Biological Effects and Physics of Solar and Galactic Cosmic Radiation

• Author(s): Charles E. Swenberg, Gerda Horneck, E. G. Stassinopoulos,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 939
• ISBN_10: 0306444186
  ISBN_13: 9780306444180
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Infectious Diseases , Science / Space Science / Astronomy , Science / Physics / Astrophysics , Science / Life Sciences / Biophysics , Science / Space Science / Cosmology , Science / Radiation , Science / Physics / Relativity , Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General , Science / Space Science / General , Science / Space Science / Space Exploration ,

Description:... This volume is the result of a multidisciplinary effort to assess the state of the art in the knowledge on the radiation situation during deep space missions and on the impact of this complex radiation environment on space travelers. It comprises the lectures by the faculty members as well as short contributions by the students given at the October 1991 NATO ASI. The volume is divided into two parts: radiation environment, dosimetry, shielding effects (14 papers); and radiation exposure in manned space flight, risk estimates, protection (nine papers). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR