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Performance Evaluation of Domestic Prototype Dose Area Product Meter SFT-1

국산 프로토타입 면적선량계 SFT-1의 성능평가

  • Lee, Ho-Sun (Department of Bio-convergence engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Han, Seong-Gyu (Department of Bio-convergence engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Roh, Young-Hoon (Department of Bio-convergence engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Jong (Department of Bio-convergence engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Min (Department of Bio-convergence engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Uk (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute) ;
  • Chae, Hyun-Sik (SFTechnology) ;
  • Yoon, Yong-Su (Department of Health Sciences Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University)
  • Received : 2016.09.01
  • Accepted : 2016.09.21
  • Published : 2016.09.30

Abstract

The importance of radiation dose display of medical X-ray equipment was emphasized, while third edition of IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission) 60601 started to apply. The existing medical X-ray equipment selected a method for attaching the DAP(Dose Area Product) meter when the dose display. However, because the DAP meter was dependent on all of the income, And it did not yet produced in Korea. So, we received the support of Seoul R&BD Program(Grants No. C1152055) to produce DAP meter prototype of the Domestically technology. In this study, the performance of this prototype was evaluated by comparing the German company's product Evaluation item was an electronic capture performance, radiation dose dependence, radiation quality dependence, energy transmittance, repeatability, light transmittance of 6 entries. And IEC 60580 was based on this evaluation. Evaluation results were electronic capture performance intrinsic error 9.5%, radiation dose dependence limits of variation 1%, repeatability coefficient of variation 2%, energy transmittance 91% each assessment was passed. However radiation quality dependence limits of variation 29%, light transmittance 55% was less than acceptance criteria.

현재 시중에 설치되어 있는 의료용 X선 장치는 선량표시를 할 때 일반적으로 DAP(Dose Area Product) meter를 부착한다. 그러나 DAP meter가 전부 수입에 의존하고 있기 때문에 고가의 설치 비용 등의 문제가 있다. 본 연구에서는 서울시의 지원을 받아 순수 국산기술의 DAP meter 프로토타입을 제작하였고, 이 프로토타입의 성능을 독일산 I사의 제품과 비교하여 평가하였다. 평가 항목은 전자포집효율, 선량의존성, 선질의존성, 재현성, 자체흡수율, 광투과율 6개 항목으로 IEC 60580를 평가 기준으로 삼았다. 평가 결과 전자포집효율이 고유오차 9.5%, 선량의존성이 선형성 99%, 재현성이 변동계수 2%, 자체흡수율이 9%로 각각 합격기준을 만족시켰으나, 선질의존성이 변동한계 29%, 광투과율이 55%로 합격기준에 미달하였다. 아직 프로토타입이기에 앞으로 개선될 여지가 많다. 회로부터 재료까지 국산기술로 개발하고 있기 때문에 합격 기준에 미달하는 항목은 추후 해결 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

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