• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2004

연구목적 : 자궁경부암 환자에게 시행되는 고선량을 강내조사의 경우 선원이 병소 근처에 위치함으로써 주변의 중요 장기에 최소의 선량이 투여될 수 있도록 치료계획이 가능하다. 하지만 해부학적 위치 상 방광과 직장이 병소와 근접하여, 선량을 최소화하고자 Packing을 시행한다. 본 연구에서는 실제 Packing의 효과를 알아보고자 모의치료시 packing을 시행한 것과 packing을 제거한 후의 사진을 얻어 ICRU(International Commission on Radiation Units) 38에 report 된 방광과 직장의 point dose를 비교하였다. 대상 및 방법 : Packing 전, 후의 방광과 직장의 선량변화를 알아보기 위하여 packing을 시행한 후 AP, LAT film을 촬영하고, 또한 동일한 상태에서 packing을 제거한 후 AP, LAT film을 촬영하여 확인하고자 하는 방광과 직장의 reference point를 각각 표시하고 이를 치료계획장치(PLATO BPS v13.7)에 입력한 후 ICRU 38 report에서 권고한대로 A point에 $100\%$ 선량을 prescription하는 치료계획을 시행하였다. 하지만 rectum의 경우 ICRU에서 제시한 point가 rectum point를 정확히 대변하지 못하는 이유로 maximum point를 찾아 비교하였다. 측정한 값들을 윌콕슨의 부호검정(SAS, 통계분석처리프로그램)을 통하여 packing 효과의 유의성에 대하여 분석하였다. 결 과 : packing을 시행하지 않은 상태에서의 방광과 직장 선량은 각각 $80.1{\pm}16.8(\%),\;82.7{\pm}16.3(\%)$이었고, packing을 시행한 경우 각각 $63.0{\pm}16.3(\%),\;67.6{\pm}16.3(\%)$로, 방광선량의 경우 평균선량이 $17.2{\pm}4.0(\%)$ 감소한 것으로 나타났으며, 직장선량의 경우 평균선량이 $15.1{\pm}9.9(\%)$ 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 이를 윌콕슨의 부호검정을 통하여 분석한 결과 방광과 직장 모두 검정통계량 값이 33으로 매우 크고 p 값이 0.001로서 매우 유의한 차이를 보이고 있다. 다시 말해서 $99\%$의 유의수준에서도 모평균(packing 여부에 따른 방광과 직장선량의 평균의 차이가 정량적 수치로 나타나 packing의 효과를 알 수 있다)의 차이가 뚜렷하다고 볼 수 있다. 결 론 : 자궁경부암에 있어 강내치료는 외부치료와 더불어 반드시 시행하여야 하는 치료로 인식되어 있다. 그 이유는 주변 주요장기인 방광과 직장을 피해 원발 병소에만 방사선량을 현저히 많은 양을 부여함으로써 높은 치료효과를 볼 수 있기 때문이다. 하지만 서른에서 언급하였듯이 해부학적으로 주요장기가 너무 인접하여 있기 때문에 이들을 인위적으로 분리시키지 않으면 안된다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 packing을 사용하는데, 본 실험을 통하여 자궁경부암 강내치료시 사용하는 packing 방법의 효과가 매우 탁월함을 알 수 있었고 적극적인 packing을 통해 방사선치료시 가장 우려되는 주변의 정상조직의 부작용이 감소할 수 있도록 최선의 노력을 하여야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.495-499
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• 2004

Because the education system that based on objective data is needed for the beginning technologists in the department of medicine laboratory, development of the CAI system based on Gram-Stain images is needed in clinical microbiology field. So, in this study, we implemented CAI system based on Gram-Stain images for medical technologists under Web using multimedia toolbook. Because this system is implemented under Web, more and more beginning technologists can have a remote-education beyond time and space, can save human power and time that needed due to hold in common of educational information, and cannot learn mistaken microbiology images because of learning execution based on objective data. Also, implemented system brings a higher interest and a learning effect to medical technologies because of hyper-media method that offered from toolbook. In the future, it will be needed a continuous acceptance of changing knowledge and it will be useful system for technologist in case of applying various examinations based Gram-Stain method of this study.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.137-140
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• 1987

자궁경부암의 고선량율 강내치료의 매 분할 치료시마다 강내 applicator의 위치 차이로 인하여 조사 선량이 치료전 계획된 선량과 차이가 있을 수 있다. 저자는 자궁경부암 환자의 강내치료시 치료전 계획된 A점 선량 500 cGy와 치료직후에 촬영한 전후 및 측면 선 사진을 이용하여 계산된 A점 선량을 비교한 결과, 82예의 강내치료에서 치료 후 계산된 조사 선량과 계획 선량은 $500\pm18 cGy$이었으며 $84\%$에서 $500\pm25 cGy$의 범위에 포함되었다. 이러한 결과에서 계획 선량과 치료 후 계산된 조사 선량사이에 비교적 높은 일치율을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.107-118
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate physiology, pathology and clinical applications for cosmetology in Traditional Chinese Medicine. We hope most clinicians practicing cosmetic acupuncture to understand theoretical background well and to treat cosmetic diseases more diversely by this paper. Methods : We collected useful informations from 35 papers in Chinese at website www.cnki.net about TCM treatments including acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine. And we could see important factors connected with physiology, pathology and clinical applications within this field. Conclusions : Liver, lung, stomach, mental disorders and yin-deficiency constitution were connected each other in cosmetic physiology. Blood stasis and congestion were thought highly in cosmetic pathology. In clinical applications, wet cupping therapy on the acupoints located in the back line of Governor Vessel(GV), ear-acupuncture, acupuncture using local facial acupoints, pharmacopuncture, moxibustion were used diversely for each case with cosmetic disorders. Especially, local acupoints and remote acupoints were selected at the same time for wrinkle care. And studies on plastic surgery sequelae, dark skin, acne and melasma were more published than those on wrinkle care.

• 대한지역사회작업치료학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2017

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로 가상 현실 기반의 원격재활 효과를 체계적으로 고찰하여 그 효과와 국내 적용방법을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 자료의 검색을 위해 EMBASE, CINAHL의 데이터베이스를 이용하였다. 주요 용어는 "Virtual Reality", "Telerehabilitation", "Stroke"으로 관련 연구를 검색하였다. 선정기준에 적합한 총 7편의 연구를 대상으로 질적 수준, 일반적 특성, PICO를 사용하여 연구 주제에 따른 자료를 분석하였다. 결과 : 선정된 7편의 연구는 가상현실 기반으로 한 원격재활 시스템으로 중재를 실시하였으며, 가상현실은 게임 프로그램과 수동적인 팔 보조 그리고 Balance Trainer등을 활용하여 원격재활 중재를 실시하였다. 주된 결과 측정도구는 상지기능, 균형 및 보행, 일상생활 등을 평가하기 위한 도구가 사용되었다. 가상현실 기반의 원격재활 중재방법은 모든 연구에서 상지기능, 균형감각능력에서 효과를 보였으며, 일상생활 활동에서의 부분적인 효과를 확인하였다. 환경적 특이성을 보완하기 위한 원격재활 서비스는 클라이언트의 만족감을 향상시키고 기능의 유지를 위한 중재법으로 그 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 결론 : 가상현실 기반의 원격재활 시스템은 대부분 상지기능과 균형감각, 일상생활 활동을 위한 중재가 적용되었으며, 가정환경에서도 치료사의 중재, 감독, 교육 등을 통해 기능향상에 도움이 되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 가상현실 기반의 원격재활의 임상적 적용에 대한 근거와 가능성을 제시하고자 한다. 향후 연구에서 다양한 가상현실의 중재방법과 원격재활을 활용한 재활 프로그램 개발과 같은 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2006

목 적: 최근 국내 방사선 치료의 발전 경향, 시설 장비와 인적 현황 등 인프라와 특징을 조사하고, 국내 방사선종양학분야의 발전 방향을 모색하려 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2006년도 방사선종양학과 전공의 지도 감독에 관한 실태 조사를 위하여 2006년 7월, 전문의, 전공의, 의학 물리사, 간호사, 방사선사 등 인력 및 치료 장비 인프라 조사와 함께 향후 확장 계획에 관한 조사를 실시하였다. 국내 61개 기관의 치료 시설 등급 결정은 IAEA 조사연구에서 사용한 기준에 따라서 분류하였다. 결 과: 2006년 7월 현재 한국에 설치된 방사선종양학과는 61개 병원이며, 132명의 전문의와 50명의 전공의를 포함하여 선량계산사 및 의학물리사 64명, 방사선사 369명 간호사 130명 등 745명의 인력이 2004년도 기준으로 28,789명 신환의 방사선치료 업무를 담당하고 있다. 방사선치료기는 메가볼티지 치료기가 104대 설치되어 있고 선형가속기가 96대, 코발트 원격치료기 2대, 토모치료기 3대, 사이버나이프가 2대, 한 대의 양성자 치료기가 설치되어 있다. 강내치료 장치는 41개 병원에 설치되어 있으며 이 중 35개 병원에서 고선량률 강내치료기, 6개 병원에서 저선량률 강내치료 장치가 설치 운영되고 있다. 국내 61개 병원의 IAEA기준에 따른 분류에서는 level 0이 2곳, level 1이 15곳, level 2가 19곳이고, level 3 즉 강도조절 방사선치료, 정위적 방사선치료, 수술 중 방사선치료가 가능한 시설이 25곳으로 매우 높은 질의 치료를 시행함을 보여준다. 결 론: 최근 치료시설과 방사선치료 관련 인적 인프라는 현저한 증가 추세에 있다. 즉, 선형가속기의 증가와 함께 코발트 치료기는 현격한 감소를 보이며 토모치료기, 사이버나이프 등 첨단 치료 장치가 증가하는 경향이다. 한국의 메가볼티지 치료기의 숫자는 인구 백만 명당 2.1대로서 향후 방사선치료의 필요성과 적응증이 계속 증가되는 추세에 있어서 치료기의 증가가 필요한 실정이다.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.70-78
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• 1985

The intrauterine irradiation is essential to achieve adequate tumor dose to centeral tumor mass in radio therapy for uterine malignancy. The complications of pelvic organ are known to be directly related to radiation dose and physical parameters. The comparison study of currently using 2 systems was undertaken. The simulation films and medical records of 135 patients who was treated with intrauterine irradiation at one of general hospitals in Busan and Seoul between Jan. 1983 and June 1983, were critically analized and physical parameters of low dose rate system and remote controlled high dose rate system were measured. The physical parameters include distances between lateral walls of vaginal fornices, longitudinal and lateral angles of tandem to the body axis, the distance from the external os of uterine cervix to the central axis of ovoids, the radiation dose ratio to rectum and bladder to reference point A. Followings were summary of study results: 1. In distances between lateral walls of vaginal fornices the low dose rate system showed wide distribution and relatively larger distances. In low dose rate system 5.0-5.9 cm was $55.89\%$ 6.0-6.9 cm: $23.53\%$, 4.0-4.9cm: $10.29\%$, 3.0-3.9cm: $10.29\%$, and in high dose rate system 5.0-5.9cm was $80.59\%$, 4.0-4.9cm: $17.91\%$, $6.0\~6.9\;cm:\;1.5\%$. 2. In lateral angulation of tandem to body axis, the low does system revealed mid position (the position along body axis) $64.7\%$, Lt. deviation $19.13\%$ and Rt. deviation $16.17\%$. However the high dose rate system revealed mid position $49.26\%$ Lt. deviation $40.29\%$ and Rt. deviation $10.45\%$. 3. In longitudinal angulation of tandem to body axis the mid position was $11.77\%$ and anterior angulation $88.23\%$ in low dose rate system but in high dose rate system the mid position was $1.56\%$ and anterior angulation $98.44\%$. 4. Down ward displacement of ovoids below external os was only $2.94\%$ in low dose rate system and $67.69\%$ in high dose rate system. 5. The radiation dose ration to rectum to reference point A was $102.70\%$ in high dose rate system and $70.09\%$ in low dose rate system. The dose ratio to bladder to reference point A was $78.14\%$ in high dose rate system and $75.32\%$ in low dose rate system.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.107-119
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• 2002

Astrocyte, which shares the greatest part of the brain (about 25%), is a land of glial cell that composes the central nervous system along with microglia, ependymal cell and oligodendroglia. It has 7-9nm of fibers in its cytoplasma, which are composed of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin. As for the functions of the astrocyte, it has, so far, been supposed that the astrocyte will play a cytoskeletal role in maintaining the structure of the cerebrum, play a role as a blood-brain barrier so that it can induce migration of the neuron in its development and substances in the blood cannot go into the nervous tissue, and a role of immunology and phagocytosis. However, it was revealed today that it will be a role in preventing expansion of injury by attaching itself to the connective tissue such as the vessel and the pia mater when the nervous tissue or the arachnoid is injured. Microcurrent stimulation can control current, on the basis of A unit. That is, with such devices using it, it is possible to sense, from the outside, the injured current(wound current) of the lesion and to change it into the normal current, thereby promoting the restoration of the cells. In order to examine the effects of microcurrent stimulation on the injured astrocytes in the rabbits, this study was conducted with 24 New Zealand White Rabbit as its subjects, which were divided into 8 animals of the experiment group and 16 animals of the control group. After the animals in the experiment group were fixed to the stereotaxic apparatus, their hair was removed and their premotor area(association area) perforated by the micro-drill for skull-perforation with the depth of 8mm from the scalp. In one week after the injury, 4 animals in the control group and 8 animals in the experiment group were sacrificed and examined with immunohistochemical method. And in three weeks, the remaining 4 animals in the control group and 8 animals in the experiment group were also sacrificed and examined with the same way. The conclusion has been drawn as follows : In the control group sacrificed in one week after the injury, the astrocytes somewhat increased, compared with the normal animals, and in the group sacrificed in three weeks after the injury, they increased more (p < 0.05). The experiment group A in one week showed a little increase, but there was no significant differences, but the experiment group in three weeks showed more increase, compared with the experiment group in one week (p < 0.05). The experiment group B in one week showed more increase than the control group or the experiment group A, and the experiment group in three weeks showed more increase than the experiment group in one week (p < 0.05). Among the astrocytes, fibrous astrocytes were mostly observed, increasing as they are close to the lesion, and decreasing as they are remote from it. The findings show that microcurrent can cause the astrocytes to proliferate and that it will be more effective to stimulate the cervical part somewhat remote from the lesion rather than to directly stimulate the part of the lesion. Thus, microcurrent stimulation can be one of the methods that can activate the reaction of astrocytes, which is one of the mechanism for treating cerebral injury with hemorrhage. Therefore, this study will be used as basic research data for promoting restoration of functions in the patient with injury in the central nervous system.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.978-986
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• 2020

Objective: To compare native and post-contrast T1 mapping with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging for detecting and measuring the microvascular obstruction (MVO) area in reperfused acute myocardial infarction (MI). Materials and Methods: This study included 20 patients with acute MI who had undergone 1.5T cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) after reperfusion therapy. CMR included cine imaging, LGE, and T1 mapping (modified look-locker inversion recovery). MI size was calculated from LGE by full-width at half-maximum technique. MVO was defined as an area with low signal intensity (LGE) or as a region of visually distinguishable T1 values (T1 maps) within infarcted myocardium. Regional T1 values were measured in MVO, infarcted, and remote myocardium on T1 maps. MVO area was measured on and compared among LGE, native, and post-contrast T1 maps. Results: The mean MI size was 27.1 ± 9.7% of the left ventricular mass. Of the 20 identified MVOs, 18 (90%) were detected on native T1 maps, while 10 (50%) were recognized on post-contrast T1 maps. The mean native T1 values of MVO, infarcted, and remote myocardium were 1013.5 ± 58.5, 1240.9 ± 55.8 (p < 0.001), and 1062.2 ± 55.8 ms (p = 0.169), respectively, while the mean post-contrast T1 values were 466.7 ± 26.8, 399.1 ± 21.3, and 585.2 ± 21.3 ms, respectively (p < 0.001). The mean MVO areas on LGE, native, and post-contrast T1 maps were 134.1 ± 81.2, 133.7 ± 80.4, and 117.1 ± 53.3 mm², respectively. The median (interquartile range) MVO areas on LGE, native, and post-contrast T1 maps were 128.0 (58.1-215.4), 110.5 (67.7-227.9), and 143.0 (76.7-155.3) mm², respectively (p = 0.002). Concordance correlation coefficients for the MVO area between LGE and native T1 maps, LGE and post-contrast T1 maps, and native and post-contrast T1 maps were 0.770, 0.375, and 0.565, respectively. Conclusion: MVO areas were accurately delineated on native T1 maps and showed high concordance with the areas measured on LGE. However, post-contrast T1 maps had low detection rates and underestimated MVO areas. Collectively, native T1 mapping is a useful tool for detecting MVO within the infarcted myocardium.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.689-692
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• 2015

Background: Incorporation of molecular analysis of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene into routine clinical practice has shown great promise to provide personalized therapy of the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the developed world. However, the genetic testing of EGFR mutations has not yet become routine clinical practice in territories remote from the central regions of Russia. Therefore, we aimed to study the frequency of major types of activating mutations of the EGFR gene in NSCLC patients residing in West Siberia. Materials and Methods: We examined EGFR mutations in exons 19 and 21 in 147 NSCLC patients (excluding squamous cell lung carcinomas) by real time polymerase chain reaction. Results: EGFR mutations were detected in 28 of the 147 (19%) patients. There were 19 (13%) cases with mutations in exon 19 and 9 cases (6%) in exon 21. Mutations were more frequently observed in women (42%, p=0.000) than in men (1%). A significantly higher incidence of EGFR mutations was observed in bronchioloalveolar carcinomas (28%, p=0.019) and in adenocarcinomas (21%, p=0.024) than in large cell carcinomas, mixed adenocarcinomas, and NOS (4%). The EGFR mutation rate was much higher in never-smokers than in smokers: 38% vs. 3% (p=0.000). The frequency of EGFR mutations in the Kemerovo and Tomsk regions was 19%. Conclusions: The incorporation of molecular analysis of the EGFR gene into routine clinical practice will allow clinicians to provide personalised therapy, resulting in a significant increase in survival rates and improvement in life quality of advanced NSCLC patients.