ESTIMATION OF DOSE-EQUIVALENT IN STS-47 BY A COMBINATION OF TLDS AND CR-39

Authors
DOKE T HAYASHI T NAGAOKA S OGURA K TAKEUCHI R
Citation
T. Doke et al., ESTIMATION OF DOSE-EQUIVALENT IN STS-47 BY A COMBINATION OF TLDS AND CR-39, Radiation measurements, 24(1), 1995, pp. 75-82
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Radiation measurements → ACNP
ISSN journal
13504487
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
75 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4487(1995)24:1<75:EODISB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Using the LET distribution obtained by CR-39 plastic track detectors a nd the total absorbed dose obtained by TLDs, whose response for relati vistic heavy ions is proportional to the absorbed dose, the dose equiv alents at various locations inside the Space Shuttle (STS-47) have bee n estimated. The results show a large difference in the effective qual ity factor compared with the results obtained from a tissue equivalent proportional counter. The reason for this discrepancy is discussed.