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Simplified model for solar cosmic ray exposure in manned Earth orbital flights

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: A simple calculational model is derived for use in estimating solar cosmic ray exposure to critical body organs in low-Earth orbit at the center of a large spherical shield of fixed thickness. The effects of the Earth's geomagnetic field, including storm conditions and the astronauts' self-shielding, are evaluated explicitly. The magnetic storm model is keyed to the planetary index K(sub p).

Source: University of Michigan Library Repository

Authors: John Wilson, G. S. Khandelwal, Judy L. Shinn, John E. Nealy, Lawrence W. Townsend, Francis A. Cucinotta

Institutions: Langley Research Center, Old Dominion University, Rockwell International (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

Subfield: Radiation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1625330406

FWCI: 4.175

Cites: 15

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10