Cosmic ray hits in the central nervous system at solar maximum

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2035-2040

  Curtis, S B ^a   Vazquez, M E ^b   Wilson, J W ^c   Atwell, W ^d   Kim, M H Y ^c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOENGINEERING; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RETINA; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; THALAMUS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MARS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RETINA; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE FLIGHT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0033656377     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)01015-7     Document Type: Article

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