Evaluating shielding effectiveness for reducing space radiation cancer risks

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 41, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1173-1185

  Cucinotta, Francis A ^a   Kim, Myung Hee Y ^b   Ren, Lei ^c  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b WYLE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c USRA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer risks; HZE ions; Lunar exploration; Mars exploration; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; GALAXIES; LUNAR MISSIONS; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE STATIONS; TUMORS;

CANCER RISKS; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS (GCR); HZE IONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS (PDF); SOLAR PARTICLE EVENTS (SPE); SPACE RADIATION;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 33751232019     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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