A review of ground-based heavy-ion radiobiology relevant to space radiation risk assessment. Part II: Cardiovascular and immunological effects

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-469

  Blakely, Eleanor A ^a   Chang, Polly Y ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute and late radiation effects; Cardiovascular radiation effects; Heavy ions; Immunological radiation effects; Risk assessment; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIO WAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR RADIATION EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; LATE RADIATION EFFECTS; SPACE RADIATION;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 34547491270     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.05.071     Document Type: Article

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