Operational radiation protection for astronauts and cosmonauts and correlated activities of ESA Medical Operations

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 66, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 963-973

  Straube, Ulrich ^a,b   Berger, Thomas ^b   Reitz, Guenther ^b   Facius, Rainer ^b   Fuglesang, Christer ^a,c   Reiter, Thomas ^a,b   Damann, Volker ^a   Tognini, Michel ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crew medical support; Crew personal dosimetry; European Astronaut Center; Human space flight; Radiation protection; Space radiation

Indexed keywords

CREW MEDICAL SUPPORT; EUROPEAN ASTRONAUT CENTERS; HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT; HUMAN SPACEFLIGHTS; SPACE RADIATION; SPACE RADIATIONS;

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH; HEAT RADIATION; HELIUM; INFRARED RADIATION; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PROTONS; RADIATION BELTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPACE STATIONS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 74949100228     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.10.004     Document Type: Review

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