Instrumentation for investigation of the depth-dose distribution by the Liulin-5 instrument of a human phantom on the Russian segment of ISS for estimation of the radiation risk during long term space flights

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1297-1301

  Semkova, J ^a   Koleva, R ^a   Todorova, G ^a   Kanchev, N ^a   Petrov, V ^b   Shurshakov, V ^b   Tchhernykh, I ^b   Kireeva, S ^b  

^a SOLAR TERRESTRIAL INFLUENCES LABORATORY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Depth dose distribution; Human phantom; Long term space flight; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETERS; HEALTH RISKS; IONIZATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE STATIONS;

DEPTH-DOSE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN PHANTOM; LOG TERM SPACE FLIGHT; RADIATION RISKS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 5644268141     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.10.047     Document Type: Article

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