Monitoring on board spacecraft by means of passive detectors
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
20959332
DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncq305
PII: ncq305
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Radiation Dosage MeSH
- Phantoms, Imaging MeSH
- Spacecraft MeSH
- Cosmic Radiation MeSH
- Space Flight methods MeSH
- Astronauts MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Radiation Monitoring instrumentation methods MeSH
- Neutrons MeSH
- Protons MeSH
- Radiation Protection methods MeSH
- Radiometry methods MeSH
- Risk MeSH
- Solar Activity MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Protons MeSH
To estimate the radiation risk of astronauts during space missions, it is necessary to measure dose characteristics in various compartments of the spacecraft; this knowledge can be further used for estimating the health hazard in planned missions. This contribution presents results obtained during several missions on board the International Space Station (ISS) during 2005-09. A combination of thermoluminescent and plastic nuclear track detectors was used to measure the absorbed dose and dose equivalent. These passive detectors have several advantages, especially small dimensions, which enabled their placement at various locations in different compartments inside the ISS or inside the phantom. Variation of dosimetric quantities with the phase of the solar cycle and the position inside the ISS is discussed.
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