A new dynamical Atmospheric Ionizing Radiation (AIR) model for epidemiological studies

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-26

  De Angelis, G ^a,b,c   Clem, J M ^d   Goldhagen, P E ^e   Wilson, J W ^c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^e US Department of Energy Environmental Measurements Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SPACE FLIGHT;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION RADIATION (AIR);

IONIZING RADIATION;

RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0141621817     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)90365-6     Document Type: Article

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