Evaluation of risk from space radiation with high-energy heavy ion beams

Physica Medica

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 29-38

  Schimmerling, W ^a   Wilson, J W ^b   Cucinotta, F ^c   Kim, M H Y ^b  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy ions; Relative Biological Effect (RBE); Space research; Track structure

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMONAUT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE FLIGHT;

NASA CENTER HQS; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; COSMIC RADIATION; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MALE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0031685943     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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