Optimized shielding for space radiation protection
Wilson, J.W.; Cucinotta, F.A.; Kim, M.H.; Schimmerling, W.; Wilson, J.W.; Cucinotta, F.A.
Physica Medica Pm An International Journal Devoted to the Applications of Physics to Medicine and Biology Official Journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics 17(Suppl 1): 67-71
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1120-1797 PMID: 11770540 Document Number: 536008
Future deep space mission and International Space Station exposures will be dominated by the high-charge and -energy (HZE) ions of the Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR). A few mammalian systems have been extensively tested over a broad range of ion types and energies. For example, C3H10T1/2 cells, V79 cells, and Harderian gland tumors have been described by various track-structure dependent response models. The attenuation of GCR induced biological effects depends strongly on the biological endpoint, response model used, and material composition. Optimization of space shielding is then driven by the nature of the response model and the transmission characteristics of the given material.