Rbe of radiations in space and the implications for space travel

Physica Medica

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 147-152

  Edwards, A A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; RBE; Risk; Space travel

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMONAUT; FISSION NEUTRON; GENE MUTATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COSMIC RADIATION; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HARDERIAN GLAND; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICE; MUTATION; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE FLIGHT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034856788     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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