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Exist for publishing the results of research and development in nuclear science and technology Starting for 2010 Atom Indonesia published three times a year in April, August, and December The scope of this journal covers experimental and analytical research in all areas of nuclear science and technology. including nuclear physics, reactor physics, radioactive waste treatment, fuel element development, radioisotopes and radio pharmaceutical engineering, nuclear and radiation safety, neutron scattering, material science and technology, as well as utilization of isotopes and radiation in agriculture, industry, health and environment.
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Identification, Selection, and Response of Radiation Induced Towuti Mutant Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) in Drought Stress Conditions H. Dama; S. I. Aisyah; S Sudarsono; A. K. Dewi; K. Wibisono
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 2 (2022): August 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1198

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Climate change with the impact of drought stress has become a major environmental problem for rice (Oryza sativa L.). The use of gamma ray radiation at a dose of 300 Gy is one way to develop drought tolerant rice varieties with little change to the characteristics of the Towuti variety. However, research is still needed to determine its resistance to drought stress. This study aims to identify characters for selection, genotype selection, and determine the response of Towuti mutant rice to drought stress conditions.The characters that can be used to select rice genotypes under drought stress conditions are plant height, number of leaves, number of tillers, and SPAD chlorophyll value. The Towuti mutant has the best tolerance to drought stress compared to other genotypes. Tolerance to drought stress in the Towuti mutant is not caused by the stay-green gene.
Patient Radiation Doses in Interventional Cardiology Procedure E. Hiswara; D. Kartikasari; N. Nuraeni; H. Sofyan; K. Y. P. Sandy
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 2 (2022): August 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1158

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Interventional cardiology is a minimally-invasive imaging procedure that allows medical doctor to evaluate and treat structural heart diseases. Due to its main advantages of avoidance of the scars and pain, as well as long post-operative recovery, interventional cardiology procedures have rapidly been growing. However, the increasingly complex and time-consuming procedures in interventional cardiology may increase the radiation exposure received by patients. This paper describes a study to measure patient radiation doses in terms of air kerma and kerma air-product (KAP) for various types of interventional cardiology procedures conducted in Indonesia. The measurements were performed at the interventional cardiology or cardiac catheterization facilities in sixteen hospitals in ten cities in Indonesia during the years of 2015 to 2019. A total of 147 procedures conducted on adult patients were used in this study. The type of procedure, total KAP, and air kerma were recorded after each procedure was completed. The demographic data of the patients were also recorded. The results showed that the mean air kerma and KAP measured for CA (coronary angiography) procedure were 680.73±57.85 mGy and 12.52±5.86 Gy cm2, respectively, while the values for PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) procedure were 890.66±38.76 mGy and 20.18±9.37 Gy cm2, respectively. These results are well within the ranges reported by other previous studies. The results are somewhat affected by the     body mass index of patients, while the fatal cancer risks among patients of CA and PCI procedures are comparable with those among interventional radiology procedures patients.
Noise Suppression of Computed Tomography (CT) Images Using Residual Encoder-Decoder Convolutional Neural Network (RED-CNN) H. B. Cokrokusumo; I. Hariyati; L. E. Lubis; P. Prajitno; D. S. Soejoko
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 3 (2022): December 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1113

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In this study, an in-house residual encoder-decoder convolutional neural network (RED-CNN)-based algorithm was composed and trained using images of cylindrical polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) phantom with a diameter of 26 cm at different simulated noise levels. The model was tested on 21 × 26 cm elliptical PMMA computed tomography (CT) phantom images with simulated noise to evaluate its denoising capability using signal to noise ratio (SNR), comparative peak signal-to-noise ratio (cPSNR), structural similarity (SSIM) index, modulation transfer function frequencies (MTF 10 %) and noise power spectra (NPS) values as parameters. Evaluation of a possible decrease of image quality was also performed by testing the model using homogenous water phantom and wire phantom images acquired using different mAs values. Results show that the model was able to consistently increase SNR, cPSNR, SSIM values, and decrease the integral noise power spectra (NPS). However, the noise level on either training or testing data affects the model’s final denoising performance. The lower noise level on testing data images tends to result in over-smoothed images, as indicated by the shift of the NPS curves. In contrast, higher simulated noise level tends to result in less satisfactory denoising performance, as indicated by lower SNR, cPSNR, and SSIM values. Meanwhile, the higher noise level on training data images tends to produce denoised images with reduced sharpness, as indicated by the decrease of the MTF 10 % values. Further studies are required to better understand the character of RED-CNN for CT noise suppression regarding the optimum parameters for best results.
Dose Distribution of Radioxenon Due to a Hypothetical Accident of TRIGA Research Reactor in Bangladesh K. M. Z. Zihan; M. A. Hoq; M. A. Khaer; M. T. Chowdhury; M. S. Islam; M. M. Rahman
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 3 (2022): December 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1227

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Radiological dose distribution owing to the deposition of 131mXe, 133mXe, 133Xe, 135mXe, 135Xe, and 138Xe on ground and immersion considering a postulated accident of TRIGA Mark-II research reactor has been assessed. The radiological dose distribution has been carried out in various directions with the help of Gaussian Diffusion Model. Local meteorological data such as average wind speed, frequency, etc. has been collected and evaluated for various directions around the reactor site. For all the dominant directions, the maximum dose values due to 131mXe, 133mXe, 133Xe, 135mXe, 135Xe, 138Xe and the total (131mXe + 133mXe + 133Xe + 135mXe + 135Xe + 138Xe) were observed within the limit 3.03E-7–1.23E-4 µSv/h, 1.01E-5–4.09E-3 µSv/h, 0.0003–0.14 µSv/h, 2.29E-5–9.26E-3 µSv/h, 0.002 –1.111 µSv/h, 1.11E-5–4.55E-3 µSv/h, and 0.003–1.269 µSv/h, respectively. Dose distribution was found to be dominant due to immersion and the contribution was 87.55 %. There is shortage of data regarding the release of radioxenon in the atmosphere during nuclear accident especially in the case of TRIGA type research reactor. This paper is the first such detailed study on atmospheric release of radioxenon and its dose distribution for a full power- reactor and the consequences towards the environment and public health. The result can be applied to develop the radiological protective measures and to prepare an emergency response plan for the TRIGA reactor site.
The Establishment of Institutional Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) in the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital T. Amalia; B. Zulkarnaien; C. Anam; K. Nurcahyo; H. Tussyadiah; D. E. Pradana
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 2 (2022): August 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1131

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Institutional diagnostic reference levels are used for quality assurance in radiology departments. The purpose of this study was to establish an institutional diagnostic reference level (DRL) and to provide a practical tool in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. For each type of procedure/examination, it needs at least 20 patients. The patients with regular size (average body size is 65 ± 10 kg for adult patients and 15±15 kg for pediatric patients) were enrolled in this project. The 75 percentile values of doses were used as institutional DRLs.  For nuclear medicine, the administered activities was based on the dose of activity to produce a good image. The DRL values were obtained for general radiography, nuclear medicine, mammography, CT examination, and interventional radiography. The DRL's result was compared to national DRL (NDRL) and values in other countries. The DRL values for general radiography in this study are higher compared to NDRL and Japanese study. The administered activities (MBq) for nuclear medicine in this study are higher compared to European Commission but lower when compared to a Japanese study. The DRL values for mammography in this study are higher compared to ARPANSA; however, they are lower than NDRL and UK studies. The DRL values for CT examination in this study are higher compared to Netherland, Canadian, and USA studies but lower than NDRL. The DRL values in interventional radiography (IR) in this study are lower compared to the IAEA study. This finding indicates that it is still necessary to optimize procedures in the future. The established institutional DRL values can be used as a tool for optimization.
Determination and Distribution Map for Radionuclides in Soil Samples from Different Location by Gamma Spectrometry Using Software Analysis H. Mansour; L. A. Najam; S. A. Abd El-Azeem
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 3 (2022): December 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1194

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The fundamental goal of the current study is to determine the mean activity concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs using gamma spectrometry for three locations, in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, which are significant and vital countries in the Middle East. The mean absorbed dose rate equals 22.35, 28.96, and 43.34 nGy h-1 for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. The results are consistent with international reports. The dose contribution percentages for investigated locations are 24 %, 30 %, and 46 % for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, respectively. The obtained results were clarified by statistical measurements using one-way ANOVA test to determine the distribution and differences between the averages of the three groups under study, as they may be influenced by geological variations and human intervention. It was found that the Iraq samples followed a symmetrical, standard normal distribution, while samples from Egypt and Saudi Arabia did not. Statistically significant differences were found between the data from the three countries.
Structure and Decay Properties of Th Isotopes Using E-RMFT Formalism M. Das; K. C. Naik; N. Biswal; R. N. Panda
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 2 (2022): August 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1156

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In the present scenario, the search for the thermally fissile nuclei is crucial and also important not only for the research background of nuclear physics but also for the great social and economic impact on the country. Many theoretical works have been performed to analyze a series of Th and U-isotopes and found that some of these isotopes are stable against α-decays and spontaneous fission. Here, we have chosen the isotopic chain of Th-nuclei for the present analysis using relativistic mean-field formalism. The work also explores a few stable isotopes in this region of the nuclear landscape, which is crucial for understanding the exotic region of the nuclear landscape. The objective of this work is to study the bulk properties such as binding energies, root mean square charge radii, neutron-proton radii, neutron skin-thickness as well as intrinsic properties such as excitation energy and specific heat for the 216-238Th-isotopic chain. Furthermore, the stability of these isotopes is investigated through their possible decay chain analysis. The relativistic mean-field theory was used to obtain the nuclear bulk properties, namely, binding energies, root-mean-square charge radii, neutron skin-thickness, and excitation energy. The steady solution of the temperature-dependent effective relativistic mean-field equations was obtained self-consistently by taking different inputs of the initial deformations. All the calculations were done for NL3, FSUGarnet and IOPB-I parameter sets for 216-238Th-isotopes. The decay energy of α (Qα) and β-decay (Qβ) were calculated from the binding energies and were further used to obtain the corresponding half-lives. We have analyzed the structural and decay properties of 216-238Th isotopes. The excitation energy and specific heat are also estimated for these considered nuclei by using the temperature-dependent effective relativistic mean-field (E-RMFT) formalism for NL3, FSUGarnet and IOPB-I parameters sets. The calculated results are compared with the available experimental data and found similar observations for all the parameter sets at a given temperature. The excitation energy study signifies the shell melting point where maybe the shape transition occurs. Three phenomenological formulae such as Viola-Seaborg, Royer and modified universal decay law are adopted for the calculation of α-decay half-lives. We found lower values of α-decay half-lives indicating a higher rate of β-decay for the isotopic chain.
Detection of Radon Exhalation from Various Building Materials Using CR-39, RAD7, and Biosensors B. J. Albazoni; H. J. Almayahi
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 3 (2022): December 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1178

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Study aimed to design and manufacture two biosensors, namely BIOS-I and BIOS-II, for 222Rn and Pb+2 measurements in building materials and soil samples. For comparison, the conventional detectors of RAD7 and CR-39 were used. The biosensor material used was based on ssDNA rich guanine or primer. The two biosensors have a difference in the sequence of the nitrogenous bases. The measurement revealed that the average of 222Rn exhalation by the BIOS-Ι was 373.30 Bqm-3, while the BIOS-ΙΙ was 342.29 Bqm-3. The average 222Rn exhalation measured by the CR-39 detector was 326.17 Bqm-3, whereas by the RAD7 detector it was 319.95 Bqm-3. This study found that 222Rn exhalation in the Indian and Chinese granites, soil, and Iraqi mosaic samples was higher than the limits recommended by WHO, while the rest of the samples were within the permissible limits. It is also known that there is a very weak positive correlation between BIOS-Ι or BIOS-ΙΙ and humidity, while a very weak negative correlation was found between them and temperature. There is a very strong positive correlation between radon exhalation recorded by RAD7 and humidity. On the other hand, there are no statistically significant differences between BIOS-I and BIOS-II at (level 0.01), while there are statistically significant differences between BIOS-I and CR-39 or RAD7 at level 0.01. It was concluded that the manufactured biosensors have better detection for radon than RAD 7 and CR-39 detectors.
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Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 2 (2022): August 2022
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Efficient and Practical Radiosynthesis of Novel [131I]-Xanthine and [131I]-Hypoxanthine H. Wongso; W. Nuraeni; E. Rosyidiah
Atom Indonesia Vol 48, No 3 (2022): December 2022
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17146/aij.2022.1233

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Natural products (NPs) have been the basis for the discovery and development of pharmacologically relevant drug-related molecules, including radiopharmaceuticals. Xanthine (3,7-dihydropurine-2,6-dione) and hypoxanthine (1,9-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one) are purine-based natural heterocyclic alkaloids that are generally found in some plants, animals, and the human body (e.g., muscle tissue, blood, and urine). The purpose of this study was to label xanthine and hypoxanthine with radioactive iodine-131 (a theranostic radionuclide) by a direct labeling method using chloramine-T as an oxidizing agent. Several experiments were performed to optimize the labeling efficiency by changing reaction conditions, including the ratio of starting material and chloramine-T, pH, solvent, temperature, and reaction time. Overall, labeling at acidic conditions in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) resulted in considerable low radiochemical yields (RCYs) (< 4.0 %), and therefore the focus was shifted to exploit the alkaline reaction conditions. The optimized reaction condition: pH (10.5-11.0), xanthine:chloramine-T ratio (1:2), reaction temperature (27 ºC), and reaction time (30 min),  provided [131I]-xanthine with a RCY of 65.8 ± 0.1 %. After purification with extraction using chloroform (CHCl2), the radiochemical purity (RCP) of 95.1 % was achieved, as indicated by radio-thin layer chromatography (radio-TLC) analysis. In addition, the labeling of hypoxanthine was accomplished in a maximum 60.3 ± 0.2 % RCY, and after purification a RCP of 94.2 % was obtained. The present results provide an efficient and practical labeling method for xanthine and hypoxanthine with iodine-131, suggesting that these radiolabeled compounds can be further investigated in in vitro and in vivo studies for their theranostics potential.

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