• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.61-67
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• 2017

Low-dose X-ray fluoroscopic image sequences to avoid radiation exposure risk are contaminated by quantum noise. To restore these noisy sequences, we propose a 3D nonlocal means (NLM) filter based on stochastic distancesed can be applied to the denoising of X-ray fluoroscopic image sequences. The stochastic distance is obtained within motion-compensated noise filtering support to remove the Poisson noise. In this paper, motion-adaptive weight which reflected the frame similarity is proposed to restore the noisy sequences without motion artifact. Experimental results including comparisons with conventional algorithms for real X-ray fluoroscopic image sequences show the proposed algorithm has a good performance in both visual and quantitative criteria.

• Journal of The Korean Radiological Technologist Association
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.57-65
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• 2001

This study was performed to measure about exposure dose during simple abdomen x-ray Radiography. The exposure dose was measured by PDD, surface dose, percentage scatter dose, respectively. The result was as followed: 1. When tube voltage were increased wi

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.37-50
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• 1994

The experimental evaluation of exposure conversion formula using the relationship between optical photo-density, exposure dose and the quality of radiation characteristics of radiation energy to X-ray and ${\gamma}-rays$. The film badge dosimeter is analysed by exposure conversion formula which evaluate image fading characteristics for development time and directional characteristics for incident beam angle. In conclusion, exposure conversion formula evaluated of this study is satisfied with quality decision criterion of the film badge dosimeter.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.161-169
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• 2001

For the head and neck radiotherapy, the technique of half beam using independent collimator is very useful to avoid overlapping of fields particularly when the lateral neck fields are placed adjacent to anterior supraclavicular field. Also abutting photon field with electron field is frequently used for the irradiation of posterior neck when tolerable dose on spinal cord has been reached. Using 6 MV X-ray and 9 MeV electron beams of Clinac1800(Varian, USA) linear accelerator, we performed film dosimetry by the X-OMAT V film of Kodak in solid water phantom and the dose distribution at beam center of 2 half beams further examined according to depths(0 cm, 1.5 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm) for single anterior half beam and anterior/posterior half beam. The dose distribution to the junction line between photon and electron fields was also measured. For the single anterior half beam, the absorption doses at 0.3 cm, 0.5 cm and 1 cm distances from beam center were 88%, 93% and 95% of open beam, respectively. In the anterior/posterior half beams, the absorption doses at 0.3 cm, 0.5 cm and 1 cm distances from beam center were 92%, 93% and 95% of open beam, respectively At the junction line between photon and electron fields, hot spot was developed on the side of the photon field and a cold spot was developed on that of the electron field. The hot spot in the photon side was developed at depth 1.5 cm with 7 mm width. The maximum dose of hot spot was increased to 6% of reference doses in the photon field. The cold spot in the electron side was developed at all measured depths(0.5 cm-3 cm) with 1-12.5 mm widths. The decreased dose in the cold spot was 4.5-30% of reference dose in the electron field. With above results, we concluded that when using electron beam or independent jaw for head and neck radiotherapy, the hot and cold dose area should be considered as critical point.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.13 no.4 s.21
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• pp.245-249
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• 1974

In order to establish a dose limits for subsequent induced mutation research itl Pyricularia oryzae, X-ray sensitivity of the conidia and the vegetative hypae of the fungus, race N-1, was investigated. Conidia of the fungus irradiated with X-rays reduced significantly in spore germination inversely with radiation doses. A severe suppression of conidia germination in about $80\%$ was found at the dose of 120kR, and the rests of the conidia produce very short and lysed germ tubes. A stimulated effect was observed in the elongation of hyphae from the conidia of 10 kR irradiation at initial stage of the growth. The radiosensitivity of hyphae was exremely higher than that of conidia with the increase of radiation doses. It was also recognized that the frequency of X-ray induced mutation in pathogenicity was directly proportional to radiation doses.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.90-90
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• 2000

이온빔을 이용한 리소그래피의 경우 미크론 이하의 미세구조를 형성할 수 있는 유용한 수단으로서 방사광 X-선과 함께 주목을 받고 있으며, 이와 같은 미세구조 제작은 MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) 개발에 있어서 매우 중요하다. 그러나 이온빔을 이용한 리소그래피에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어져 있지 않은 상태이다. MeV급 양정사 빔을 이용한 리소그래피의 가능성을 확인하기 위하여 기본적인 실험을 수행하였으며, 최적 이온빔 조사 조건 및 최적 현상 조건을 도출하였다. Resist로는 PMMA를 사용하였으며, 1.8 MeV 양성자 빔을 사용하여 50$\mu\textrm{m}$ 깊이의 구조물을 만들었다. 1.8MeV 양성자 빔의 조사선량이 7x1013ions/cm2 이상이 되면 PMMA 내부에 기포가 형성되므로 적정 조사선량을 4x1013 ions/cm2으로 결정하였다. 또한 선량을 4x1013ions/cm2 으로 고정하고 선량률을 변화시켜주면 선량률이 8x1011ions/cm2S 일 때부터 시료에 기포나 터짐 현상 등의 문제가 발생하였으며 5x1010~~1x1010ions/cm2s 의 선량률이 조사시간, 결함측면에서 가장 적합한 영역임을 알 수 있었다. 현상제로는 20% morpholine, 5% etanolamine 60% diethylenglykol-monobutylether, 15% 증류수를 혼합하여 사용하였다. 현상 온도를 30~5$0^{\circ}C$로 변화시켜서 현상을 한 결과, 4$0^{\circ}C$에서 현상 소요시간은 1시간 이내이며 SEM으로 관찰된 표면의 상태도 제일 양호한 결과를 보였다. 82 mesh 밀도, 선굵기 60$\mu\textrm{m}$, 크기 20x20 mm인 백금 망을 마스크로 사용하여 실제 3차원 미세구조를 제작하여 보았다. 그림 1에서 제작된 구조물의 SEM 사진을 보여주었으며, 식각된 면의 조도가 매우 뛰어나며 모서리의 직각성도 우수함을 확인할 수 있다. 이와 같이 도출된 시험 조건을 기초로 하여 리소그래피 후에 전기 도금을 이용한 금속 몰드 제작 및 이온빔 리소그래피 장점을 최대한 살릴수 있는 미세구조 제작에 대한 연구를 계속 추진할 계획이다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.129-136
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• 1995

In spite of the prescriptions on the reference X-ray fields given by the International Organization of Strandard(ISO) and American National Standard Institute(ANSI), the measurement of X-ray spectrum is not only time consuming but very difficult, paticularly when significant corrections have to be applied to the measured pulse-height distributions of the observed spectra. This paper describes the calculation method of ISO Narrow Series and ANSI X-ray filtered radiations by theoretical model which is modified framer's theory by target attenuation and backscatter correction. The X-ray spectra, average energies and conversion coefficients are calculated and compared with those obtained using the spectra prescribed by ISO and AMSI to assure good agreement.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.262-266
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• 2013

A new concept of periapical radiography, intra oral x-ray tube and detector system is introduced. It is new system that a miniature x-ray tube is inserted into mouse and it acquired digital image using external detector. In this study, we have investigated temperature and dose distribution of insertional x-ray tube for periapical radiography. To analyze temperature characteristic of x-ray tube, we attached the thermocouple to surface of x-ray tube and we measured the temperature according to distance. Also, we measured the dose distribution of a miniature x-ray tube according to distance. As a result, temperature was constant to $27^{\circ}C$ over 2mm without cooling system, dose distribution of x-ray tube was 3.14 and 1.84mGy in 3 and 5cm, respectively. Therefore, the proposed x-ray system works in lower dose than conventional dental x-ray system. Thus, it is considered that new concept of system will have a significant effect on medical imaging technology.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.17-21
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• 2015

Recently, As people's interest in the health of teeth is increased in the medical field changed into aging society, the number of times for the radiological diagnosis is increased. It can be said that the radiation exposure dose of Korean population is increased. It is also growing concern about radiation exposure. Therefore, the basic data for the dental panoramic X-ray system, its investigation and measuring the radiation dose is needed. In this study, we used ALOKA PDM-117 dosimeter and estimated a two-dimensional dose distribution of the dental panoramic X-ray system (VATEC Pax-400). Dose evaluation about the distribution is confirmed from the point of radiation exposure of a patient. Dose distribution of the dental panoramic X-ray system irradiated chin and the facial region to high dose as well as the parts of teeth. It was founded that the eye lens which are sensitive to radiation are exposed to unnecessary radiation, considering the effect of scattered radiation. The results of this study will be used more accurate dose assessment in a variety of object size and location of measuring dose.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.539-543
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• 2016

In this research, The way to decrease a patient's exposure dose by reducing the scattered radiation dosage outside a radiation field with an diagnosis X-ray was examined. The scattered radiation dosage reaching other parts outside the radiation field was to be reduced by attaching a self-produced $150{\times}190mm^2$ lead plate to the lower part of a collimator. When a lead plate was inserted additionally and the scattered radiation dosage of the X axis was measured in the direction of the central X-ray axis, It was found out to have been decreased by 26 to 36%, and in the direction of Y axis, which was vertical direction from the central axis, The scattered radiation dosage depending on whether a lead plate was used or not displayed no large differences. These results shows that the impact of the scattered radiation by the off focus X-ray that was generated around the focus was bigger than that generated by the shutter of the collimator. Therefore it has been concluded that installing an additional lead plate in the lower part of the existing collimator can decrease the scattered radiation dosage outside a radiation field.