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Medical Physicists in the Field of Radiation Therapy for Unlicensed Activity (방사선치료분야에서 의학물리사 무면허행위 여부)

  • Jeong, Seong-Hyeun;Kim, Seung-Chul
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.869-879
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    • 2013
  • Modern medicine has not yet conquered behavior therapy for cancer radiation treatment, which is one of the professional groups involved in the justification of the act and reasonable human resources was analyzed. Radiation Oncology(Therapeutic Radiology) installed the role of the medical physicist in the current law, the act must have been within the limits given licenses, but the legitimacy of the act which can be given the current laws and regulations are not clear. Thus, certification and testing outside the medical physicist's research institutions, including the measures to be reflected in national legislation sought. Medical physicists, with the inherent illegality act because one of the areas to precluding the illegality of the content-based "medical law" and "Nuclear Safety Law", "medical technology in the field of radiation safety standards on management" was based on the interpretation. In conclusion, "medical law" and "in the field of medical technology on the management of radiation safety standards" that are consistent with the recognition of qualifications, increased activity in the radiation therapy and radiation safety management must deal with this will be feasible.

A Study on the Application of SE Approach to the Design of Health Monitoring Pilot Platform utilizing Big Data in the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) (원전 상태 감시 및 조기 경보용 빅데이터 시범 플랫폼의 설계를 위한 시스템 엔지니어링 방법론 적용 연구)

  • Cha, Jae-Min;Shin, Junguk;Son, Choong-Yeon;Hwang, Dong-Sik;Yeom, Choong Sub
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Systems Engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.13-29
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    • 2015
  • With the era of big data, the big data has been expected to have a large impact in the NPP safety areas. Although high interests of the big data for the NPP safety, only a limited researches concerning this issue are revealed. Especially, researches on the logical/physical structure and systematic design methods for the big data platform for the NPP safety were not dealt with. In this research, we design a new big data pilot platform for the NPP safety especially focusing on health monitoring and early warning services. For this, we propose a tailored design process based on SE approaches to manage inherent high complexities of the platform design. The proposed design process is consist of several steps from elicitate stakeholders to integration test via define operational concept and scenarios, and system requirements, design a conceptual functional architecture, select alternative physical modules for the derived functions and assess the applicability of the alternative modules, design a conceptual physical architecture, implement and integrate the physical modules. From the design process, this paper covers until the conceptual physical architecture design. In the following paper, the rest of the design process and results of the field test will be shown.

A Study on Local Standard Complement Between the LED Signal Head and Traffic Controller for Improving Signal Safety (신호의 안전성 향상을 위한 교통신호기와 LED신호등의 연계 특성 개선 방안 연구)

  • Le, Choul-Ki;Lee, Jeong-Jun;Oh, Bong-Sik
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2009
  • The off-state impedance of LED signal head is greater than that of a traditional bulb signal head, and the traffic controller has inherent off-state output leakage current. These two characteristics make the field trouble and reduce signal safety when the LED signal head is installed with traffic controller. In this Paper, a complement method of the LED signal head and traffic controller local standard (220vac line voltage) for improving signal safety is suggested. The point of designed complement method is to reduce the output leakage current of the traffic controller under 3mA, to increase the voltage feedback threshold to $70{\pm}5V$, and to make LED signal head maintain off-state in 0-95vac with 10Kohm maximum impedance.

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Certification Framework for Aviation Software with AI Based on Machine Learning (머신러닝 기반 AI가 적용된 항공 소프트웨어 인증체계)

  • Dong-hwan Bae;Hyo-jung Yoon
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.466-471
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    • 2024
  • Recently, the Machine Learning based Artificial Intelligence has introduced in aviation field. In most cases, safety assurance of aviation software is achieved by applying RTCA DO-178C or DO-278A or similar standards. These standards were developed for and are well-suited to software that has inherent deterministic properties and explainability. Considering the characteristics of AI software based on ML, it is not feasible to assure the integrity of those new aviation systems using traditional software assurance standards mentioned above. In this paper, we research the certification framework that is newly suggested by EASA to deal with the aviation system including ML AI functions, and discuss what should the Korean authority and related industries prepare to cope with this issue.

Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks for Establishing Hearing-Loss Predicting Models Based on a Longitudinal Dataset and Their Implications for Managing the Hearing Conservation Program

  • Thanawat Khajonklin;Yih-Min Sun;Yue-Liang Leon Guo;Hsin-I Hsu;Chung Sik Yoon;Cheng-Yu Lin;Perng-Jy Tsai
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.220-227
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    • 2024
  • Background: Though the artificial neural network (ANN) technique has been used to predict noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), the established prediction models have primarily relied on cross-sectional datasets, and hence, they may not comprehensively capture the chronic nature of NIHL as a disease linked to long-term noise exposure among workers. Methods: A comprehensive dataset was utilized, encompassing eight-year longitudinal personal hearing threshold levels (HTLs) as well as information on seven personal variables and two environmental variables to establish NIHL predicting models through the ANN technique. Three subdatasets were extracted from the afirementioned comprehensive dataset to assess the advantages of the present study in NIHL predictions. Results: The dataset was gathered from 170 workers employed in a steel-making industry, with a median cumulative noise exposure and HTL of 88.40 dBA-year and 19.58 dB, respectively. Utilizing the longitudinal dataset demonstrated superior prediction capabilities compared to cross-sectional datasets. Incorporating the more comprehensive dataset led to improved NIHL predictions, particularly when considering variables such as noise pattern and use of personal protective equipment. Despite fluctuations observed in the measured HTLs, the ANN predicting models consistently revealed a discernible trend. Conclusions: A consistent correlation was observed between the measured HTLs and the results obtained from the predicting models. However, it is essential to exercise caution when utilizing the model-predicted NIHLs for individual workers due to inherent personal fluctuations in HTLs. Nonetheless, these ANN models can serve as a valuable reference for the industry in effectively managing its hearing conservation program.

Roll reduction characteristics of the offshore large purseiner in Korea (한국 근해 대형 선망 어선의 횡동요 감쇠 특성)

  • Kang, Il-Kwon;Kim, Hyung-Seok;Jo, Hyo-Jae;Kim, Jung-Chang;Ham, Sang-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.248-256
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    • 2011
  • The inherent efficiency of a ship would be prior to any other quality factors in ship's safety, because lack of it may give rise to a serious sea casuality even if it were a light mistake in operation. And the representative casualty comes from a deficiency of stability and an operating error combined would be capsizing. The Korean offshore large purseiner looks to have a structural weak point with small range of stability in spite of her big initial metacentric height, and have various type of roll reduction devices in order to cover up the defect. The aim of this study is to grasp for the roll reduction characteristics of the purseiner with bilge keel only and a stern keel additionally attached. The results are summarized as follows; The rolling angle of the model ship was increased in accordance with increase of the wave period and height, especially at close to the natural wave period of her, and the trends were more distinguished in the situation of bilge keel only installation than in the stern keel additionally installed. And stern keel has not noticeable effect on the reduction of the roll in the light ship condition, but has a little effect in full load condition.

Micromechanical investigation for the probabilistic behavior of unsaturated concrete

  • Chen, Qing;Zhu, Zhiyuan;Liu, Fang;Li, Haoxin;Jiang, Zhengwu
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.127-136
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    • 2020
  • There is an inherent randomness for concrete microstructure even with the same manufacturing process. Meanwhile, the concrete material under the aqueous environment is usually not fully saturated by water. This study aimed to develop a stochastic micromechanical framework to investigate the probabilistic behavior of the unsaturated concrete from microscale level. The material is represented as a multiphase composite composed of the water, the pores and the intrinsic concrete (made up by the mortar, the coarse aggregates and their interfaces). The differential scheme based two-level micromechanical homogenization scheme is presented to quantitatively predict the concrete's effective properties. By modeling the volume fractions and properties of the constituents as stochastic, we extend the deterministic framework to stochastic to incorporate the material's inherent randomness. Monte Carlo simulations are adopted to reach the different order moments of the effective properties. A distribution-free method is employed to get the unbiased probability density function based on the maximum entropy principle. Numerical examples including limited experimental validations, comparisons with existing micromechanical models, commonly used probability density functions and the direct Monte Carlo simulations indicate that the proposed models provide an accurate and computationally efficient framework in characterizing the material's effective properties. Finally, the effects of the saturation degrees and the pore shapes on the concrete macroscopic probabilistic behaviors are investigated based on our proposed stochastic micromechanical framework.

Ingestion Dose Evaluation of Korean Based on Dynamic Model in a Severe Accident

  • Kwon, Dahye;Hwang, Won-Tae;Jae, Moosung
    • Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.50-58
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    • 2018
  • Background: In terms of the Level 3 probabilistic safety assessment (Level 3 PSA), ingestion of food that had been exposed to radioactive materials is important to assess the intermediate- and long-term radiological dose. Because the ingestion dose is considerably dependent upon the agricultural and dietary characteristics of each country, the reliability of the assessment results may become diminished if the characteristics of a foreign country are considered. Thus, this study intends to evaluate and analyze the ingestion dose of Korean during a severe accident by completely considering the available agricultural and dietary characteristics in Korea. Materials and Methods: This study uses COMIDA2, which is a program based on dynamic food chain model. It sets the parameters that are appropriate to Korean characteristics so that we can evaluate the inherent ingestion dose of Korean. The results were analyzed by considering the accident date and food category with regard to the $^{137}Cs$. Results and Discussion: The dose and contribution of the food category depicted distinctive differences based on the accident date. Particularly, the ingestion dose during the first and second years depicted a considerable difference by the accident date. However, after the third year, the effect of foliar absorption was negligible and exhibited a similar tendency along with the order of root uptake rate based on the food category. Conclusion: In this study, the agricultural and dietary characteristics of Korea were analyzed and evaluated the ingestion dose of Korean during a severe accident using COMIDA2. By considering the inherent characteristics of Korean, it can be determined that the results of this study will significantly contribute to the reliability of the Level 3 PSA.

A Comparative Study on the Regulations on Implantable Bioabsorbable Combination Products -Focusing on the U.S., Europe and Korea- (이식형 흡수성 융복합 의료제품 규제 비교 연구 -미국, 유럽, 한국을 중심으로-)

  • Hyeon Jeong Lee;Mi Hye Kim;Ju Eun Seol;Su Dong Kim;Joo Hee Kim
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.414-427
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    • 2023
  • Implantable bioabsorbable combination products undergo inherent degradation and systemic absorption within the physiological environment, thereby streamlining the therapeutic regimen and obviating the imperative for invasive extraction procedures. This inherent property not only enhances patient convenience and therapeutic efficacy but also underpins a paradigm of support characterized by heightened safety parameters. Within the regulatory landscapes of Korea, the United States, and Europe, implantable bioabsorbable combination products are meticulously classified into distinct categories, either as pharmaceutical implants or as implantable medical devices, depending on their primary mode of action. This scholarly investigation systematically examines the regulatory frameworks governing implantable bioabsorbable combination products in South Korea, the United States, and Europe. Notable discrepancies across national jurisdictions emerge concerning regulatory specifics, including terminology, product classification, and product name associated with these products. The conspicuous absence of standardized approval regulations presents a formidable barrier to the commercialization of these advanced medical devices. This academic discourse passionately emphasizes the critical need for formulating and implementing a sophisticated regulatory framework capable of streamlining the product approval process, thereby paving the way for a seamless path to commercializing implantable bioabsorbable combination products.

EMPIRICAL DESIGN FOR SMALL CONTAINER SHIPS

  • Lee Kwi Joo;Joa Soon Won;Sarath E.S.;Park Na Ra
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.85-89
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    • 2004
  • The paper presents a summary of the multidisciplinary/optimization method for the preliminary design of container feeder vessel. The current scenario in the ship building industry highly focuses on container ship design and construction proving the inherent demand in maritime industry. The design accomplishes the outer circle of the design spiral giving stress in areas of Hull Form Design, Resistance & Propulsion. Empirical relations, model test results, data from built ships, class rules and latest market demands stood as the criteria for the design. Optimization of the design as per the owners requirement. class rules, and the trade route selected are the major challenges met with. Strength. reliability, structural safety and stability have been incorporated in compromising standards.

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