• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2002

Purpose : In radiotherapy, various materials are used to located in treatment field unintentionally. It increases the dose delivered to the skin by interactions of the X-ray within the materials and occurs unwanted skin reaction.(due to the dose build-up effect) This aim of the this study is to measure the increase in skin dose when 13 materials are located in treatment field. Methods : Photon beam measurements were made using an plane-parallel chamber (Markus, PTW-Freiburg) in a polystyrene phantom. skin dose were measured using various overlaying 13 materials. a fixed geometry of a $10{\times}10cm$ field, a SSD=100cm and photon energy 4MV on Varian CLINAC 600C accelerator were used for all measurements. Results : There is an increase in skin dose for all materials($16.4{\sim}160.1\%$). As a percentage of maximum dose, the lowest skin dose were measured for the underwear with silk($43.2\%$) and the highest were measured for the 100m1 fluid-bag($96.6\%$) Conclusion : There is a significant increase in skin dose with 13 materials in the treatment field. a significant increase in skin dose can occur which could produce unwanted skin reaction. considerations for placement of 13 materials to be outside the treatment field whenever possible should be used to keep skin dose to a minimum level.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2023

Proton treatment may deliver a larger dose to a patient's skin than traditional photon therapy, especially when a range shifter (RS) is inserted in the beam path. This study investigated the effects of an RS on skin dose while considering RS with different thicknesses, airgaps and materials. First, the physical model of the scanning nozzle with RS was established in the TOol for PArticle Simulation (TOPAS) code, and the effects of the RS on the skin dose were studied. Second, the variations in the skin dose and isocenter beam size were examined by reducing the air gap. Finally, the effects of different RS materials, such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), Lexan, polyethylene and polystyrene, on the skin dose were analysed. The results demonstrated that the current RS design had a negligible effect on the skin dose, whereas the RS significantly impacted the isocenter beam size. The skin dose was increased considerably when the RS was placed close to the phantom. Moreover, the magnitude of the increase was related to the thickness of the inserted RS. Meanwhile, the results also revealed that the secondary proton primarily contributed to the increased skin dose.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권7호
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• pp.1495-1504
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• 2017

In a previous study, a set of polygon-mesh (PM)-based skin models including a $50-{\mu}m-thick$ radiosensitive target layer were constructed and used to calculate skin dose coefficients (DCs) for idealized external beams of electrons. The results showed that the calculated skin DCs were significantly different from the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 116 skin DCs calculated using voxel-type ICRP reference phantoms that do not include the thin target layer. The difference was as large as 7,700 times for electron energies less than 1 MeV, which raises a significant issue that should be addressed subsequently. In the present study, therefore, as an extension of the initial, previous study, skin DCs for three other particles (photons, protons, and helium ions) were calculated by using the PM-based skin models and the calculated values were compared with the ICRP-116 skin DCs. The analysis of our results showed that for the photon exposures, the calculated values were generally in good agreement with the ICRP-116 values. For the charged particles, by contrast, there was a significant difference between the PM-model-calculated skin DCs and the ICRP-116 values. Specifically, the ICRP-116 skin DCs were smaller than those calculated by the PM models-which is to say that they were under-estimated-by up to ~16 times for both protons and helium ions. These differences in skin dose also significantly affected the calculation of the effective dose (E) values, which is reasonable, considering that the skin dose is the major factor determining effective dose calculation for charged particles. The results of the current study generally show that the ICRP-116 DCs for skin dose and effective dose are not reliable for charged particles.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.346-352
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• 2012

성인과 달리 영 유아에게 행해지는 방사선 검사 시 투여되는 방사선량의 평가는 활발하게 이루어지지 않고 있다. 따라서 영 유아의 방사선 검사 시 피폭되는 정도를 나타내는 지표로서 입사피부선량을 측정하고 Geant4를 이용한 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통한 결과값을 비교하여 입사피부선량 측정의 재현성을 높이고 다양한 지오메트리 구현의 가능성을 증명하였다. 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션 결과값은 입사피부선량을 선량보정을 위한 정규인자를 통해 추정하였고 단위 X선 조사영역크기로 표준화한 결과 영 유아에게 있어 일회의 방사선 촬영 당 평균 입사피부선량은 $78.41{\mu}Gy$ 였으며 선량계를 통한 측정값과 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션값의 백분율 오차는 최대 -4.77%로 나타났다. 몬테카를로 시뮬레이션을 통한 입사피부선량 평가 방법은 의료기관에서 실제 진단을 위해 내원한 환아를 대상으로 한 입사피부선량 평가의 어려움을 대체할만한 수단으로서의 가능성을 보여준다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2007

유방암 환자의 유방보존절제술 후 방사선치료를 시행하는 경우에서 비껴방향치료방법과 세기조절방사선치료를 시행한 두 경우에 피부에 조사되는 표피 흡수선량을 비교, 분석하여 유방암 환자에서 세기조절방사선치료시 피부선량의 특성을 살펴보았다. 비껴방향치료방법과 세기조절방사선치료에 대한 두 가지 방법으로 치료계획을 시행하여 유방 피부에 조사되는 계산선량과 TLD로 측정한 측정선량을 비교하였다. 선량측정은 유두가 있는 지점을 지나도록 몸의 중심에서 가장자리 방향으로 1 cm 간격으로 피부 흡수선량을 측정하였다. 비껴방향방사선치료에서 PTV에 180 cGy 방사선량을 계획할 때, 유방 표피에서 계산선량은 103.6 cGy에서 155.2 cGy 사이를 나타내었고, 측정선량은 107.5 cGy에서 156.2 cGy 사이를 나타내었으며, 중심부위의 피부선량이 가장자리 피부선량보다 최대 1.45배 많이 조사되었다. 세기조절방사선치료에서는 PTV에 180 cGy 방사선량을 계획할 때, 유방 표피에서 계산선량은 9.8 cGy에서 80.2 cGy사이를 나타내었고, 측정선량은 8.9 cGy에서 77.2 cGy사이를 나타내었으며, 중심부위의 피부선량이 가장자리 피부선량보다 최대 0.23배 적게 조사되었다. 비껴방향방사선치료에서 보다 세기조절방사선치료에서 피부에 조사되는 방사선량이 평균적으로 3.5배 적어서 방사선 치료에 의한 피부 위해를 줄일 수 있다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.339-345
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• 1996

목적 : 6 MV x-선의 선형가속기를 이용하여 두경부종양환자를 치료시에 피부표면의 종양에 균일한 선량을 부여하기 위하여 조직등가물질로 산란판을 제작하여 산란판의 두께와 위치에 따라 조직의 표면선량과 최대선량지 점을 측정하였다. 방법 : 조직등가물질인 폴리스틸렌으로 산란판을 제작하여 가속기의 콜리메터와 피부사이에 부착하여 조사면, 산란판의 두께 및 피부와의 간격에 따라 피부표면 선량과 최대선량지점을 측정하여 측정결과는 최대선량 대 표면선량비(BUR-1)로 표시하였으며 불균등 표면보상에 사용하는 조직등가 볼러스에 의한 선량분포변화를 측정하여 산란판과 비교하였다. 결과 : 6 MV x-선 선형가속기와 피부사이에 산란판을 설치하여 피부선량이 증가되었으며 산란판의 위치에 따라 피부선량이 변화되었고 최대선량지점은 피부표면쪽으로 이동하였다. 최대 선량지점은 피부하 1.5 cm 깊이에서 최대선량이 투여되고 피부쪽으로 선량이 급속히 감소되어 1cm 두께의 산란판을 사용한 경우 피부간의 거리가 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 cm로 증가하였을때 최대선량지점은 피부표면으로 부터 5, 10.2, 12.3, 13.9, 14.8 mm로 증가되었다. 결론 : 6 MV x-선을 이용하여 두경부종양을 치료할 경우 산란판을 이용하여 이차산란전자를 피부표면 앞에서 발생시킴으로써 피부의 선량이 증가되어 최대선량지점은 피부표면으로 이동 시킴으로써 종양부위에 균일한 선량을 부여시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

Purpose: This study conducts a comparative evaluation of the skin dose in CyberKnife (CK) and Helical Tomotherapy (HT) to predict the accurate dose of radiation and minimize skin burns in head-and-neck stereotactic body radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: Arbitrarily-defined planning target volume (PTV) close to the skin was drawn on the planning computed tomography acquired from a head-and-neck phantom with 19 optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters (OSLDs) attached to the surface (3 OSLDs were positioned at the skin close to PTV and 16 OSLDs were near sideburns and forehead, away from PTV). The calculation doses were obtained from the MultiPlan 5.1.2 treatment planning system using raytracing (RT), finite size pencil beam (FSPB), and Monte Carlo (MC) algorithms for CK. For HT, the skin dose was estimated via convolution superposition (CS) algorithm from the Tomotherapy planning station 5.0.2.5. The prescribed dose was 8 Gy for 95% coverage of the PTV. Results and Conclusions: The mean differences between calculation and measurement values were $-1.2{\pm}3.1%$, $2.5{\pm}7.9%$, $-2.8{\pm}3.8%$, $-6.6{\pm}8.8%$, and $-1.4{\pm}1.8%$ in CS, RT, RT with contour correction (CC), FSPB, and MC, respectively. FSPB showed a dose error comparable to RT. CS and RT with CC led to a small error as compared to FSPB and RT. Considering OSLDs close to PTV, MC minimized the uncertainty of skin dose as compared to other algorithms.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.176-184
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• 1995

It is very useful benefits to use the megavoltage photon beams in deep site tumor radiotherapy for skin sparing effects. But, In some cases of head and mock tumors, it is often necessary to use spoiler for rapid buildup on skin region. A spoiler with tissue equivalent material to be moved between the patients and the collimator can increase or control the skin dose and buildup region due to position and thickness of the spoiler was measured. Then, the effect of spoiler on skin dose and build up region in protruded tumor of head and neck was evaluated quantitatively. The measurements were abtained with PTW 2334 chamber (Markus type) on a polystylene phantom for 6MV x-ray from an accelerator.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.203-205
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was aimed to compare skin entrance dose of digital radiography with that of film radiography and to show the dose reduction achievement with digital systems at 11 dental schools in Korea. Materials and Methods: Forty six intraoral radiographic systems in 11 dental schools were included in this study. Digital sensors were used in 33 systems and film was used in 13 systems. Researchers and the volunteer visited 11 dental schools in Korea. Researchers asked the radiologic technician (s) at each school to set the exposure parameters and aiming the x-ray tube for the periapical view of the mandibular molar of the volunteer. The skin entrance doses were measured at the same exposure parameters and distance by the technician for each system with a dosimeter (Multi-O-Meter : Unfors instruments, Billdal, Sweden). Results: The median dose was $491.2{\mu}Gy$ for digital radiography and $1,205.0{\mu}Gy$ for film radiography. The skin entrance dose in digital radiography was significantly lower than that of film radiography (p<0.05). Conclusion: Fifty-nine percent skin entrance dose reduction with digital periapical radiography was achieved over the film radiography in Korean dental schools.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제33권
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• pp.55-62
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• 2021

목 적: 방사선 피부염은 유방암 방사선 치료로 인해 발생하는 가장 흔한 부작용 중 하나로 본 연구는 자세오차에 따른 피부선량 차이를 분석하여 방사선 치료 부작용을 줄이고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 3D 프린터를 이용하여 유방 모형을 제작하고, 그것을 팬텀에 적용하였으며, 컴퓨터단층촬영을 통해 영상을 획득하였다. 처방선량의 95%가 들어가는 치료계획용적이 체적의 95%이상이 될 수 있도록, Dmax가 처방선량의 107%넘지 않게 치료계획하였다. 자세오차는 X축, Y축, Z축으로 ±1mm/±3mm/±5mm를 동일하게 적용하여 비교평가하였다. 결 과 : 자세오차 시 피부선량의 변동성은 처방선량 대비 약 106%에서 약 123%였으며 가장 큰 피부선량의 증가는 X축의 바깥쪽(lateral) 방향 5mm 자세오차에서 49.24 Gy였다. 처방선량 대비 107%이상의 영역은 skin lateral에서 6.87 cc로 가장 넓게 나타났다. 결 론 : 좌측 유방암 용적 변조 회전 방사선 치료 시 자세오차가 일어났을 경우 X축의 바깥쪽 방향에서 처방선량 대비 가장 큰 피부선량의 차이가 나타났다. 이를 통해 치료실 CBCT 정합 시 치료받는 쪽 유방의 Y축, Z축을 정합하는 것도 물론 중요하지만 X축을 정합하는데 더 노력한다면 치료 간 피부선량의 변동성을 더 줄이기 위한 효과적인 방법으로 사료된다.