The apparel industry has recently been recognizing the important target market of middle-aged women. The aim of this study was to examine the anthropometric characteristics of US women of 46 to 65 years of age and identify distinctive body shape characteristics of US middle-aged women. A total of 1915 middle-aged women whose ages ranged from 46 to 65 were selected from the SizeUSA database. The age range was divided into two groups: 46-55 and 56-65. Twenty-four body measurements important for apparel development were chosen. Four factors—Girth Factor, Height Factor, Hip Drop Factor, and Bust Drop Factor—accounted for the US middle-aged women’s body measurements. The body shapes were classified into four body shapes, which were Y-Shape in the overweight range, S-Shape in the overweight range, H-Shape in the overweight range, and the A-Shape in obese range. H-Shape, which was the least-defined waist in relation to the bust and hips with a short height, existed more in older middle-aged women than in younger middle-aged women. Y-Shape, S-Shape, and A-Shape existed more in the group of younger middle-aged women than in the group of older middle-aged women. In addition, compared with the younger middle-aged women, older middle-aged women had narrower shoulders, a larger waist, thinner legs, and a longer distance between side neck to bust point. The findings from the current study may be applied in the apparel industry for developing clothing sizing systems for US middle-aged women.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the breast growth variation trends and characteristics of Korean adolescent girls based on 3D body measurements. Subjects were 174 girls aged between 13 and 18. 3D body scanning data were collected and the data were measured by Geomagic Design X program. The total of 18 anthropometric measurements and 4 index items were analyzed. The main results of this study are as follows: 1) Overall, the breast growth of adolescent girls got out of children's body shapes at the age of 14 and the adult's body shapes appeared remarkably at the age of 18. Before the age of 15, the adolescent girls' breast enlarged. 2) The surface lengths of upper body, which means the breast volume, showed significant growth above B cup groups rather than under A cup groups. The demand of B cup size (32.2%) was higher than A cup size (25.9%). And 35.6% of subjects' brassiere band size was 70. 3) The thorax grew evenly in the circumference, depth and breadth. The thoracic development related to the breast volume as well as the whole upper body's development. These results reveal that it is necessary to develop adolescent girls' brassiere reflecting on adolescent girls' breast growth variation trends and characteristics by age, breast size and thoracic development.

전산화 단층촬영 장치의 정 도관리 항목 중 하나인 환자 피폭선량 피폭 시험은 의료법 제38조 특수의료 장비 설치 및 운영에 따라 1년마다 측정을 시행하고 기록을 보관해야 한다. 선량 측정을 위해 사용되고 있는 CT-Dose 팬텀은 정확한 선량 측정이 가능하지만 가격이 비싸다는 단점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 기존의 CT-Dose 팬텀을 3D프린터로 유사하게 제작하여 기존의 팬텀과 비교 분석하고 유용성을 알아보았다. 기존의 CT-Dose팬텀과 동일한 팬텀을 제작하기위해 PLA 필라멘트를 이용하여 FFF 방식의 3D프린터를 이용하였으며, CTDIw 값을 산출하기 위해 팬텀의 주변부와 중앙부에 이온챔버를 삽입하여 각 10번씩 측정 하였다. 측정결과 주변부는 CT-Dose팬텀 30.44 ± 0.31 mGy, 중앙부는 29.55 ± 0.34 mGy CTDIw값은 30.14 ± 0.30 mGy로 측정되었고, 3D프린터를 이용하여 제작된 팬텀은 주변부 30.59 ± 0.18 mGy, 중앙부 29.01 ± 0.04 mGy, CTDIw값은 30.06 ± 0.13 mGy로 측정되었다. SPSS 통계 프로그램의 Mann- Whiteney U-test를 사용하여 분석한 결과 중앙부의 결과 값은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었지만 주변부와 CTDIw의 결과 값은 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 결론적으로, 3D프린터를 이용하여 제작된 팬텀으로 기존의 CT-Dose 팬텀과 유사한 선량측정 성능을 보였으며, 본 연구를 통해 3D프린터를 이용한 저비용의 팬텀 제작의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

3D Photo Scan is the science of making measurements from photographs, especially for recovering the exact positions of surface points. 3D Photo Scan may employ high-speed imaging and remote sensing in order to detect, measure and record complex 2D and 3D fields. It will be used as basic data on the facility maintenace through BIM based of RC measurements using advanced 3D photo scan.