Novel shielding materials for space and air travel

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 405-409

  Vana, N ^a   Hajek, M ^a   Berger, T ^a,b   Fugger, M ^a   Hofmann, P ^a  

^a TU WIEN   (Austria)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FLUORINE; HYDROGEN; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; RUBBER; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COSMIC RADIATION; EUROPE; GAMMA RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON RADIATION; PARTICLE RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AIRCRAFT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPACE FLIGHT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33749846588     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci670     Document Type: Article

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