Optimized shielding for space radiation protection

Physica Medica

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 67-71

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

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactic Cosmic Radiation; Human exploration; Shielding materials

Indexed keywords

HEAVY ION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMIC RADIATION; HEAVY ION RADIATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; SPACE FLIGHT;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA CENTER LARC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HARDERIAN GLAND; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK; SKIN; SPACE FLIGHT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034839625     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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