소결 고정에 의해 평균입경이 $50{\mu}m$ 정도인 페라이트 구형 분말을 제조하고, 이 분말 위에 은 피막을 무전해 도금법에 의해 코팅하였다. 페라이트 표면에 형성되는 은 피막의 미세조직은 도금욕의 $AgNO_3$의 농도에 따라 민감히 변화하였다. 균일한 은 피막을 얻기 위해 페라이트 분말 20g당 10g/L $AgNO_3$가 필요하였다. 페라이트 분말 표면에 은 피막이 형성됨에 따라 전기저항은 $10^{-2}\~10^{-3}\;\Omega$ 정도까지 감소하였다. 도금 처리되지 않은 순수 페라이트 분말은 400 MHz에서 자기공명을 나타내는 전형적인 자성재료의 특성을 나타내었고, 복소유전율은 실수 항이 35, 허수 항은 거의 0에 가까운 값을 나타내었다. 반면 균일한 은 도금이 이루어진 페라이트 분말은 투자율의 큰 변화 없이 복소유전율 실수항이 35, 허수항이 8 이상으로 매우 크게 증가하였다. 이에 따라 전파흡수체의 두께를 현저히 줄일 수 있었다. 임피던스 정합두께는 C-band대역에서 도금되지 않은 페라이트 분말의 경우 5mm로부터 도금 후 2mm 수준으로 감소하였다.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2002년도 Proceedings
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• pp.407-410
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• 2002

Monochromatic x-ray CT has several advantages over conventional CT, which utilizes bremsstrahlung white x-rays from an x-ray tube. There are several methods to produce such monochromatic x-rays. The most popular one is crystal diffraction monochromatization, which has been commonly used because of the fact that the energy spread is very narrow and the energy can be changed continuously. The alternative method is the use of fluorescent x-ray, which has several advantages such as large beam size and fast energy change. We have developed a parallel-beam and a fan-beam monochromatic x-ray CT, and compared some characteristics such as accuracy of CT numbers between those systems. The fan beam monochromatic x-rays were generated by irradiating target materials by incident white x-rays from a bending magnet beam line NE5 in 6.5 GeV Accumulation Ring at Tukuba. The parallel beam monochromatic x-rays were generated by using a silicon double crystal monochromator at the bending magnet beam line BL-20BM in Spring-8. A Cadmium telluride (CdTe) 256 channel array detector with 512mm sensitive width capable of operating at room temperature was used in the photon counting mode. A cylindrical phantom containing eight concentrations of gadolinium was used for the fan beam monochromatic x-ray CT system, while a phantom containing acetone, ethanol, acrylic and water was used for the parallel monochromatic x-ray CT system. The linear attenuation coefficients obtained from CT numbers of those monochromatic x-ray CT images were compared with theoretical values. They showed a good agreement within 3%. It was found that the quantitative measurement can be possible by using the fan beam monochromatic x-ray CT system as well as a parallel beam monochromatic X-ray CT system.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.77-85
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• 1996

목적 : 다엽콜리메이터를 이용하여 부정형의 치료부위를 편리하고 정확히 차폐하며 삼차원 입체조형치료를 원활히 수행하기 위하여 다엽콜리메이터의 차폐특성을 계측하고 치료계획을 위한 최적방법을 확정한다. 대상 및 방법 : 차폐폭이 1cm이고 길이가 15cm인 52개의 금속차폐엽들이 양방향 각각 26개로 구성되어 컴퓨터계획에 의거 여러모양의 차폐면을 구사할 수 있는 다엽콜리메이터(Multileaf collimator)를 대상으로 방사선 치료에 요구되는 고에너지 방사선의 출력선량율, 차폐 및 투과효과, 반음영, 조직내 선량분포등을 전리함측정기와 열형광측정기 및 필름 선량측정방법을 이용하여 계측하였다. 다엽콜리메이터의 계단식 반음영 측정은 고체팬텀과 비디오밀도측정기를 이용하여 실효반음영(Effective penumbra)과 일반적반음영(General penumbra)으로 구분 평가하였다. 결과 : 다엽콜리메이터의 출력선량율은 표준차폐조리개에 비교하여 출력 선량율이 $1-2\%$ 증가 되었으며 치료오차 이내로 평가되었다. 다엽콜리메이터의 방사선투라 선량율은 6-10MV X선에서 평균 $2\%$로 표준차폐조리개보다 컸지만 혼합차폐벽돌보다 적었다. 원형으로 형성된 차폐엽 끝면의 조사선량은 약 $20\%$증가 되었으며 엽과 엽사이의 선량은 6mm 폭의 $5\%$증가로 심부치료에 영향이 없었다. 다엽콜리메이터의 실효반음영($20-80\%$)은 약 6mm로서 혼합차폐벽돌과 거의 같았으나 중심선에서 벗어날수록 $2-3\%$증가되었다. 다엽콜리메이터에 의한 계단식 모양의 반음영은 6-10MV x-선에서 차폐면 경사각이 45도일 때 약 11mm로 가장 컸으며 방사선속에 평행히 절단된 차폐벽돌보다 약 5mm 더 증가되었다. 결론 : 다엽콜리메이터는 1cm폭의 차폐엽들로 구성되어 계단식 차폐면에 대한 반음영이 다소 증가되고 있지만 조직내부의 다문조사 경우 반음영이 완화되므로 부정형 조사면 차폐에 적당하며 방사선 입체조형치료를 수행할 수 있는 가장 적당한 차폐기구로 생각된다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.131-134
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• 2010

목 적: TOMO 치료는 일반 방사선 치료와 달리 상대적으로 긴 Beam time과 온도에 민감한 CT 검출기 등으로 치료실 내 적정온도($20{\sim}21^{\circ}$)를 유지하기 위하여 자체 Cooling system 이외에도 항온 항습기를 작동시키고 있다. 이로 인해 TOMO 치료실 내 온도가 저하되어 환자들의 체온 유지를 위해서 치료 부위에 이불 등을 덮어준다. 따라서 이러한 물질들이 조직 내 선량에 어떠한 변화를 주는지 알아보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 조직 내 선량변화를 비교하기 위하여 치즈팬텀(Cheese Phantom)을 사용하였고, CT-simulation 촬영 후 치즈팬텀의 중심점을 PTV (Planning Target Volume, 치료계획 표적 용적)로 설정하여 Daily dose 200 cGy, 3회의 치료계획을 세웠다. PTV, PTV+7 cm, PTV+14 cm, 총 세지점에서 Ion chamber를 사용하여 팬텀에 아무 물질도 덮지 않은 상태에서 선량을 측정하고, 치료 중 가장 많이 사용하는 이불을 포함한 빈번하게 사용하는 4가지 물질(방포 0.8 mm, 가운 1.4 mm, 담요 3.3 mm, 이불 13.7 mm)을 팬텀에 덮었을 때의 선량을 동일한 위치에서 각각 3회 측정하여 비교 분석하였다. 결 과: PTV, PTV+7 cm, PTV+14 cm 지점에서 아무물질도 덮지 않은 상태에서 측정한 결과와 4가지 물질(방포, 가운, 담요, 이불)을 덮은 상태에서 측정한 결과를 비교해본 결과, PTV에서 각각 -0.17%, -0.44%, -0.53%, -0.9% 변화하였고, PTV+7 cm에서 각각 -0.04%, +0.07%, +0.06%, +0.07% 변화하였고, PTV+14 cm에서 각각 0%, -0.06%, -0.02%, +0.6% 변화하였다. 결 론: 본 실험 결과 TOMO 치료 시 환자들의 체온 유지를 위하여 사용하는 물질에 의해 PTV에서는 물질의 두께에 비례하여 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 PTV+7 cm 지점에서는 미세한 변화를 보였고, PTV+14 cm 지점에서 선량은 조금 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 세지점 모두 그 차이가 치료 허용오차 범위인 ${\pm}3%$로 안에 들어오는 것으로 확인이 되어 치료효과에는 큰 영향을 미치지 않을 것으로 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2002

목적 : 호흡주기에 따른 위치변동 감지센서를 이용하여 종양의 위치가 일정워치에 있을 때만 방사선을 치료하는 호흡 동기치료기구를 제작하고 일정한 호흡주기 상태에서 수행된 CT simulation과 3차원 입체조형치료계획에 따라 방사선을 치료하는 시스템을 개발하고자 하였다. 호흡유무에 따른 종양의 치료 마진(margin)을 측정하고 계획용표적체적(planning target volume:PTV)의 크기에 따른 선량체적표(dose volume histogram:DVH)와 종양억제확률(tumor control probability:NTCP), 건강조직손상확률(normal tissue complication probability:NTCP) 및 선량 통계자료를 통하여 치료성과를 평가하고 선량증강 범위를 예측하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 종양이 비교적 작고 전이가 없는(T1N0M0) 5명의 폐암환자를 선택하여 X-선 조준장치를 이용하여 횡격막의 이동거리를 측정하는 방법으로 내부장기의 운동을 평가하였다. 호흡동기치료기구는 끌어당김 센서가 부착된 허리띠 모양으로 구성되었으며 이를 흉곽 또는 복부에 부착하여 호흡주기에 의한 흉곽의 크기변동에 따라 센서의 회로가 개폐되고 이것을 선형가속기의 조종간에 연결하는 간단한 기구로서 감도와 재현성이 높았다. 호흡을 배기한 후 일시적 호흡이 정지된 상태에서 Spiral-CT (PQ-5000)로 3차원 영상을 획득하고 Virtual CT-simulator (AcQ-SIM)에 의하여 종양의 위치와 주위 장기들을 확인 도시하였으며 3차원 치료계획장치(Pinnacle, ADAC Co.)를 이용하여 3차원 입체조형치료를 계획하였다. 치료계획의 평가는 호흡동기치료기구의 사용유무에 따른 PTV의 크기에 따라 최적 선량분포를 구사하였으며 각각의 DVH, TCP, NTCP 및 선량통계자료를 도출 비교 검토하였다. 결과 : X-선 simulation에서 폐암환자의 횡격막 이동은 약 1 cm에서 2.5 cm로서 평균 1.5 cm로 측정되었고 자유호흡시 PTV는 CTV (clinical target volume)에 약 2 cm 마진을 주었으며 호흡동기치료기구를 사용하였을 때는 0.5 cm 마진이 적당한 것으로 측정되었다. 종양의 PTV는 연장 마진의 거의 자승비로 증가하였으며 TCP의 값은 마진 범위 $(0.5\~2.0\;cm)$에 관계없이 거의 일정하였고 NTCP의 값은 마진 크기에 따라 평균 $65\%$로 급속히 증가하였다. 결론 : 호흡주기에 따른 위치변동 감지센서를 이용한 호흡동기치료기구는 종양의 위치가 일정할 때만 방사선이 조사되는 간단하고 정확한 장치로서 3차원 입체조형치료 및 강도변조방사선치료에서 매우 유용한 장치임을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 호흡조절 방사선입체조형치료방법의 기술과 시술절차를 확립시키고 정량적인 선량평가를 위하여 DVH, TCP, NTCP 등의 정량분석과 종양의 투여 선량 증가량(dose escalation)을 예측하는 기초자료를 제공할 수 있었다.

• 한국결정성장학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정성장학회 1996년도 The 9th KACG Technical Annual Meeting and the 3rd Korea-Japan EMGS (Electronic Materials Growth Symposium)
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• pp.258-292
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• 1996

In the last year great interest appears to YBCO thin films preparation on different substrate materials. Preparation of epitaxial film is a very difficult problem. There are many requirements to substrate materials that must be fullfilled. Main problems are lattice mismatch (misfit) and similarity of structure. From paper [1] or follows that difference in interatomic distances and angles of substrate and film is mire important problem than similarity of structure. In this work we present interatomic distances and angle relations between substrate materials belonging to ABCO4 group (where A-Sr or Ca, B-rare earth element, C-Al or Ga) of different orientations and YBCO thin films. There are many materials used as substrates for HTsC thin films. ABCO4 group of compounds is characterized by small dielectric constants (it is necessary for microwave applications of HTsC films), absence of twins and small misfit [2]. There most interesting compounds CaNdAlO4, SrLaAlO4 and SrLaGaO4 were investigated. All these compounds are of pseudo-perovskite structure with space group 14/mmm. This structure is very similar to structure of YBCO. SLG substrate has the lowest misfit (0.3%) and dielectric constant. For preparation of then films of substrates of this group of compound plane of <100> orientation are mainly used. Good quality films of <001> orientations are obtained [3]. In this case not only a-a misfit play role, but c-3b misfit is very important too. Sometimes, for preparation of thin films substrates of <001> and <110> orientations were manufactured [3]. Different misfits for different YBCO faces have been analyzed. It has been found that the mismatching factor for (100) face is very similar to that for (001) face so there is possibility of preparation of thin films on both orientations. SrLaAlO4(SLA) and SrLaGaO4(SLG) crystals of general formula ABCO4 have been grown by the Czochralski method. The quality of SLA and SLG crystals strongly depends on axial gradient of temperature and growth and rotation rates. High quality crystals were obtained at axial gradient of temperature near crystal-melt interface lower than 50℃/cm, growth rate 1-3 mm/h and the rotation rate changing from 10-20pm[4]. Strong anisotropy in morphology of SLA and SLG single crystals grown by the Czochralski method is clearly visible. On the basics of our considerations for ABCO4 type of the tetragonal crystals there can appear {001}, {101}, and {110} faces for ionic type model [5]. Morphology of these crystals depend on ionic-covalent character of bonding and crystal growth parameters. Point defects are observed in crystals and they are reflected in color changes (colorless, yellow, green). Point defects are detected in directions perpendicular to oxide planes and are connected with instability of oxygen position in lattice. To investigate facets formations crystals were doped with Cr3+, Er3+, Pr3+, Ba2+. Chromium greater size ion which is substituted for Al3+ clearly induces faceting. There appear easy {110} faces and SLA crystals crack even then the amount of Cr is below 0.3at.% SLG single crystals are not so sensitive to the content of chromium ions. It was also found that if {110} face appears at the beginning of growth process the crystal changes its color on the plane {110} but it happens only on the shoulder part. The projection of {110} face has a great amount of oxygen positions which can be easy defected. Pure and doped SLA and SLG crystals measured by EPR in the<110> direction show more intensive lines than in other directions which allows to suggest that the amount of oxygen defects on the {110} plane is higher. In order to find the origin of colors and their relation with the crystal stability, a set of SLA and SLG crystals were investigated using optical spectroscopy. The colored samples exhibit an absorption band stretching from the UV absorption edge of the crystal, from about 240 nm to about 550 m. In the case of colorless sample, the absorption spectrum consists of a relatively weak band in the UV region. The spectral position and intensities of absorption bands of SLA are typical for imperfection similar to color centers which may be created in most of oxide crystals by UV and X-radiation. It is pointed out that crystal growth process of polycomponent oxide crystals by Czochralski method depends on the preparation of melt and its stoichiometry, orientation of seed, gradient of temperature at crystal-melt interface, parameters of growth (rotation and pulling rate) and control of red-ox atmosphere during seeding and growth (rotation and pulling rate) and control of red-ox atmosphere during seeding and growth. Growth parameters have an influence on the morphology of crystal-melt interface, type and concentration of defects.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.4933-4938
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• 2014

Background: Although various tumor markers have been utilized in management of stomach cancer (SC), only a few reports have described relevance of examples such as CYFRA 21-1 and neuron-specific enolase (NSE). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential diagnostic performance of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 19-9, CA72-4, CYFRA 21-1 and NSE in patients with SC. Materials and Methods: Ninety-six SC patients with pathologic confirmation between 2012 and 2013 were enrolled. Serum levels of five tumor markers were analyzed using a solid-phase immunoradiometric assay. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted for the five tumor markers to investigate their diagnostic powers and adjusted cutoff values derived from analysis of ROC curves were evaluated to calculate the sensitivity of each for SC with recommended cutoff values. Results: Based on two different cutoff values (recommended and adjusted), CYFRA 21-1 (${\geq}2.0$ and 1.2 ng/ml) had a respective sensitivity of 50% and 78.1%, compared with 8.3% and 18.8% for CEA (${\geq}7.0$ and 3.9 ng/ml), 15.6% and 18.8% for CA 19-9 (${\geq}37$ and 26.7 ng/ml), 28.1% and 9.6% for CA 72-4 (${\geq}4.0$ and 13 ng/ml) and 7.3% and 7.3% for NSE (${\geq}14.7$ and 15.0 ng/ml) in the initial staging of primary SC. The area under the curve (AUC) for CYFRA 21-1, with a value of 0.978 (95% confidence interval, 0.964-0.991) was comparatively the highest. Univariate analysis revealed significant relationships between tumor marker level and lymph node involvement, metastasis and staging with CYFRA 21-1, CA 72-4 and NSE. Conclusions: CYFRA 21-1 was the most sensitive tumor marker and showed the most powerful diagnostic performance among the five SC tumor markers. NSE and CA 72-4 are significantly related to lymph node involvement, metastasis or stage. Further evaluations are warranted to clarify the clinical usefulness and prognostic prediction of these markers in SC.

• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-53
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• 2011

Background and Objectives: Iodine is an essential constituent of the thyroid hormones associated with the growth and development of humans and animals as an inorganic nutrition. This element may be accumulated in human blood, tissues and body through the intake of foodstuffs, a beverage, a nutritional supplement and a medicine, among others. The aim of the research is to find out a better medicinal stuff for the thyroid cancer patient who required a low level of iodine diet. Methods: Neutron activation analysis (NAA) used for the iodine analysis is one of nuclear analytical techniques using radiation and radioisotopes and very useful as sensitive analytical technique for performing both qualitative and quantitative multi-elemental non-destructive analysis of major, minor and trace components in variety of environmental and biological materials. In this study, iodine contents in ten kinds of oriental herb medicinal products, which is frequently used to cancer patients are determined by using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) at the HANARO research reactor. The samples prescribed are manufactured as powdered form for taking medicine easily. The analytical quality control is performed to assure an uncertainty of the measurement and to compensate the measured data using a biological certified reference material, NIST SRM 1572, Citrus Leaves. The measured value is $1.89{\pm}0.35mg/kg$, and the relative error is 2.88%, and relative standard deviation is 19 % due to high counting error by small counts of gamma ray spectrum. The standard deviations for other elements such as Cl, K, Mn and Na were in the range of 2 to 8%. Result: The level of iodine contents of Biki-huan, Chungryong-huan and Chungcho-huan, samples detected is less than 6 mg/kg except Hangam Plus sample (more than 210 mg/kg) and six samples were not detected. Iodine in the samples of Shoxiho-tang, Shopunghualhyl-tang, Shocungryong-tang, Banhasaxim-tang, Insampaedox-san and Myunyuk Plus were not measured, but possible level of content can be estimated from the detection limits. In addition, the concentrations of some major elements like Cl, K, Mn, Na, in the samples were determined with the detection limits. Conclusions: Most of samples showed low iodine contents of less than 6 mg/kg but it turned out that most of testing samples can be used to classify the level of iodine diet samples considering the recommended low level of iodine diet 50 ${\mu}g$/day, and a better medicinal stuff for the thyroid cancer patient can be found.