Active dosimetric measurements on shuttle flights. Academic Article

abstract

• A tissue-equivalent proportional counter spectrometer capable of measuring the absorbed dose and dose distribution as a function of linear energy transfer (LET) and time, for all penetrating radiation in space, is described. This instrument weighs about 0.7 kg and was flown on the STS-31 (28.5 degrees x 620 km) flight of the Space Shuttle, 24-29 April 1990. The measured total dose is in excellent agreement with the calculations based on the AP8MAX model of the trapped radiation belt protons. The observed LET frequency distribution is also in excellent agreement with calculations based on this model. Active instruments can provide more detailed dosimetry for crew risk assessment than the thermoluminescent detectors or a plastic track detector system.

authors

• Braby, Leslie

published proceedings

• Int J Rad Appl Instrum D

author list (cited authors)

• Badhwar, G. D., Konradi, A., Hardy, A., & Braby, L. A.

citation count

• 34

complete list of authors

• Badhwar, GD||Konradi, A||Hardy, A||Braby, LA

publication date

• January 1992

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• International Journal Of Radiation Applications And Instrumentation. Part D, Nuclear Tracks And Radiation Measurements  Journal

keywords

• Cosmic Radiation
• Evaluation Studies As Topic
• Linear Energy Transfer
• Models, Theoretical
• NASA Center JSC
• Nasa Discipline Number 00-00
• Nasa Discipline Number 04-10
• Nasa Discipline Radiation Health
• Nasa Program Flight
• Nasa Program Radiation Health
• Protons
• Radiation Monitoring
• Space Flight

PubMed Central ID

• 11537524

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/1359-0189(92)90078-a

start page

• 13

end page

• 20

volume

• 20

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1359-0189(92)90078-a