Comparison of the mean quality factors for astronauts calculated using the Q-functions proposed by ICRP,ICRU, and NASA |
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Authors: | T Sato A Endo K Niita |
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Institution: | 1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, JAEA, Japan;2. Research Organization for Information Science and Technology, RIST, Japan |
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Abstract: | For the estimation of the radiation risk for astronauts, not only the organ absorbed doses but also their mean quality factors must be evaluated. Three functions have been proposed by different organizations for expressing the radiation quality, including the Q(L), Q(y), and QNASA(Z, E) relationships as defined in International Committee of Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 60, International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) Report 40, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) TP-2011-216155, respectively. The Q(L) relationship is the most simple and widely used for space dosimetry, but the use of the latter two functions enables consideration of the difference in the track structure of various charged particles during the risk estimation. |
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Keywords: | Space dosimetry Radiation quality factor Voxel phantom PHITS |
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