∎ 경력(Careers)
· 2024-현재: 한국보건산업진흥원(KKIDI), 이사
· 2010-현재: 치과용영상신기술연구센터(VYSION), 센터장
· 2008-2009: 한국방사선학회(KSR), 학회장
· 2003-2009: 원자력기초공동연구소(BAERI), 책임연구원
· 2008-현재: 연세대학교(미래) 방사선학과/방사선융합공학과, 정교수
· 2003-2008: 연세대학교(미래) 방사선학과/방사선융합공학과, 부교수
· 2000-2003: 연세대학교(미래) 의공학부, 조교수
· 1998-2000: Johns Hopkins University, Physics Department, 박사후연구원
· 1997-1998: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Physics Division, 박사후연구원
· 1993-1997: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Physics Division, 위촉연구원
· 1991-1997: UC Berkeley, Department of Nuclear Engineering, 박사학위 취득
· 1986-1988: 서울대학교 원자핵공학과, 석사학위 취득
· 1982-1986: 서울대학교 원자핵공학과, 학사학위 취득
∎ 강의(Lectures)
· 학부: 방사선물리학, 디지털영상처리, 영상정보학, CT영상학
· 대학원: 의료영상시스템특론, 디지털영상처리특론
∎ 연구(Research Interests)
· 치과용 엑스선 영상: Dental X-ray imaging (panorama, intraoral, and CBCT)
· 위상차 엑스선 영상: Phase-contrast X-ray imaging
· 암시야 엑스선 영상: Dark-field X-ray imaging
· 고조파 엑스선 영상: Spatial harmonic X-ray imaging
· 광자계수 엑스선 영상: Photon-counting X-ray imaging
· 초저선량 CT 영상: Extremely low-dose CT
· 이동형 유방단층 영상: Mobile digital breast tomosynthesis
· 인공지능 기반 영상처리: AI-based image processing
· 공항검색용 엑스선 영상: Airport inspection X-ray imaging
· 비파괴검사용 엑스선 영상: X-ray imaging for nondestructive testings
· 동물용 엑스선 영상: Animal X-ray imaging, etc.
∎ 수상(Awards)
· 장기근속(20년) 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2020)
· 연구업적우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2018)
· 교육부장관 표창(산학협력유공자), 교육부(2018)
· 강의우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2012)
· 장기근속(10년) 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2010)
· 연구업적우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2009)
· 국가연구개발 대표우수성과 100선 표창, 교과부(2009)
· 연구업적우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2008)
· 강의우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2008)
· 연구업적우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2006)
· 연구업적우수교수 표창, 연세대학교 총장(2003)
· 대학원혁신 의학부문 우수논문상(임현우, 지도교수: 조효성), 연세대학교 총장(2023)
· 제2차 원자력대학생 혁신 및 창업 경진대회 우수상(이수현, 이종혁, 이민재, 이헌우, 지도교수: 조효성)
한국원자력협력재단/과학기술정보통신부/한국연구재단(2022)
· 단과대 최우수논문상(이민재, 지도교수: 조효성), 연세대학교 총장(2022)
· 단과대 최우수논문상(이동연, 지도교수: 조효성), 연세대학교 총장(2022)
· 자연과학분야 우수논문상(김규석, 지도교수: 조효성), 연세대학교 총장(2019)
· 자연과학분야 우수논문상(김규석, 지도교수: 조효성), 연세대학교 총장(2016)
∎ 저서(Books)
- Basic Computed Tomography, 공저, 청구문화사(2024)
· MDCT: Physics & Practices, 공저, 청구문화사(2022)
· 방사선계측학, 공저, 청구문화사(2022)
· 방사선물리학, 공저, 고문사(2021)
∎ 연구실(Laboratory)
· 방사선융합영상연구실(iTOMO) - Imaging for TOMOrrow
· 연구실 홈페이지: https://sites.google.com/yonsei.ac.kr/itomo
· 연구교수: 임현우 박사
· 박사과정: 박정은, Wenting Xu
· 석박사통합과정: 전두희, 김우성, 임영환, 심지용, 이종혁, 이수현, 양혜선, 조상현, 박지원, 한서희
· 석사과정: 박성민, Bella Naufal
· 학부과정(Internship): 신주용
· (주)바텍-연세대 산학협동연구센터 운영: 치과용영상신기술연구센터(VYSION)
(사무실: 첨단의료기기벤처센터 406호, Tel: 033-761-9660)
∎ 논문(Journal papers, SCIE): 2018−현재
- J. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Analytic sparse-view CBCT reconstruction using a novel sinogram restoration method based
on higher-order Fourier harmonic peaks, J Instrumentation (Accepted, Oct. 2024).
- S. Han, H. Cho, et al., Synthesising two-dimensional mammographic images using compressed sensing-
reconstructed digital breast tomosynthesis images, J Instrumentation 19 (2024) P08012.
- H. Lim, H. Cho, et al., Elimination of wraparound artifacts in spatial harmonic imaging using motion blurring,
Optics and Lasers in Engineering 175 (2024) 107999.
- M. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Framework for dual-energy-like chest radiography image synthesis from single-energy
computed tomography based on cycle-consistent generative adversarial network, Med. Phys. 51 (2024) 1509.
- B. Cha, H. Cho et al., Design and performance evaluation of different high-resolution scintillators in digital X-ray
imaging detector, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 1063 (2024) 169323.
- M. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Development of learning-based online C-arm CT imaging technique for image-guided
adaptive brachytheraphy, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 1063 (2024) 169323.
- H. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Monte Carlo simulation of phase-contrast X-ray imaging with a single-grid setup, Nucl. Inst.
Meth. A 1063 (2024) 169219.
- S. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Improvement of metal artifact reduction in dental CBCT using a CdTe photon-counting
detector: Simulation study, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 1062 (2024) 169221.
- M. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Design of prehospital spectral CT with a rotation-free rectangular gantry and deep learning
reconstruction, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 1063 (2024) 169299.
- W. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Wasserstein-GAN-based noise reduction for preserving anatomical structures in low-dose CT,
Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 1064 (2024) 169338.
- J. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Detection of gastrointestinal foreign bodies in pets using single-grid-based dark-field X-ray
imaging, J Instrumentation 19 (2024) C04024.
- W. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Improving noise characteristics using a modified image pyramid with guided filtering and
Bayesian shrinkage threshold in low-dose animal radiography, J Instrumentation 19 (2024) C03011.
- S. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Feasibility of improving image performance in photon-counting computed tomography using
X-ray spectrum filtration, J Instrumentation 19 (2024) C03041.
- D. Jeon, H. Cho, et al., Removing grid artifacts from a two-dimensional crisscrossed grid in cone-beam computed
tomography to enhance image quality, J Instrumentation 19 (2024) C03037.
- W. Xu, H. Cho, et al., Surgical action detection based on path aggregation adaptive spatial network, J Multimed.
Tools Appl. 82 (2023) 26971.
- J. Park, H. Cho, et al., Feasibility of artificial intelligence-driven interfractional monitoring of organ changes by mega-
voltage computed tomography in intensity-modulated radiotherapy of prostate cancer, Radiat. Oncol. J. 41 (2023) 186.
- D. Jeon, H. Cho, et al., Deep-learning soft-tissue decomposition in chest radiography using fast fuzzy C-means
clustering with CT datasets, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C11017.
- M. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Triple-energy virtual monochromatic imaging with a photon-counting detector for reducing
metal artifacts in half-beam dental computed tomography, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C11012.
- J. Shim, H. Cho, et al., Implementation of dual-energy material decomposition technique in stationary CT baggage
scanner with π-angle sparsity for enhancing threat detection, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C11003.
- H. Yang, H. Cho, et al., Novel reconstruction method of angle-limited backprojection (ALBP) for low-dose dental
panoramic X-ray imaging, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C10014.
- M. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Preliminary study of integrated C-arm CT/SPECT imaging system for online adaptive 3D
brachytherapy using Monte Carlo simulation, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C04005.
- H. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Semiempirical criterion for eliminating wraparound artifacts in single-grid-based phase-
contrast X-ray imaging, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C02042.
- J. Shim, H. Cho, et al., Design of stationary computed tomography baggage scanner with π-angle sparsity and
compressed-sensing reconstruction: simulation study, J Instrumentation 18 (2023) C01058.
- Y. Lim, H. Cho, et al., Feasibility study of deep-learning-based bone suppression incorporated with single-energy
material decomposition technique in chest X-rays, Br J. Radiol. 95 (2022) 1139.
- H. Lim, H. Cho, et al., Low-density foreign body detection in food products using single-shot grid-based dark-field
x-ray imaging, J Food Engineering 335 (2022) 111189.
- H. Lim, H. Cho, et al., Quantification of dark-field effects in a single-shot grid-based x-ray imaging, J Optics 24
(2022) 035608.
- D. Jeon, H. Cho, et al., A software-based method for eliminating grid artifacts of a crisscrossed grid by mixed-norm
and group-sparsity regularization in digital radiography, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 1025 (2022) 166048.
- H. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Quantification of the effects of grid angulation on image quality in single-grid-based phase-
contrast x-ray imaging, J. Optics 23 (2021) 105605.
- D. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Improvement of mega-voltage computed tomography image quality for adaptive helical
tomotherapy using cycleGAN-based image synthesis with small datasets, Med. Phys. 48 (2021) 5593.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., An x-ray spectrum estimation method from transmission measurement combined with
scatter correction, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 84 (2021) 178.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Sparse-view virtual monochromatic computed tomography reconstruction using a
dictionary-learning-based algorithm, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 954 (2020) 162067.
- W. Cheon, H. Cho, et al., Feasibility of two-dimensional dose distribution deconvolution using convolution neural
networks, Med. Phys. 46 (2020) 5833.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Dictionary-learning-based image deblurring for improving image performance in x-ray
nondestructive testing, Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 924 (2020) 7.
- S. Park, H. Cho, et al., Dynamically-collimated digital tomosynthesis reconstruction using a compressed-sensing
based algorithm, J Korean Phys. Soc. 73 (2020) 66.
- S. Park, H. Cho, et al., Analytic digital tomosynthesis reconstruction in partial sampling with a multislit collimator
using a prior sinogram interpolation method, J Instrumentation 14 (2020) C01015.
- D. Lee, H. Cho, et al., A metal artifact reduction method using a fully convolutional network in the sinogram and
image domains for dental computed tomography. J Digit. Imag. 33 (2020) 538.
- J. Park, H. Cho, et al., Projection based sparse-view virtual monochromatic computed tomography method based
on a compressed-sensing algorithm, J Instrumentation 14 (2019) C01025.
- K. Kim, H. Cho, et al., A new software scheme for scatter correction based on a simple radiographic scattering
model, Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 57 (2019) 489.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Projection-based dual-energy digital tomosynthesis and its image characteristics, Instru. Sci.
& Technol. 47 (2019) 248.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Low-dose single-energy material decomposition in radiography using a sparse-view
computed tomography scan, Instru. Sci. & Tech. 47 (2019) 325.
- K. Kim, H. Cho, et al., A compressed-sensing based blind deconvolution method for image deblurring in dental
cone-beam computed tomography, J Digit. Imag. 32 (2019) 478.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Sparse-view reconstruction in dental computed tomography by using a dictionary-learning
based method, J Korean Phys. Soc. 74 (2019) 57.
- C. Park, H. Cho, et al., A normalized metal artifact reduction method using an artifact-reduced prior for dental
computed tomography, J Korean Phys. Soc. 74 (2019) 298.
- Y. Lim, H. Cho, et al., Implementation of a weighted l1-norm scatter correction scheme in dual-energy radiography,
J Korean Phys. Soc. 74(4) (2019) 414.
- C. Park, H. Cho, et al., Wide image stitching based on software exposure compensation in digital radiography, J
Korean Phys. Soc. 74 (2019) 1067.
- D. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Four-dimensional CBCT reconstruction based on a residual convolutional neural network for
improving image quality, J Korean Phys. Soc. 75 (2019) 73.
- K. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Model-based noise reduction in scatter correction using a deep convolutional neural network
for radiography, J Korean Phys. Soc. 75 (2019) 160.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Single-energy material decomposition in radiography using a three-dimensional laser
scanner, J Korean Phys. Soc. 75 (2019)153.
- S. Park, H. Cho, et al., Image improvement in digital tomosynthesis (DTS) using a deep convolutional neural
network, J Instrumentation 14 (2019) C12004.
- H. Lee, H. Cho, et al., A new measurement method of actual focal spot position of an x-ray tube using a high-
precision carbon-interspaced grid, Meas. Sci. Technol. 29 (2018) 065401.
- K. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Improvement of radiographic visibility using an image restoration method based on a simple
radiographic scattering model for x-ray nondestructive testing, NDT and E International 98 (2018) 117.
- H. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Eliminating artifacts in single-grid phase-contrast x-ray imaging for improving image quality,
Computers in Biology and Medicine 97 (2018) 74.
- S. Park, H. Cho, et al., Feasibility study on low-dosage digital tomosynthesis (DTS) using a multislit collimation
technique, Nucl. Inst. Meth. A 888 (2018) 132.
- K. Kim, H. Cho, et al., A blind-deblurring method based on a compressed-sensing scheme in digital breast tomosynthesis,
Optics and Lasers in Engineering 110 (2018) 228.
- K. Kim, H. Cho, et al., A model-based radiography restoration method based on simple scatter-degradation scheme
for improving image visibility, Optics and Lasers in Engineering 101 (2018) 60.
- G. Kim, S. Park, H. Cho et al., A new voxelization strategy in compressed-sensing (CS)-based iterative CT
reconstruction for reducing computational cost: simulation and experimental studies, J. Med. Biol. Eng. Published
online (2018).
- S. Park , H. Cho, et al., Application of a dual-resolution voxelization scheme to compressed-sensing (CS)-based
iterative reconstruction in digital tomosynthesis (DTS), Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 880 (2018) 46.
- T. Woo, H. Cho, Nonlinear modelling for greenhouse effect related to global warming incorporated with the
nuclear industry using neural networking theory, J Global Warming 16 (2018) 337.
- H. Lee, H. Cho, et al., Simulation of single grid-based phase-contrast digital tomosynthesis (PC-DTS), J Korean
Phys. Soc. 72 (2018) 436.
- S. Kang, H. Cho, et al., Soft-compression mammography based on weighted-l1 norm scatter correction scheme for
reducing patient pain during breast examination, J Korean Phys. Soc. 72 (2018) 811.
- S. Park, H. Cho, et al., Iterative interior digital tomosynthesis reconstruction using a dual-resolution voxellation
method, J Korean Phys. Soc. 73 (2018) 355.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Analytic computed tomography reconstruction in sparse-angular sampling using a sinogram-
normalization interpolation method, J Korean Phys. Soc. 73 (2018) 361.
- G. Kim, H. Cho, et al., Feasibility Study for Improving the Image Characteristics in Digital Tomosynthesis (DTS) Using a
Compressed-Sensing (CS)-Based Pre-Deblurring Scheme, Research in Nondestructive Evaluation 1432-2110 (2018) 1.
∎ 특허(Patents): 2018−현재
- 단일 촬영 그리드 기반 암시야 엑스선 촬영을 이용한 식품 저밀도 이물질 검출 장치 및 방법, USA, 출원번호: PCT/KR2024/015932
(2024.10)
- 구급차용 뇌 CT 촬영 시스템 및 그 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호: 10-2659991 (2024.04)
- 모션 블러링을 이용한 엑스선 영상 내 인공물 제거 방법 및 이를 적용한 엑스선 영상화 장치, 대한민국, 출원번호: 10-2023-0141729 (2023.10)
- 확장 윈도우 함수를 이용한 엑스선 영상 내 인공물 제거 방법 및 이를 적용한 엑스선 영상 처리 장치, 대한민국, 출원번호: 10-2023-0141721 (2023.10)
- 단일 촬영 그리드 기반 암시야 엑스선 촬영을 이용한 식품 저밀도 이물질 검출 장치 및 방법, 대한민국, 출원번호: 10-2023-0141720 (2023.10)
- 사이클 GAN 기반 영상 화질 개선 학습 시스템 및 방법, 대한민국, 출원번호: 10-2022-0064898 (2022.05)
- 기하학적 구조의 이동형 CT촬영 시스템 및 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호: 10-2635783 (2022.02)
- 고정형 다중 슬릿 콜리메이터를 이용한 엑스선 영상 생성 장치 및 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호: 10-2260218 (2021.05)
- 3차원 레이저 스캐너를 이용한 단일 에너지 물질 분리 시스템, 장치 및 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호: 10-2336229 (2020.12)
- 엑스선 영상 생성 장치 및 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호 : 10-2081869 (2020.02)
- 엑스선 튜브의 초점위치 측정 장치 및 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호 : 10-2063175 (2019.12)
- 단일 방사선 영상의 산란선 교정 시스템 및 방법, 대한민국, 등록번호 : 10-2003197 (2019.07)
- 단일 격자 기반 위상차 엑스선 영상화 시스템 및 장치, 대한민국, 등록번호 : 10-1991813 (2019.06)
- 단일 격자 기반 위상차 엑스선 영상화 시스템 및 장치, USA, 출원번호 : PCT/KR2018/011870 (2018.10)
- 단일 그리드를 이용한 PCI 기반의 엑스선 영상 생성 방법 및 그 장치, 대한민국, 등록번호: 10-1636438 (2018.06)
- 기술 이전: CPU/GPU 기반 산업용 CT 영상재구성 플랫폼(2020), 산업체