Radiation dosimetry for microbial experiments in the International Space Station using different etched track and luminescent detectors

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 433-437

  Goossens, O ^a   Vanhavere, F ^a   Leys, N ^a   De Boever, P ^a   O'Sullivan, D ^b   Zhou, D ^b   Spurny, F ^c   Yukihara, E G ^d   Gaza, R ^d   McKeever, S W S ^d  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Astronomy and Astrophysics Section   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON;

ARTICLE; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION FIELD; SPECTROMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

COSMIC RADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPACE FLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33750018865     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci652     Document Type: Article

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