Patents by Inventor Young-Kyung Lim
Young-Kyung Lim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240373538Abstract: Provided is a radiation irradiation device and method in which radiation intensity can be adjusted depending on an irradiation position. The device includes a radiation source, a target plate having an irradiation hole through which radiation emitted from the radiation source passes and having a first target stopper and a second target stopper formed to protrude on both surfaces, respectively, X-axis shield plates and Y-axis shield plates coupled to both sides of one surface of the target plate and including shield stoppers formed on a contact surface with the target plate and capable of being moved with respect to the target plate. The X-axis shield plate are coupled laterally with shield stoppers capable of moving laterally and the Y-axis plate are coupled longitudinally with shield stoppers capable of moving longitudinally. The shield stoppers can be moved between two first target stoppers or two second target stoppers adjacent to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Dong Ho SHIN, Tae Hyun KIM, Hak Soo KIM, Se Byeong LEE, Young Kyung LIM, Jong Hwi JEONG
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Publication number: 20240335678Abstract: The present invention relates to a conversion device for converting a treatment beam for treating a lesion of a subject, comprising: a collimator unit to which the treatment beam is incident and which has a plurality of slits; and a scattering unit that scatters the treatment beam that has passed through the collimator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicants: NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, RAPHARAD INC., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATIONInventors: Young Kyung LIM, Myeong Soo KIM, Kyeong Yun PARK, Do Hyeon KIM, Sang Soo KIM, Hak Soo KIM, Jong Hwi JEONG, Se Byeong LEE, Dong Ho SHIN, Joo Young KIM, Tae Hyun KIM, Seong Ho MOON, Yang-Gun SUH, Hojin KIM, Kwanghyun JO
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Patent number: 11880003Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring the distribution of radiation dose emitted from a brachytherapy insertion tool, the apparatus including a housing having defined therein a measurement space in which the brachytherapy insertion tool is located, a fluorescent member disposed at the housing, the fluorescent member being configured to react with radiation emitted to the measurement space and to emit light, a camera disposed in the housing, and a cover coupled to one surface of the housing, the cover being configured to cover the fluorescent member. The portion of the fluorescent member to which radiation from a radiation source of the brachytherapy insertion tool is applied reacts with the radiation and generates light, brightness of the light varies depending on distribution of the radiation, and the position at which the light is bright is calculated to measure the direction in which the brachytherapy insertion tool has no shielding.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignees: THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IAC), CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, KOREA INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCESInventors: Ui-Jung Hwang, Young Kyung Lim, Sang Hyoun Choi, Youngmoon Goh, Ki Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 11819710Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a program for calculating a brachytherapy plan, and a brachytherapy apparatus. The method comprises: a step in which a computer obtains the number of radiation irradiation spots on the basis of radiation irradiation information (a radiation irradiation spot number obtaining step (S200)); a step in which the computer obtains target area information from a body model of a patient generated on the basis of medical image data of the patient (a target area information obtaining step (S400)); and a therapy plan calculating step (S600) in which the computer calculates, on the basis of the radiation irradiation information and the target area information, the radiation irradiation spots to which radiation is irradiated and the time length of irradiation to each radiation irradiation spot.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: THE ASAN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION, NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCESInventors: Ho Jin Kim, Jung Won Kwak, Byung Chul Cho, Sang Wook Lee, Chi Young Jeong, Young Kyung Lim, Ui Jung Hwang, Sang Hyoun Choi
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Patent number: 11471701Abstract: A body-insertable device having an adjustable radiation emission direction and radiation emission range, which includes a first outer body extending to be long and an accommodation space having a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space having different distances to the first outer body.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Young Kyung Lim, Ui Jung Hwang, Young Moon Goh, Hak Soo Kim, Dong Ho Shin, Se Byeong Lee, Jong Hwi Jeong, Joo Young Kim, Tae Hyun Kim
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Publication number: 20220155466Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring the distribution of radiation dose emitted from a brachytherapy insertion tool, the apparatus including a housing having defined therein a measurement space in which the brachytherapy insertion tool is located, a fluorescent member disposed at the housing, the fluorescent member being configured to react with radiation emitted to the measurement space and to emit light, a camera disposed in the housing, and a cover coupled to one surface of the housing, the cover being configured to cover the fluorescent member. The portion of the fluorescent member to which radiation from a radiation source of the brachytherapy insertion tool is applied reacts with the radiation and generates light, brightness of the light varies depending on distribution of the radiation, and the position at which the light is bright is calculated to measure the direction in which the brachytherapy insertion tool has no shielding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Ui-Jung HWANG, Young Kyung LIM, Sang Hyoun CHOI, Youngmoon GOH, Ki Hwan KIM
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Patent number: 11052263Abstract: The present invention relates to a body insertable device having an outer body being bent; and an inner body positioned inside the outer body, having an accommodation space in which the resource soured is accommodated, and being capable of rotating inside the outer body, wherein a radiation emission direction is continuously adjusted by rotation of the inner body.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignees: NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, KOREA INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE ASAN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATIONInventors: Young Kyung Lim, Jung Won Kwak, Dae Yong Kim, Yeon Joo Kim, Joo Young Kim, Soon Ki Min, Young Dae Jung, Ho Jin Jeong, Sang Hyoun Choi, Ui Jung Hwang
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Patent number: 11033244Abstract: The present invention relates to an in vivo radiation amount measuring instrument. An in vivo radiation amount measuring instrument according to the present invention comprises: a main body elongated along an in vivo inserting direction and capable of supplying a fluid; an expanding part having at least a portion thereof fixed or connected to the main body and capable of being expanded and contracted by means of the outflow/inflow of the fluid; and a radiation measuring part disposed on the expanding part and measuring the amount of surface radiation distribution on in vivo tissue which the expanding part contacts by expanding.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Young Kyung Lim, Eun Hee Jeang, Ui-Jung Hwang, Kwan Ho Cho, Se Byeong Lee, Dongho Shin, Jeonghoon Park, Dae Yong Kim, Joo-Young Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Sun Young Kim, Kwanghyun Jo, Ki Mun Kang, Hojin Jeong
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Publication number: 20210085998Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a device, and a program for calculating a brachytherapy plan, and a brachytherapy apparatus. The method comprises: a step in which a computer obtains the number of radiation irradiation spots on the basis of radiation irradiation information (a radiation irradiation spot number obtaining step (S200)); a step in which the computer obtains target area information from a body model of a patient generated on the basis of medical image data of the patient (a target area information obtaining step (S400)); and a therapy plan calculating step (S600) in which the computer calculates, on the basis of the radiation irradiation information and the target area information, the radiation irradiation spots to which radiation is irradiated and the time length of irradiation to each radiation irradiation spot.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicants: THE ASAN FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN FOUNDATION FOR INDUSTRY COOPERATION, NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, THE INDUSTRY & ACADEMIC COOPERATION IN CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL SCIENCESInventors: Ho Jin KIM, Jung Won KWAK, Byung Chul CHO, Sang Wook LEE, Chi Young JEONG, Young Kyung LIM, Ui Jung HWANG, Sang Hyoun CHOI
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Publication number: 20200246634Abstract: A body-insertable device having an adjustable radiation emission direction and radiation emission range, which includes a first outer body extending to be long and an accommodation space having a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space having different distances to the first outer body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Young Kyung LIM, Ui Jung HWANG, Young Moon GOH, Hak Soo KIM, Dong Ho SHIN, Se Byeong LEE, Jong Hwi JEONG, Joo Young KIM, Tae Hyun KIM
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Publication number: 20190329066Abstract: The present invention relates to a body insertable device having an outer body being bent; and an inner body positioned inside the outer body, having an accommodation space in which the resource soured is accommodated, and being capable of rotating inside the outer body, wherein a radiation emission direction is continuously adjusted by rotation of the inner body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicants: National Cancer Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, The Asan Foundation, University of Ulsan Foundation for Industry CooperationInventors: Young Kyung LIM, Jung Won KWAK, Dae Yong KIM, Yeon Joo KIM, Joo Young KIM, Soon Ki MIN, Young Dae JUNG, Ho Jin JEONG, Sang Hyoun CHOI, Ui Jung HWANG
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Patent number: 9971048Abstract: Disclosed is a proton beam detection device comprising a sensor having optical fiber of an arrangement structure capable of accurately and efficiently detecting proton dose distribution such as bragg peak, spread out bragg peak (SOBP) and symmetry of a therapeutic proton beam emitted in a scattering mode. The proton beam detection device, which detects a proton beam emitted from a proton beam source in a scattering mode, comprises a sensor having a plurality of detection modules including reference optical fiber and detection optical fiber having a length longer than the length of the reference optical fiber, the plurality of detection modules being diagonally arranged in the depth direction along which the proton beam emitted from the proton beam source proceeds.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Dong Ho Shin, Me Young Kim, Joo Young Kim, Jae Man Son, Se Byeong Lee, Young Kyung Lim, Ui Jung Hwang
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Publication number: 20180098742Abstract: The present invention relates to an in vivo radiation amount measuring instrument. An in vivo radiation amount measuring instrument according to the present invention comprises: a main body elongated along an in vivo inserting direction and capable of supplying a fluid; an expanding part having at least a portion thereof fixed or connected to the main body and capable of being expanded and contracted by means of the outflow/inflow of the fluid; and a radiation measuring part disposed on the expanding part and measuring the amount of surface radiation distribution on in vivo tissue which the expanding part contacts by expanding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Young Kyung Lim, Eun Hee Jeang, Ui-Jung Hwang, Kwan Ho Cho, Se Byeong Lee, Dongho Shin, Jeonghoon Park, Dae Yong Kim, Joo-Young Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Sun Young Kim, Kwanghyun Jo, Ki Mun Kang, Hojin Jeong
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Patent number: 9671508Abstract: The disclosed device for detecting the position and dose distribution of a therapeutic proton beam emitted in a pencil beam scanning mode comprises: a proton beam progressing position detection unit comprising a plurality of first optical fibers arranged along the first direction and a plurality of second optical fibers arranged along the second direction which is different from the first direction; and a proton beam dose distribution detection unit comprising a plurality of optical wavelength converter, each of which comprises an optical wavelength conversion disk and an optical wavelength-converting optical fibers arranged along the outer circumference of the optical wavelength conversion disk.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: National Cancer CenterInventors: Dong Ho Shin, Me Young Kim, Joo Young Kim, Jae Man Son, Se Byeong Lee, Young Kyung Lim, Ui Jung Hwang
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Publication number: 20160327658Abstract: The disclosed device for detecting the position and dose distribution of a therapeutic proton beam emitted in a pencil beam scanning mode comprises: a proton beam progressing position detection unit comprising a plurality of first optical fibers arranged along the first direction and a plurality of second optical fibers arranged along the second direction which is different from the first direction; and a proton beam dose distribution detection unit comprising a plurality of optical wavelength converter, each of which comprises an optical wavelength conversion disk and an optical wavelength-converting optical fibers arranged along the outer circumference of the optical wavelength conversion disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Dong Ho SHIN, Me Young KIM, Joo Young KIM, Jae Man SON, Se Byeong LEE, Young Kyung LIM, Ui Jung HWANG
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Publication number: 20160327659Abstract: Disclosed is a proton beam detection device comprising a sensor having optical fiber of an arrangement structure capable of accurately and efficiently detecting proton dose distribution such as bragg peak, spread out bragg peak (SOBP) and symmetry of a therapeutic proton beam emitted in a scattering mode. The proton beam detection device, which detects a proton beam emitted from a proton beam source in a scattering mode, comprises a sensor having a plurality of detection modules including reference optical fiber and detection optical fiber having a length longer than the length of the reference optical fiber, the plurality of detection modules being diagonally arranged in the depth direction along which the proton beam emitted from the proton beam source proceeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Dong Ho SHIN, Me Young KIM, Joo Young KIM, Jae Man SON, Se Byeong LEE, Young Kyung LIM, Ui Jung HWANG
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Publication number: 20150202463Abstract: In an apparatus for laser alignment and a method of aligning laser using the same, the apparatus for laser alignment is used in a radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system includes a rotatable gantry having a radiation source generating radiation, a radiation shaping unit and a crosshair indicating a radiation field center, a couch on which a patient is disposed and a laser device disposed adjacent to the gantry to irradiate a laser for aiming. A light source irradiates light being mounted in the gantry. The couch is disposed adjacent to the gantry. Position and direction of the couch are controllable. The apparatus for laser alignment includes the plural alignment marks spaced apart from each other to be projected, thereby simultaneously checking alignment status by the irradiation of the light in at least one direction; and a level and a level adjusting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Young Kyung Lim, Jung Won Kwak, Yeon-Joo Kim, Sung Ho Moon, Dong Ho Shin, Se Byeong Lee, Kwanghyun Jo, Ui-Jung Hwang
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Patent number: 8638982Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of tracking the movement of an eyeball in eyeball tumor treatment. The method includes a calibration step of storing an actual length for each pixel of an image in a storage unit, a template image generation step of storing a patient's eyeball image as a template image of the patient's eyeball in the storage unit, an eyeball location tracking step of, during the treatment of the patient's eyeball, determining whether movement of the treatment image has occurred by comparing treatment images of the patient's eyeball in real time with the template image, and a control step of stopping the operation of the proton beam output device if the movement of the treatment image deviates from a preset tolerance range, and keeping operation of the proton beam output device normal if the movement of the treatment image is within the tolerance range.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: National Cancer CenterInventors: Dong Ho Shin, Sung Yong Park, Se Byeong Lee, Myong Geun Yoon, Young Kyung Lim, Kwan Ho Cho
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Patent number: 7671522Abstract: An electron beam irradiator capable of performing electron beam irradiation in a wide area at a high current density with a field emitter tip. The electron beam irradiator comprises: a vacuum chamber having a beam irradiation window formed longitudinally in an outer periphery of the vacuum chamber; a cathode placed centrally and longitudinally inside the vacuum chamber, and having a field emitter tip formed on the cathode, corresponding to the beam irradiation window; and a high voltage supply placed at one end of the vacuum chamber, and adapted to apply high voltage toward the cathode. The electron beam irradiation can be made in a wide area without using an electromagnet as well as in a high current density without using a heater such as a filament or an additional power supply, thereby to ensure a simplified structure as well as a reduced size.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteInventors: Byung-Cheol Lee, Young-Kyung Lim, Young-Hwan Han, Young-Uk Jung, Seong-Hee Park, Cheol-Jin Lee, Tae-Jae Lee
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Publication number: 20090257639Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of tracking the movement of an eyeball in eyeball tumor treatment. The method includes a calibration step of storing an actual length for each pixel of an image in a storage unit, a template image generation step of storing a patient's eyeball image as a template image of the patient's eyeball in the storage unit, an eyeball location tracking step of, during the treatment of the patient's eyeball, determining whether movement of the treatment image has occurred by comparing treatment images of the patient's eyeball in real time with the template image, and a control step of stopping the operation of the proton beam output device if the movement of the treatment image deviates from a preset tolerance range, and keeping operation of the proton beam output device normal if the movement of the treatment image is within the tolerance range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: NATIONAL CANCER CENTERInventors: Dong Ho Shin, Sung Yong Park, Se Byeong Lee, Myong Geun Yoon, Young Kyung Lim, Kwan Ho Cho