Published February 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

DOsimetry of BIological EXperiments in SPace (DOBIES) with luminescence (OSL and TL) and track etch detectors

  • 1. Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN, Boeretang 200, Mol (Belgium)
  • 2. School of Cosmic Physics, Institute for Advanced Studies DIAS, Merrion Square 5, Dublin (Ireland)
  • 3. Space Radiation Analysis Group, NASA-Johnson Space Center, 2101 Nasa Road 1, Houston, TX 77058 (United States)
  • 4. Department of Radiation Dosimetry, National Physics Institute NPI, Na Truhlarce 39/64, Praha 818086 (Czech Republic)
  • 5. Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-3072 (United States)

Description

The objective of the 'DOsimetry of BIological EXperiments in SPace' (DOBIES) project is to develop a standard dosimetric method as a combination of different techniques to estimate absorbed dose, dose equivalent, and linear energy transfer (LET) spectrum in biological samples in space experiments. The detectors investigated in the project include various types of thermoluminescence detectors (TLDs), such as LiF:Mg,Ti, LiF:Mg,Cu,P, CaSO4:Dy, as well as Al2O3:C used as TLD and optically stimulated luminescence detectors (OSLDs), and track-etch detectors (TED). This paper describes the DOBIES project and reports preliminary results obtained during the BASE-A experiment carried out at the International Space Station (ISS) in September, 2006. The results are compared to data from previous space exposures carried out by the members of the DOBIES project

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.12.002

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.12.002;
PII
S1350-4487(07)00551-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Measurements
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
2-6
Journal Page Range
p. 694-697
ISSN
1350-4487
CODEN
RMEAEP

Conference

Title
15. solid state dosimetry conference
Acronym
SSD15
Dates
8-13 Jul 2007
Place
Delft (Netherlands)

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.