The biostack program: results of dosimetric and radiobiological investigations in space

Author

Reitz, G.

Author_Institution

DLR, Inst. for Aerosp. Med., Koln, Germany

fYear

1991

fDate

9-12 Sep 1991

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

30

Abstract

Experimental life sciences research in space in Europe commenced with the first Biostack experiment flown onboard Apollo 16 in 1972. The objective of this experiment was to study the biological effects of single heavy ions of the cosmic radiation, to study the influence of additional factors of the space flight environment, and to get information on the spectrum of charge and energy of the cosmic radiation, in order to estimate the radiation hazard of this radiation for man in space. The experiment was performed in an international cooperation. This report gives a summary of the dosimetric and biological data accumulated in this and the follow-on experiments of the Biostack program

Keywords

aerospace biophysics; biological effects of radiation; dosimetry; Biostack experiment; biological data; biological effects; cosmic radiation; dosimetric; dosimetric data; life sciences research; radiation hazard; radiobiological investigations; single heavy ions; space; space flight environment; Aerospace biophysics; Biological materials; Biological systems; Fungi; Ionizing radiation; Microorganisms; Protection; Radiation effects; Space charge; Trajectory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radiation and its Effects on Devices and Systems, 1991. RADECS 91., First European Conference on

Conference_Location

La Grande-Motte

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0208-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADECS.1991.213612

Filename

213612