Human response to high-background radiation environments on Earth and in space

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 999-1007

  Durante, M ^a   Manti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Background radiation; Biodosimetry; Chromosomal aberrations; Low doses; Mars exploration; Moon exploration; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; IONIZING RADIATION; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MONAZITE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE RESEARCH; THORIUM DEPOSITS;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; BIODOSIMETRY; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION; LOW DOSE; MARS EXPLORATION; MOON EXPLORATION; RADIATION RISK;

NEUTRON IRRADIATION;

EID: 49249131877     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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