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High Performance Silicon LDMOSFET for RF Power Amplifiers (RF 전력증폭기용 고성능 실리콘 LDMOSFET)

  • 신창희;김진호;권오경
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2003.07b
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    • pp.695-698
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents a Si power LDMOSFET for power amplifiers in the 1.8-2.2GHz frequency range for the base station of personal communication systems. To improve the cut-off frequency, the proposed Si power LDMOSFET has small gate to drain capacitance by shielding the electric fields with extended source electrode and forming the field oxide structure in drain region. The proposed Si power LDMOSFET can be used for a power amplifier and it has 32% of power added efficiency and 39.5dBm of output power when the supply voltage is 28V and the operating frequency is 1.9GHz.

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A Study on Dose Distribution around Fletcher-Suit Colpostat Containing $^{137}Cs$ Source ($^{137}Cs$ 선원을 내포한 Fletcher-Suit Colpostat 주위의 선량분포에 관한 연구)

  • Kang Wee-Saing
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.263-268
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    • 1988
  • This paper presents dose distributions in water around Fletcher-Suit colpostat containing $^{137}Cs$ tube, and shielding effect of Internal lead shield. Using ready packed film, author measured dose distribution in water around the colpostat containing cesium source. Nine sheets of films on one side of the colpostat are packed with acryl frames cut out so as to fill water, and irradiated in water by cesium source in the colpostat. Dose distributions on transverse plane and upper plane 0.5cm from upper surface of the colpostat were measured. Shielding effect was greater in upper medial direction than in lower medial direction. And that was the greatest around $30^{\circ}$ from the axis of the colpostat on upper side and around $50^{\circ}$on lower side. In the region 7cm from the center of the colpostat, shielding efficiency was 0.23 to 0.35 on the lower $50^{\circ}$ and 0.26 to 0.42 on the upper $30^{\circ}$, and decreased with increase of distance.

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Measurement of the Spatial Scattering Dose by Opening, Closing Door and Installing Shielding : A Study on the Reduction of Exposure Dose in Radiography (문 개폐 여부와 차폐체 설치 유무에 따른 공간산란선량 측정 : X선 촬영 시 피폭선량 감소방안에 대한 연구)

  • Yoon, Hong-Joo;Lee, Yong-Ki;Lee, In-Ja
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.477-482
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    • 2019
  • Recently, due to the increased use of medical radiation, the radiation exposure of radiation workers should be considered as well as medical exposure of patients. And it is recommended to close the door during radiography. however, In this study, when the door was inevitably opened for radiography, the proposed method was to install the shield as a method of reducing the exposure dose. And its efficiency was analyzed. In simple chest radiography, the measurement point was changed according to the measurement location. Dose rate were measured 10 times for each condition using a dosimeter. And the average value was derived. Using this, the change of dose according to the opening and closing of the door and the installation of the shield was analyzed. Using this, we compared and analyzed the dose change according to the door opening and closing and the installation of the shield, and significance was verified through the SPSS ver. 24. Depending on whether the door was opened or closed, 11,215.35%, 159.0%, 101.9% increased in front of the door in the consol room, behind the wall and behind the lead glass. Depending on the installing of the shield, the 49.2%, 29.6%, 19.9%, 30.6% decrease in front of the door in the examination and consol room, behind the wall and lead glass. In addition, statistical analysis was showed that there were significant differences in both the results according to whether the door was opened or closed and shielding(p<.05). Close the door during radiography. However, when the door should be opened, it was confirmed that the dose rate were reduced by installing the shield. Therefore, to optimize radiation protection, it is recommended to install shields when opening the door.

Feasibility of clay-shielding material for low-energy photons (Gamma/X)

  • Tajudin, S.M.;Sabri, A.H.A.;Abdul Aziz, M.Z.;Olukotun, S.F.;Ojo, B.M.;Fasasi, M.K.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.51 no.6
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    • pp.1633-1637
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    • 2019
  • While considering the photon attenuation coefficient (${\mu}$) and its related parameters for photons shielding, it is necessary to account for its transmitted and reflected photons energy spectra and dose contribution. Monte Carlo simulation was used to study the efficiency of clay ($1.99g\;cm^{-3}$) as a shielding material below 150 keV photon. Am-241 gamma source and an X-ray of 150 kVp were calculated. The calculated value of ${\mu}$ for Am-241 is higher within 5.61% compared to theoretical value for a single-energy photon. The calculated half-value layer (HVL) is 0.9335 cm, which is lower than that of ordinary concrete for X-ray of 150 kVp. A thickness of 2 cm clay was adequate to attenuate 90% and 85% of the incident photons from Am-241 and X-ray of 150 kVp, respectively. The same thickness of 2 cm could shield the gamma source dose rate of Am-241 (1 MBq) down to $0.0528{\mu}Sv/hr$. For X-ray of 150 kVp, photons below 60 keV were significantly decreased with 2 cm clay and a dose rate reduction by ~80%. The contribution of reflected photons and dose from the clay is negligible for both sources.

Evaluation of the Shield Performance of Lead and Tungsten Based Radiation Shields (납과 텅스텐 기반 차폐체의 성능 비교 평가)

  • Jeong-Hwan Park;Hyeon-Seong Lee;Eun-Seo Lee;Hyo-Jeong Han;Yun-Hee Heo;Jae-Ho Choi
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.519-526
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    • 2023
  • This study was intended to evaluate the shielding rate of radiation shields manufactured using 3D printers that have recently been used in various fields by comparing them with existing shields made of lead, and to find out their applicability through experiments. A 3D printer shield made of tungsten filament 1 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm shield, RNS-TX (nanotungsten) 1.1 mm, lead 0.2 mmPb, and 1mmPb were exposed to 99mTc, 18F, and 201TI for 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 60 minutes after measuring cumulative dose three times. Based on this, the shielding rate of each shield was calculated based on the dose in the absence of the shield. In addition, 99mTc, 18F, and 201TI were located 100 cm away from the phantom in which the OSLD nano Dot device was inserted, and if there was no shield for 60 minutes, the dose of thyroid was measured using 1.0 mm of lead shield, 1.1 mm of RNS-TX shield, and 2 mm of tungsten shield made by 3D printer. The use of shields during radiation shielding emitted from open radiation sources all resulted in a reduction in dose. The radiation dose emitted from the radionuclides under the experiment was all reduced when the shield was used. This study has been confirmed that tungsten is a material that can replace lead due to its excellent performance and efficiency as shield, and that it even shows the possibility of manufacturing a customized shield using 3D printer.

Electromagnetic Shielding Characteristics of Polyaniline and Its Mixtures (폴리아닐린과 그 혼합물의 전자기파 차폐특성)

  • 박종수;임인호;최병수
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.293-298
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    • 2001
  • EB-NMP free standing film is manufactured from NMP solution of polyaniline(emeraldine base EB). Also ES(emeraldine salt EB . HCl) film is manufactured by doping of EB-NMP film with 1 mole HCI aqueous solution. And EB-mixture films containing conductor(carbon black, graphite, Ag etc.) are prepared, In this study, electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency(EMI SE) of ES free standing film ($\sigma$=5 S/cm, t=0.14mm) is 23~25 dB in the frequency range of 10 MHz~1 GHz. ES-mixture(carbon black, graphite, Ag etc.) films, polyaniline film doped camphorsulfonic acid(CSA) show higher EMI SE(30~34 dB, 36~42 dB, 44~52 dB, 34~43 dB) property than that of ES free standing film, respectively.

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Amount of Spatter in Arc Welding for High-Strength Galvanized Steel According to Shielding Gas Composition (고강도 아연도금 강판의 아크 용접시 보호가스의 비율에 따른 스패터량에 대한 고찰)

  • Jeong, Young-Cheol;Cho, Young-Tae;Jung, Yoon-Gyo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.110-115
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    • 2016
  • The need for high-strength galvanized steel has recently increased because of the increased number of car consumers who want improved efficiency and exterior quality. High-strength galvanized steel with high corrosion resistance improves the durability of products and exterior quality. Furthermore, the gilt of zinc does not come off during machining because of the fine adhesive property of zinc. When these are welded, zinc has a lower melting temperature than iron, so zinc is more quickly vaporized than iron. Vaporized zinc can stick to electrodes, which increases spatter in welding transportation. Created spatter can enter the molten pool and develop into inner defects or blowholes and pits. Scattered spatter sticks to the product, which leads to the secondary cost of spatter removal. Therefore, in this study, comparisons of amounts of spatter generated are conducted according to the composition of shielding gas in the MIG and CMT processes to find optimal welding parameters.

A study on shield on the center of gravity moving designed for high efficiency operation for the gamma-ray imaging detector (감마선 영상화 장치용 고효율 동작을 위한 차폐체 무게중심 이동 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Gang-teck;Lee, Nam-ho;Hwang, Young-gwan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2016.10a
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    • pp.948-949
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    • 2016
  • In this study, we perform the structure change of the shielding this is applied for gamma-ray detectors for imaging of gamma-ray source. Through previous studies, we implemented the commercially available gamma-ray imaging apparatus similar to the shielding body but weight reduction, center of gravity moving of shield. In this paper, we changed a shield for motion control detectors efficient movement. We performed the MCNP simulation of shield design and then we obtained the results of reducing the weight of the 17% and moving of center of gravity the shield center.

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Implementation and benchmarking of the local weight window generation function for OpenMC

  • Hu, Yuan;Yan, Sha;Qiu, Yuefeng
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.10
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    • pp.3803-3810
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    • 2022
  • OpenMC is a community-driven open-source Monte Carlo neutron and photon transport simulation code. The Weight Window Mesh (WWM) function and an automatic Global Variance Reduction (GVR) method was recently developed and implemented in a developmental branch of OpenMC. This WWM function and GVR method broaden OpenMC's usage in general purposes deep penetration shielding calculations. However, the Local Variance Reduction (LVR) method, which suits the source-detector problem, is still missing in OpenMC. In this work, the Weight Window Generator (WWG) function has been developed and benchmarked for the same branch. This WWG function allows OpenMC to generate the WWM for the source-detector problem on its own. Single-material cases with varying shielding and sources were used to benchmark the WWG function and investigate how to set up the particle histories utilized in WWG-run and WWM-run. Results show that there is a maximum improvement of WWM generated by WWG. Based on the above results, instructions on determining the particle histories utilized in WWG-run and WWM-run for optimal computation efficiency are given and tested with a few multi-material cases. These benchmarks demonstrate the ability of the OpenMC WWG function and the above instructions for the source-detector problem. This developmental branch will be released and merged into the main distribution in the future.

Evaluation of Radiation Shielding Rate of Lead Aprons in Nuclear Medicine (핵의학과에서 사용하는 납 앞치마의 방사선 차폐율 평가)

  • Han, Sang-Hyun;Han, Beom-Heui;Lee, Sang-Ho;Hong, Dong-Heui;Kim, Gi-Jin
    • Journal of radiological science and technology
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 2017
  • Considering that the X-ray apron used in the department of radiology is also used in the department of nuclear medicine, the study aimed to analyze the shielding rate of the apron according to types of radioisotopes, thus ${\gamma}$ ray energy, to investigate the protective effects. The radioisotopes used in the experiment were the top 5 nuclides in usage statistics $^{99m}Tc$, $^{18}F$, $^{131}I$, $^{123}I$, and $^{201}Tl$, and the aprons were lead equivalent 0.35 mmPb aprons currently under use in the department of nuclear medicine. As a result of experiments, average shielding rates of aprons were $^{99m}Tc$ 31.59%, $^{201}Tl$ 68.42%, and $^{123}I$ 76.63%. When using an apron, the shielding rate of $^{131}I$ actually resulted in average dose rate increase of 33.72%, and $^{18}F$ showed an average shielding rate of -0.315%, showing there was almost no shielding effect. As a result, the radioisotopes with higher shielding rate of apron was in the descending order of $^{123}I$, $^{201}Tl$, $^{99m}Tc$, $^{18}F$, $^{131}I$. Currently, aprons used in the nuclear medicine laboratory are general X-ray aprons, and it is thought that it is not appropriate for nuclear medicine environment that utilizes ${\gamma}$ rays. Therefore, development of nuclear medicine exclusive aprons suitable for the characteristics of radioisotopes is required in consideration of effective radiation protection and work efficiency of radiation workers.