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A Study On Radiation Detection Using CMOS Image Sensor

CMOS 이미지 센서를 사용한 방사선 측정에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Joo-Hyun (Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanbat National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ho (Department of Electronics&Control Engineering, Hanbat National University)
  • Received : 2015.05.11
  • Accepted : 2015.05.29
  • Published : 2015.06.30

Abstract

In this paper, we propose the radiation measuring algorithm and the device composition using CMOS image sensor. The radiation measuring algorithm using CMOS image sensor is based on the radiation particle distinguishing algorithm projected to the CMOS image sensor and accumulated and average number of pixels of the radiation particles projected to dozens of images per second with CMOS image sensor. The radiation particle distinguishing algorithm projected to the CMOS image sensor measures the radiation particle images by dividing them into R, G and B and adjusting the threshold value that distinguishes light intensity and background from the particle of each image. The radiation measuring algorithm measures radiation with accumulated and average number of radiation particles projected to dozens of images per second with CMOS image sensor according to the preset cycle. The hardware devices to verify the suggested algorithm consists of CMOS image sensor and image signal processor part, control part, power circuit part and display part. The test result of radiation measurement using the suggested CMOS image sensor is as follows. First, using the low-cost CMOS image sensor to measure radiation particles generated similar characteristics to that from measurement with expensive GM Tube. Second, using the low-cost CMOS image sensor to measure radiation presented largely similar characteristics to the linear characteristics of expensive GM Tube.

본 논문에서는 CMOS 이미지 센서를 사용한 방사선 측정 알고리즘 및 장치의 구성을 제안한다. CMOS 이미지 센서를 사용한 방사선 측정 알고리즘은 CMOS 이미지 센서에 입사된 방사선 입자 판별 알고리즘과 CMOS 이미지 센서로 매초 수 십장의 이미지에 입사된 방사선 입자에 대한 픽셀 수의 누적 및 평균을 기준으로 하는 방사선 수치 측정 알고리즘을 사용한다. CMOS 이미지 센서에 입사된 방사선 입자 판별 알고리즘은 입사된 방사선 입자의 이미지를 R, G, B로 분할하고 각각의 이미지에 대해 명암 및 백그라운드와 입자를 구별할 수 있는 임계값 설정 조정을 통하여 측정한다. 방사선 수치 측정 알고리즘은 설정된 주기에 따른 CMOS 이미지 센서로 매초 수 십장의 이미지에 입사된 방사선 입자수를 누적 저장, 평균을 통하여 방사선 수치를 측정한다. 제안된 알고리즘의 검증을 위한 하드웨어 장치는 CMOS 이미지 센서 및 이미지 시그널 프로세서부, 제어부, 전원회로부, 디스플레이부 등으로 구성된다. 제안된 CMOS 이미지 센서를 사용한 방사선 측정에 관하여 실험한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫 번째로 저가의 CMOS 이미지 센서를 사용하여 방사선 입자 판별 측정 실험을 통해 고가의 GM Tube의 측정 구간별 특성과 대체로 유사한 특성을 나타낼 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 두 번째로 저가의 CMOS 이미지 센서로 방사선 수치 측정 실험을 통해 고가의 GM Tube가 나타내는 선형 특성과 대체로 유사한 특성을 나타냄을 확인할 수 있었다.

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