Utilization of CAM, CAF, MAX, and FAX for space radiation analyses using HZETRN

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 866-883

  Slaba, T C ^a   Qualls, G D ^b   Clowdsley, M S ^b   Blattnig, S R ^b   Walker, S A ^a   Simonsen, L C ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose; Dose equivalent; Human phantoms; Radiation exposure; Space radiation; Whole body effective dose

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; CAMS; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; HISTOLOGY; PHANTOMS; RADIATION; RISK PERCEPTION; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING; TISSUE;

DOSE; DOSE EQUIVALENT; EFFECTIVE DOSE; HUMAN PHANTOMS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPACE RADIATIONS;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 77249170204     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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