Probability of hippocampus cell hits by high-LET space radiation in a low-earth-orbit mission (STS-91)

Physica Medica

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 166-169

  Yasuda, H ^a   Komiyama, T ^a   Fujitaka, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain cell hit; High LET particle; ISS; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMONAUT; HIPPOCAMPUS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PHANTOM; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SPACE;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; MANNED; SHORT DURATION; STS-91 SHUTTLE PROJECT;

CELL NUCLEUS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY IONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEURONS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0034840153     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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