• DocumentCode
    819132
  • Title

    Microdosimetry simulations of solar protons within a spacecraft

  • Author

    Wroe, A.J. ; Cornelius, I.M. ; Rosenfeld, A.B. ; Pisacane, V.L. ; Ziegler, J.F. ; Nelson, M.E. ; Cucinotta, F. ; Zaider, M. ; Dicello, J.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Cantre for Med. Radiat. Phys., Univ. of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    2591
  • Lastpage
    2596
  • Abstract
    The microdosimetric spectra derived by silicon microdosimeter in a proton radiation field traversing heterogeneous structures were simulated using the GEANT4 toolkit.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; aerospace biophysics; biological effects of ionising particles; dosimetry; elemental semiconductors; proton effects; radiation monitoring; silicon; solar cosmic ray particles; space vehicles; GEANT4 toolkit; Monte Carlo methods; Si; microdosimetric spectra; microdosimetry simulations; proton radiation field traversing heterogeneous structures; silicon microdosimeter; solar cosmic ray particles; solar protons; spacecraft; Australia; Cancer; Helium; Monitoring; NASA; Protons; Silicon; Solid state circuits; Space exploration; Space vehicles; GEANT4; microdosimetry; protons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.2005.860706
  • Filename
    1589243
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=819132