• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.209-218
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• 2012

Recently, an adequate number of qualified medical physicist is needed for achieving effective treatment and securing safety to the patient, staff and the public on the course of radiation therapy, since the equipment and the technique of radiation therapy are being developed fast and becoming complex. The studies on medical physics staffing level in United State and European countries were investigated. These results were applied to the domestic situation in order to anticipate indirectly the adequate number of medical physicist in Korea. The current number of medical physicists of 6 (middle to large sized) hospitals in Korea was less than 50% of number recommended in the study. Further detailed research specified on the domestic situation is needed in order to expect adequate number of medical physicist more accurately, and particle beam therapy has to be also considered in the research since the facility site is increasing gradually.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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• 2002.09a
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• pp.97-99
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• 2002

A radiation incident took place during treatment on MEDNIF Tele cobalt-60 therapy machine in B.P.KOIRALA MEMORIAL CANCER HOSPITAL in Bharatpur, Nepal. This Chinese made machine has activity of 6240 Curies of cobalt -60. This machine has fulfilled safety requirements. ICRP recommendations, safety rules are followed and practiced. The source was struck up during treatment and a technician was exposed to equivalent dose of 13.75 mSv. recorded by Personal film badge. Risks of workers are comparable to other safe industries. All exposures shall be kept as low as reasonably possible. The higher level of safety is achieved only when every one is dedicated to common goal. A lesson is learnt for future. Good practice is essential but not sufficient. A high demand for tele Cobalt therapy convinced management to replace Mednif machine with a new efficient Elite Tele Cobalt theratron Machine.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.77-92
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• 2001

P. Dirac's contribution to the advent of the modern quantum mechanics is undeniable. His main research guideline is the principle of mathematical beauty. What is this principle on the earth\ulcorner Are there distinctive features between pure mathematician's mind and theoretical physicist' mind about the mathematical beauty\ulcorner These problems will be analyzed with respect to Dirac's case which can reflect a historical interrelationship between science and philosophy.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.1-8
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• 2024

It has been over 100 years since Dutch physicist Onnes discovered the phenomenon of superconductivity. About 20 years after the discovery of zero resistance, German physicist Meissner discovered another property of superconductivity, perfect diamagnetism. Zero resistance can bring about revolutionary changes in the transportation and management of electricity, and perfect diamagnetism can be used in magnetic levitation trains, contactless bearings, and magnetic shielding, etc. In 1937, Type II superconductor with high magnetic limits was discovered. The Type II of superconductors led to the industrialization of medical Magnetic resonance image (MRI) and high-magnetic field magnets. In 1960, the tunneling phenomenon, in which electrons move from one conducting layer to the opposite conducting layer through a thin insulating layer in superconductors and semiconductors, was observed and its mechanism was theoretically established by Josephson. Superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensors that utilize the tunneling phenomenon at the Josephson junction are used in a wide range of fields, including medical and geomagnetic detection, and their scope of use is expanding to Quantum computers. In 1986, a high-temperature (T_c) oxide superconductor whose T_c exceeded the superconducting temperature limit of the BSC theory was discovered. Physicists are also making efforts to elucidate the high-temperature superconductivity phenomenon, which is difficult to explain with the BCS theory based on the interaction of phonon vibration and electrons. If a room-temperature superconductor is discovered through exploration on new superconducting materials, the future human life and industry will be innovatively changed by the superconducting technology.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.305-316
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• 2010

The impotance of Radiological science is greater due to development of Science and technology in Medical and Engineering. people who research specific area thought interdisciplinary approach, convergence is essential to pioneer a new field, receive attention was that interdisciplinary approach was needed. so investigating graduate system of radiological science, advanced country, designed to fit their country, could propose reference. the results show, in the university of offered with Master Degree operated program for Clinical experts(Sonography Specialist, Radiation Theraphy Specialist and Nuclear Medicine Specialist)and offered with Ph.D Degree operated program for Scientist and physicist (Nuclear Scientist, Medical Physicist). Note that by this, advanced graduate school program will enable us to become a reader of academia, play a leading role in the world.

• 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.

• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.1047-1054
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• 1996

We discuss the simple concepts of laser physics, absorption of laser radiation by tissue and current application in medical and physical therapy field. The continuing development in the field of laser technology has encouraged collaboration between clinician and physicist. This can be reached through more. exactly controlled and regulated laser systems for human. In medicine, surgery and physical therapy a laser should be used when it can be shown clearly established techniques. The purpose of this article is to provide the connection between pure laser physics and the other clinical application.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.21-27
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• 2004

Near Infrared Ray (NIR) are primarily of interest to the high energy physicist. It is the intermediate portion of the spectrum, which extends from approximately 0.8 to 1.5 ${\mu}m$ and include a portion of the all of infrared, that is thermal radiation and is pertinent to heat transfer. It is important to study that temperature distribution of the drying materials by surface encompasses a range of NIR wave lengths. This study is to investigate the characteristics of NIR dryer by experimental results. it was made a comparison with various textiles, velocity ratio and distance of lamp and textiles. In case of spongy type textile the drying performance is the superior of all. The 0.15m distance drying effect of improvement 30% more than 0.26m distance between lamp and textiles. As the contained water increases, the drying speed for textile can be increased.

• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.153-165
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• 1999

The transcranial Doppler(TCD) is a technique for measuring blood flow velocity of intracranial and extarcranial arteries. This examination based on Doppler effect which was first formulated in 1842 by the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler. In 1982, Rune Aaslid first maked 2MHz pulsed probe and recording intracranial vessels with transcranially. There are six criteria utilized in gaining positive identification of the intracranial vessels. The six criteria are as follows l)acoustical windows 2)depth of sample volume 3)direction of flow 4)spatial relationship of ACA and MCA bifurcation 5)mean velocity and 6)response common carotid artery compression and/or oscillation test. The affected factors for TCD examination are angle of insonation, posture of subject, age, gender, hematocrit, metabolic factors, and cardiac output. Clinical application of TCD are detection of stenosis, occlusion, emboli, thrombsis in intracranial and extracranial arteries and evaluation of cerebral arterovenous malformation, collateral capacity in the circle of Willis, ischemia cerebrovascular disease, stroke patient and vertebrobasilar system.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.535-550
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was the identifying differences between physicists' expectations and teachers' representations about the primary physics concepts in elementary schools. For this, the material subjects analyzed were the 7th curriculum, the textbooks of elementary school and the texts using at the department of physics in many universities. The primary physics concepts extracted from the texts were to be fundamental and basic. Also, they were restricted to the domain of dynamics. And besides, the human subjects were physicists, professors and students majoring physics of the graduate school, researchers of institutes or laboratories and elementary school teachers. At the result of this study showed the scholars and teachers have the different opinions.