Chromosome aberrations in human lymphocytes induced by 250 MeV protons: Effects of dose, dose rate and shielding

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 891-899

  George, K ^a,b   Willingham, V ^a,b   Wu, H ^b   Gridley, D ^c   Nelson, G ^c   Cucinotta, F A ^b  

^a WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; SPACECRAFT;

ASTRONAUTS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK;

ALUMINUM; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTE; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SPACE FLIGHT; X RAY;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

ALUMINUM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROTONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SPACECRAFT; X-RAYS;

EID: 0036697737     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00406-4     Document Type: Article

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