Radiation measurements performed with active detectors relevant for human space exploration
A reliable radiation risk assessment in space is a mandatory step for the development of countermeasures and long duration mission planning in human spaceflight.Research in radiobiology provides information about possible risks linked to radiation. In addition, for a meaningful risk evaluation, the...
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doaj-8d4ea47dbe514d92ad8dc5a5f8998d202020-11-24T20:52:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2015-12-01510.3389/fonc.2015.00273170762Radiation measurements performed with active detectors relevant for human space explorationLivio eNarici0Livio eNarici1Livio eNarici2Thomas eBerger3Daniel eMatthiae4Günther eReitz5University of Rome Tor VergataINFNGerman Aerospace Center, DLRGerman Aerospace Center, DLRGerman Aerospace Center, DLRGerman Aerospace Center, DLRA reliable radiation risk assessment in space is a mandatory step for the development of countermeasures and long duration mission planning in human spaceflight.Research in radiobiology provides information about possible risks linked to radiation. In addition, for a meaningful risk evaluation, the radiation exposure has to be assessed to a sufficient level of accuracy. Consequently, both the radiation models predicting the risks and the measurements used to validate such models must have an equivalent precision. Corresponding measurements can be performed both with passive and active devices. The former are easier to handle, cheaper, lighter and smaller but they measure neither the time dependence of the radiation environment nor some of the details useful for a comprehensive radiation risk assessment. Active detectors provide most of these details and have been extensively used in the International Space Station (ISS).To easily access such an amount of data, a single point access is becoming essential. This review presents an ongoing work on the development of a tool which allows obtaining information about all relevant measurements performed with active detectors providing reliable inputs for radiation model validation.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2015.00273/fullInternational Space StationCRaTERPAMELAHuman space explorationAlteinoActive detectors |
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A reliable radiation risk assessment in space is a mandatory step for the development of countermeasures and long duration mission planning in human spaceflight.Research in radiobiology provides information about possible risks linked to radiation. In addition, for a meaningful risk evaluation, the radiation exposure has to be assessed to a sufficient level of accuracy. Consequently, both the radiation models predicting the risks and the measurements used to validate such models must have an equivalent precision. Corresponding measurements can be performed both with passive and active devices. The former are easier to handle, cheaper, lighter and smaller but they measure neither the time dependence of the radiation environment nor some of the details useful for a comprehensive radiation risk assessment. Active detectors provide most of these details and have been extensively used in the International Space Station (ISS).To easily access such an amount of data, a single point access is becoming essential. This review presents an ongoing work on the development of a tool which allows obtaining information about all relevant measurements performed with active detectors providing reliable inputs for radiation model validation. |
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International Space Station CRaTER PAMELA Human space exploration Alteino Active detectors |
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