Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

Review

November 5, 2021

A Review of Organ Dose Calculation Tools for Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Scans

Choonsik Lee

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):151-159.

Background: Computed tomography (CT) is one of the crucial diagnostic tools in modern medicine. However, careful monitoring of radiation dose for CT patients is essential since the procedure involves ionizing...

Original Research

October 15, 2021

Study on Dual-Energy Signal and Noise of Double-Exposure X-Ray Imaging for High Conspicuity

Boram Song, Changsoo Kim, Junwoo Kim

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):160-169.

Background: Dual-energy X-ray images (DEI) can distinguish or improve materials of interest in a two-dimensional radiographic image, by combining two images obtained from separate low and high energies. The concepts...

Original Research

December 25, 2021

Age-Specific Thyroid Internal Dose Estimation for Koreans

Tae-Eun Kwon, Seokwon Yoon, Wi-Ho Ha, Yoonsun Chung, Young Woo Jin

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):170-177.

Background: The International Commission on Radiological Protection is preparing to provide reference dose coefficients for environmental radioiodine intake based on newly developed age-specific biokinetic models. However, the biokinetics of iodine...

Original Research

December 29, 2021

Mass Interception Fractions and Weathering Half-lives of Iodine-131 and Radiocesium in Leafy Vegetables Observed after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Keiko Tagami, Shigeo Uchida

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):178-183.

Background: This study was carried out to provide environmental transfer parameter values to estimate activity concentrations of these radionuclides in agricultural crops when direct contamination occurred. Materials and Methods: Mass interception...

Original Research

January 6, 2022

Comparison of Dose Rates from Four Surveys around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant for Location Factor Evaluation

Yukihisa Sanada, Mutsushi Ishida, Kazuya Yoshimura, Satoshi Mikami

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):184-193.

Background: The radionuclides released by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident 9 years ago are still being monitored by various research teams and the Japanese government. Comparison of...

Original Research

December 29, 2021

Preliminary Study on Rapid Measurement of Gross Alpha/Beta and ⁹⁰Sr Activities in Surface Soil by Mobile ZnS(Ag)/PTV Array and Handheld PVT Rod with Gated Energy Channels

Chanki Lee, Hee Reyoung Kim

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):194-203.

Background: Surface soil radiation monitoring around nuclear facilities is important to classify and characterize the contaminated areas. A scanning and direct measurement technique can survey the sites rapidly before starting...

Original Research

November 27, 2021

Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Radioisotope Identifiers for Plastic Scintillation Detector

Byoungil Jeon, Jongyul Kim, Yonggyun Yu, Myungkook Moon

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):204-212.

Background: Identification of radioisotopes for plastic scintillation detectors is challenging because their spectra have poor energy resolutions and lack photo peaks. To overcome this weakness, many researchers have conducted radioisotope...

Technical Paper

January 5, 2022

Recent Trend of Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Korea, 2015–2019

Young Khi Lim

J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):213-217.

Background: Radiation exposure can occur as a result of occupational activities utilizing sources of radiation. The average level of occupational exposure is generally similar to the global average, but some...

Current Issue: Volume 46(4); Dec 2021

A Review of Organ Dose Calculation Tools for Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Scans Choonsik Lee J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):151-159. Review November 5, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Study on Dual-Energy Signal and Noise of Double-Exposure X-Ray Imaging for High Conspicuity Boram Song, Changsoo Kim, Junwoo Kim J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):160-169. Original Research October 15, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Age-Specific Thyroid Internal Dose Estimation for Koreans Tae-Eun Kwon, Seokwon Yoon, Wi-Ho Ha, Yoonsun Chung, Young Woo Jin J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):170-177. Original Research December 25, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	Mass Interception Fractions and Weathering Half-lives of Iodine-131 and Radiocesium in Leafy Vegetables Observed after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Keiko Tagami, Shigeo Uchida J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):178-183. Original Research December 29, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material
Comparison of Dose Rates from Four Surveys around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant for Location Factor Evaluation Yukihisa Sanada, Mutsushi Ishida, Kazuya Yoshimura, Satoshi Mikami J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):184-193. Original Research January 6, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF Supplementary Material	Preliminary Study on Rapid Measurement of Gross Alpha/Beta and ⁹⁰Sr Activities in Surface Soil by Mobile ZnS(Ag)/PTV Array and Handheld PVT Rod with Gated Energy Channels Chanki Lee, Hee Reyoung Kim J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):194-203. Original Research December 29, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF
Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Radioisotope Identifiers for Plastic Scintillation Detector Byoungil Jeon, Jongyul Kim, Yonggyun Yu, Myungkook Moon J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):204-212. Original Research November 27, 2021 Full text PubReader ePub PDF	Recent Trend of Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Korea, 2015–2019 Young Khi Lim J. Radiat. Prot. Res. 2021;46(4):213-217. Technical Paper January 5, 2022 Full text PubReader ePub PDF