• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.149-157
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• 2018

방사선 방호의 목적 중 하나는 확률적 영향을 최소화 하는 것이다. PCXMC 2.0은 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션 기반의 프로그램으로 입사표면선량을 통해 유효선량과 암의 발병확률을 예측가능하게 해준다. 그렇기 때문에 선량계에 따른 입사표면선량 측정이 특히 중요하다. 본 연구는 반도체 선량계, 일반 선량계, 유리선량계를 통해 입사표면선량을 측정하고 그에 따른 결정 장기의 유효선량과 발병 확률을 비교분석 하는 것에 목적을 두었다. 실험방법은 두개부, 흉부, 복부의 선량계 별 입사표면선량을 측정하고 PCXMC 2.0을 통해 부위 별 결정 장기의 유효선량과 암의 발병 확률을 평가하였다. 그 결과 부위 별 입사표면선량은 동일한 조건임에도 일반 선량계, 반도체 선량계, 유리 선량계 순으로 차이가 났다. 이를 토대로 유효선량과 결정 장기의 암 발병 확률을 분석한 결과 또한 일반 선량계, 반도체 선량계, 유리 선량계 순으로 차이가 났다. 결론적으로 동일한 조건임에도 사용한 선량계에 따라 유효선량과 발병 위험도는 다르게 나타났음을 알 수 있었고, 본 연구를 통해 각각의 선량계에 따른 정확한 입사표면선량 모델을 제시하는 것이 중요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.296-303
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• 2003

A personal portable type electronic dosimeter using silicon PIN photodiode and small GM tube is recently attracting much attention due to its advantages such as an immediate indication function of dose and dose rate, alerting function, and efficient management of radiation exposure history and dose data. We designed and manufactured a semiconductor radiation detector aimed to directly measure X-ray and v-ray irradiated in silicon PIN photodiode, without using high-priced scintillation materials. Using this semiconductor radiation detector, we developed an active electronic dosimeter, which measures the exposure dose using pulse counting method. In this case, it has a shortcoming of over-evaluating the dose that shows the difference between the dose measured with electronic dosimeter and the dose exposed to the human body in a low energy area. We proposed an energy compensation filter and developed a dose conversion algorithm to make both doses indicated on the detector and exposed to the human body proportional to each other, thus enabling a high-precision dose measurement. In order to prove its reliability in conducting personal dose measurement, crucial for protecting against radiation, the implemented electronic dosimeter was evaluated to successfully meet the IEC's criteria, as the KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) conducted test on dose indication accuracy, and linearity, energy and angular dependences.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2019

This paper obtained and compared these dose values by setting and comparing the X-ray imaging conditions (tube voltage 60 kVp, 70 kVp, 80 kVp, tube current 10 mAs, 16 mAs and X-ray field size are 10 × 10 cm, 15 × 15 cm). Each dose value was measure 10 times and represented as an average value. The purpose of this experiment is to serve as a reference for the X-ray exposure of diagnostic areas according to the type of dosimeter and to help with another dose measurement. The results of the experiment showed very little difference between the glass dosimeter(GD) and semiconductor dosimeter values due to changes in tube voltage of 60, 70, 80 kVp, regardless of field sized, but for dose area product(DAP), the difference in dose value was significant according to field size.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.293-302
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• 2019

Many researches have been done to develop and improve the performance of personal (individual) dosimeter response to cover a wide of neutron energy range (from thermal to fast). Depending on the individual category of the dosimeter, the semiconductor sensor has been used to simplify and lightweight. In this plan, it's very important to have a fairly accurate counting of doses rate in different energies. With a general design and single-sensor simulations, all optimal thicknesses have been extracted. The performance of the simulation scheme has been compared with the commercial and laboratory samples in the world. Due to the deviation of all dosimeters with a flat energy response, in this paper, has been used an idea of one semi-conductor sensor to have the flat energy-response in the entire neutron energy range. Finally, by analyzing of the sensors data as arrays for the first time, we have reached a nearly flat and acceptable energy-response. Also a comparison has been made between Lucite-PMMA ($H_5C_5O_2$) and polyethylene-PE ($CH_2$) as a radiator and $B_4C$ has been studied as absorbent. Moreover, in this paper, the effect of gamma dose in the dosimeter has been investigated and shown around the standard has not been exceeded.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.217-220
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• 2023

Purpose: This pilot study was conducted to evaluate half-value layer (HVL) measurements obtained using a semiconductor dosimeter for intraoral radiography. Materials and Methods: This study included 8 aluminum plates, 4 of which were low-purity (less than 99.9%) and 4 high-purity (greater than 99.9%). Intraoral radiography was performed using an intraoral X-ray unit in accordance with the dental protocol at the authors' affiliated hospital: tube voltage, 60 kVp and 70 kVp; tube current, 7 mA; and exposure time, 0.10 s. The accuracy of HVL measurements for intraoral radiography was assessed using a semiconductor dosimeter. A simple regression analysis was performed to compare the aluminum plate thickness and HVL in relation to the tube voltage (60 kVp and 70 kVp) and aluminum purity (low and high). Results: For the low-purity aluminum plates, the HVL at 60 kVp (Y) and 70 kVp (Y) was significantly correlated with the thickness of the aluminum plate (X), with Y=1.708+0.415X (r=0.999, P<0.05) and Y=1.980+0.484X (r=0.999, P<0.05), respectively. Similarly, for the high-purity aluminum plates, the HVL at 60 kVp (Y) and 70 kVp (Y) was significantly correlated with the plate thickness(X), with Y=1.696+0.454X (r=0.999, P<0.05) and Y=1.968+0.515X (r=0.998, P<0.05), respectively. Conclusion: This pilot study examined the relationship between aluminum plate thickness and HVL measurements using a semiconductor dosimeter for intraoral radiography. Semiconductor dosimeters may prove useful in HVL measurement for purposes such as quality assurance in dental X-ray imaging.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2009년도 정보 및 제어 심포지움 논문집
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• pp.159-162
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• 2009

The necessity of radiation dosimeter with precise measurement of radiation dose is increased and required in the field of spacecraft, radiotheraphy hospital, atomic plant facility, etc. where radiation exists. Until now, a low power commercial metal-oxide semiconductor(MOS) transistor has been tested as a gamma radiation dosimeter. The measurement error between the actual value and the measurement one can occur since the MOSFET(MOS field-effect transistor) dosimeter, which is now being used, has two gates with same width. The measurement value of dosimeter depends on the variation of threshold voltage, which can be affected by the environment such as temperature. In this paper, a radiation dosimeter having a pair of MOSFET is designed in the same silicon substrate, in which each of the MOSFETs is operable in a bias mode and a test mode. It can measure the radiation dose by the difference between the threshold voltages regardless of the variation of temperature.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2015

최근에 방사선을 이용한 검사들은 환자들이 받는 피폭선량에 대한 관심이 증대하고 있으며, 이러한 방사선을 이용한 방사선사들은 X-선 검사 시 환자에게 조사되는 피폭선량을 인지하여 영상의 질 저하 없이 환자의 피폭선량경감에 대하여 끊임없이 노력해야 한다. 외국의 경우 일반촬영검사들의 피폭선량기준치로 면적선량계와 표면입사선량계에 의하여 선량관리를 하고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 모의팬텀을 이용하여 일반촬영검사들 중 두 개부 전후방 촬영, 흉부 후전방 촬영, 복부 전후방 촬영을 중심으로 면적선량계와 반도체 선량계를 이용하여 면적선량과 표면선량을 비교 측정하였으며, 그 결과 면적선량계와 반도체선량계와의 측정차이는 없었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.23-26
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• 1997

In exposuring x-rays, we can adjust three variables of kVp, mA and sec. The kVp is one of main factors affecting x-ray quality -peneterability. And miliampere-seconds is directly proportional to x-ray quantity. In this paper, we detected voltage variation of CdS, II-VI group semiconductor compounds, by kVp as the fundamental experiments of designing x-ray dosimeter. We exposured x-ray on the material from 40 to 100 kVp by increasing 2kVp using Shimadazu TH-500-125 Radio-Tex cx-s x-ray machine. We fixed miliampere -seconds to 100mA and 0.2 sec. After acquiring the raw data, we plotted the graph of kVp and voltage variation and figured slope value of 0.093 by regression. The standard deviation of voltage to kVp was 0.22. For the future study, the mAs variation study will be needed to investigate the connections between kVp and mAs in order to design x-ray dosimeter.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1998년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.153-154
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• 1998

As the fundamental study to set up the algorithm of the X-ray dosimeter, we obtained the data using the designed X-ray input circuit and the semiconductor sensor. We measured the data of the ten time in the various kVp, mA and sec and then the obtained each data is averaged. After the data obtained under the circumstances of total 600, these data saved the database. We developed the algorithm of the X-ray dosimeter using the saved data. Later the result of this study is so important to design X-ray dosimeter.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2011

MOS (Metal-Oxide Semconductor) devices among the most sensistive of all semiconductors to radiation, in particular ionizing radiation, showing much change even after a relatively low dose. The necessity of a radiation dosimeter robust enough for the working environment has increased in the fields of aerospace, radio-therapy, atomic power plant facilities, and other places where radiation exists. The power MOSFET (Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) has been tested for use as a gamma radiation dosimeter by measuring the variation of threshold voltage based on the quantity of dose, and a maximum total dose of 30 krad exposed to a $^{60}Co$ ${\gamma}$-radiation source, which is sensitive to environment parameters such as temperature. The gate oxide structures give the main influence on the changes in the electrical characteristics affected by irradiation. The variation of threshold voltage on the operating temperature has caused errors, and needs calibration. These effects can be overcome by adjusting gate oxide thickness and implanting impurity at the surface of well region in MOSFET.