The safe, efficient and cost-effective decommissioning and dismantling of radioactive facilities requires the accurate characterization of the radionuclide activities and dose rate environment. And it is critical across many nuclear industries to identify and locate sources of radiation accurately and quickly. One of the more challenging aspects of dealing with radiation is that you cannot see it directly, which can result in potential exposure when working in those environments. Generally, semiconductor detectors have better energy resolution than scintillation detectors, but the maximum achievable count rates are limited by long pulse signals. Whereas some high pure germanium detectors have been developed to operate at high count rates, and these HPGe detectors could obtain gamma-ray spectra at high count rates exceeding 1 Mcps. However, HPGe detectors require cooling devices to reduce the leak currents, which becomes disadvantageous when developing portable radiation detectors. Furthermore, chemicalcompound semiconductor detectors made of cadmium telluride and cadmium zinc telluride are popular, because they have good energy resolution and are available at room temperature. However, CdTe and CZT detectors develop irradiation-induced defects under intense gamma-ray fields. In this Review, we start with the fundamentals of gamma rays detection and review the recent developments in scintillators gamma-ray detectors. The key factors affecting the detector performance are summarized. We also give an outlook on the field, with emphasis on the challenges to be overcome.

Gamma-ray spectroscopy, which is an appropriate method to identify and quantify radionuclides, is widely utilized in radiological leakage monitoring of nuclear facilities, assay of radioactive wastes, and decontamination evaluation of post-processing such as decommissioning and remediation. For example, in the post-processing, it is conducted to verify the radioactivity level of the site before and after the work and decide to recycle or dispose the generated waste. For an accurate evaluation of gamma-ray emitting radionuclides, the measurement should be carried out near the region of interest on site, or a sample analysis should be performed in the laboratory. However, the region is inaccessible due to the safety-critical nature of nuclear facilities, and excessive radiation exposure to workers could be caused. In addition, in the case of subjects that may be contaminated inside such as pipe structures generated during decommissioning, surveying is usually done over the outside of them only, so the effectiveness of the result is limited. Thus, there is a need to develop a radiation measurement system that can be available in narrow space and can sense remotely with excellent performance. A liquid light guide (LLG), unlike typical optical fiber, is a light guide which has a liquid core. It has superior light transmissivity than any optical fiber and can be manufactured with a larger diameter. Additionally, it can deliver light with much greater intensity with very low attenuation along the length because there is no packing fraction and it has very high radiation resistant characteristics. Especially, thanks to the good transmissivity in UV-VIS wavelength, the LLG can well transmit the scintillation light signals from scintillators that have relatively short emission wavelengths, such as LaBr3:Ce and CeBr3. In this study, we developed a radiation sensor system based on a LLG for remote gamma-ray spectroscopy. We fabricated a radiation sensor with LaBr3:Ce scintillator and LLG, and acquired energy spectra of Cs-137 and Co-60 remotely. Furthermore, the results of gamma-ray spectroscopy using different lengths of LLG were compared with those obtained without LLG. Energy resolutions were estimated as 7.67%, 4.90%, and 4.81% at 662, 1,173, and 1,332 keV, respectively for 1 m long LLG, which shows similar values of a general NaI(Tl) scintillator. With 3 m long LLG, the energy resolutions were 7.92%, 5.48%, and 5.07% for 662, 1,173, and 1,332 keV gamma-rays, respectively.

The seaweed Ecklonia cava, a brown algae abundant in JeJu Island, South Korea, has large amounts of the polyphenol compound phloroglucinol (PG, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene), which has been proposed to exert interesting biological properties including antioxidant and radioprotective effects against ionizing radiation-induced damages in various cells and tissues. To identify antioxidant and radioprotective effects of PG in skin tissues, we exposed mice to 8.5 Gy whole body irradiation (WBI) at day 6 after depilation with and without PG treatment. In PG treated cases, PG was applied twice, once at 17.8 hours before and then at the time of WBI. At 8 hours after WBI, a reduction in the formation of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substrates (TBARS) was observed in the PG treated group. Upon western blot analysis, PG treatment overexpressed the MnSOD, catalase, and GPx-1, although the difference was not significant. In parallel with the results of western blot analysis, the percentage of MnSOD-and catalase-positive cells was significantly increased at 8 and 24 hours after WBI, while no significant difference was observed over 48 hours in PG treated skins. Moreover, PG treatment increased the percentage of Ki-67 positive cells compared with that of irradiated only mice at 8 hours after WBI. Our results suggest that PG is effective at attenuating oxidative stress, and that the promotion of antioxidant enzymes such as MnSOD and catalase may be an important aspect for its radioprotection in skin.

Cellulose is the most useful feedstock in the world that could be used to prepare new kinds of materials, and cellulose derivatives have potential application as functional polymers. Due to the present of hydroxyl groups, cellulose is considered to be an excellent material for surface modification. Among the chemical modification method, Graft copolymerization is a well-established and commonly used technique for modification of polymer surface. In this study, sulfonated GMA-g-cellulose ion exchange fibers were synthesized by gamma-ray mutual radiation. The conversion of epoxy groups into the functional groups was investigated. Factors affecting on grafting process such as radiation dose, monomer concentration, added salt and cross-linking agent were studied.

Helicoverpa armigera is a serious polyphagous pest inflicting losses to various kinds of food crops. Among dis-infestation methods, methyl bromide (MeBr) has been widely used in quarantine treatments. However, after regulation as ozone depleting substance, MeBr is restricted in use. Phytosanitary irradiation has been suggested as an useful alternative to MeBr. In this study, H. armigera adults were irradiated with 400 Gy which was decided as a critical dose to the adults by the preliminary experiments. The irradiated females and males were mated reciprocally with fresh ones. Some of the both sexes were subjected to comet assay to determine the degree of DNA damage by gamma ray irradiation. There was no significant difference in fecundity among mates. However the irradiation significantly affected hatchability of F1 eggs. No F1 eggs hatched in the mate of treated female (TF) x treated male (TM). Hatchability of F1 eggs from TF x UM (untreated male) and UF x TM mates were 0.3% and 1.1%, respectively. A few larvae from UF x TM mate developed up to adults. Comet assay indicated that gamma-ray irradiation is efficient in damaging male's DNA than female's which may be the cause of dramatic decrease in F1 hatchability.

An evidence suggests that even low-dose irradiation can lead to progressive cognitive decline as well as memory deficits in both humans and experimental animals in part due to hippocampal dysfunction. To determine whether or not green tea (GT) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) could attenuate memory impairment as well as suppress hippocampal neurogenesis, passive avoidance and object recognition memory test as well as TUNEL assay and immunohistochemical detection with markers of neurogenesis (Ki-67 and doublecortin (DCX)) were performed using adult mice treated with relatively low-dose gamma irradiation (2.0 Gy). GT was administered intraperitonially at a dosage of 50 mg/kg of body weight at 36 and 12 hr pre-irradiation and at 30 minutes post-irradiation, or orally at a dosage of 250 mg/kg of body weight/day for 7 days before autopsy. EGCG (25 mg/kg of body weight) was administered intraperitonially at 36 and 12 hr pre-irradiation and at 30 minutes post-irradiation. In the passive avoidance and object recognition memory test, mice trained for 1 day after acute irradiation (2 Gy) showed significant memory deficits compared with sham controls. The number of TUNEL-positive apoptotic nuclei in the dentate gyrus increased by 12 h after irradiation. In addition, the numbers of Ki-67- and DCX-positive cells significantly decreased. GT treatment prior to irradiation attenuated memory defects, blocked apoptotic death, as well as reduced the number of DCX-positive cells. Therefore, GT may attenuate memory defects in adult mice exposed to a relatively low dose of radiation possibly by inhibiting the detrimental effects of irradiation on hippocampal neurogenesis.

방사선 조사에 의한 표고(Lentinula edodes) 돌연변이주의 균사배양 및 세포외효소 분비능의 특 성을 조사하였다. 공시균주(균주명 JMI-10041)의 돌연변이 유발을 위해 균사체를 PDA(Potato dextrose agar) 배지에 배양한 후 선량 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 Gy 등에서 X-Ray를 조사하였고 대치선 확인배양법을 통하여 균주 간에 대치선 생성 유·무에 따라 돌연변이주를 선별한 결과 500 Gy(1균 주)에서만 돌연변이가 유발되었다. 돌연변이주의 배양적 특성을 조사한 결과 모균주의 균사생장 최적온도는 25℃이였고 돌연변이주는 23 ℃로 모균주보다 2℃ 낮게 나타났으며, 최적배지 선발실험에서는 두 균주 모두 ME1(Malt Extract Agar) 배지에서 생장이 양호하였다. 최적 pH 선발실험에서는 두 균주 모두 pH 7에서 생장 이 양호하게 나타났다. 또한 세포외 효소 분비능을 조사한 결과 amylase, xylanase 및 pectinase 효 소활성이 모균주와 돌연변이주 모두에서 나타나지 않거나 약한 활성을 보였고 β-glucosidase 효소 활성에서도 두 균주 모두 활성이 약하거나 중도이상의 활성을 보여 차이점이 없었다. 그리고 Protease에서는 모균주와 돌연변이주에서 강한 효소활성을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 저선량보다는 고선량의 X-Ray에서 돌연변이가 유발되었으며 배양적 특성조사에는 돌연변이주가 2℃ 낮게 나타났었고 세포외효소 분비능은 뚜렷한 차이점이 없었다. 향후 자실체 실 증재배시험을 통해 돌연변이주의 형태·재배적 차이점이 규명되어져야 한다.

To induce the enhanced mutants of dinitroaniline herbicide pendimethalin degrading bacterium, Bacillus sp. MS202 was irradiated with gamma radiation at the dose of LD99 (3.35 kGy). Three enhanced mutants (MS202m7, MS202m14, MS202m18) were isolated fr

본 연구에서는 감마선으로 유도된 돌연변이체들에서 공통으로 발현되는 방사선 관련 유전자들의 발현을 연구하기 위하여, B. lentimorbus WJ5 의 방사선 유도 돌연변이체에서 발현되는 유전자를 DNA microarray로 동시에 탐색하였다. DNA microarray는 B. lentimorbus WJ5 genome을 무작위로 절단하여 2,000 단편으로 구성하였으며, 감마선 (60/Co)으로 유도된 7 돌연변이체의 발현을 정량적으로 관찰하였

To investigate the mutational spectrum of laccase (Lac) genes (lac -A and lac -B) involved in degrading lignin which is the recalcitrant cell wall polymer, the genes of the Pleurotus ostreatus mutants induced by gamma ray radiation were amplified by PCR a

합성화학물질의 몇몇은 고등동물의 내분비계를 교란하는 물질로 작용하는 것이 알려져 있다. 다이옥신, 디디티, 피시비 및 비스페놀 에이 등이 내분비계 장애물질로 분류되어 선진 각국에서는 엄격한 통제하에 관리되고 있다. 본 연구는 자주달개비 미세핵 분석법을 이용하여 염색체이상 유발에 있어서의 BPA와 방사선의 상대적 효과를 비교하기 위하여 시행되었다. 홉수처리를 위하여 자주달개비 4430클론의 절취화서를 각각의 농도로 조제된 BPA용액에 여섯시간 동안 침지하

묵은 배추와 무 종자에 저선량 γ선을 조사하여 종자발아율과 발아유식물의 효소활성 변화를 조사하였다. 발아율은 대조구에 비해 저선량 조사구에서 증가하는 경향을 보였는데 특히 발아초기단계에 효과가 뚜렷하게 나타났으며 배추는 2 Gy와 8 Gy조사구에서 4-ll % 정도, 무는 2 Gy, 6 Gy, 10 Gy 조사구에서 25-41% 정도 증가하였다. 저선량 γ선이 조사된 배추와 무의 유묘초장도 저선량 조사구에서 증가하였는데 특