Analyses of risks associated with radiation exposure from past major solar particle events

Details Analyses of risks associated with radiation exposure from past major solar particle events Analyses of risks associated with radiation exposure from past major solar particle events

Aug 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991stin...9131061w&link_type=abstract

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Computer Science

Aerospace Environments, Computerized Simulation, Hematopoietic System, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Hazards, Radiation Shielding, Solar Corpuscular Radiation, Aluminum, Baryons, Cancer, Mortality, Solar Flares, Solar Storms, Space Shuttles, Spacecraft Configurations

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Radiation exposures and cancer induction/mortality risks were investigated for several major solar particle events (SPE's). The SPE's included are: February 1956, November 1960, August 1972, October 1989, and the September, August, and October 1989 events combined. The three 1989 events were treated as one since all three could affect a single lunar or Mars mission. A baryon transport code was used to propagate particles through aluminum and tissue shield materials. A free space environment was utilized for all calculations. Results show the 30-day blood forming organs (BFO) limit of 25 rem was surpassed by all five events using 10 g/sq cm of shielding. The BFO limit is based on a depth dose of 5 cm of tissue, while a more detailed shield distribution of the BFO's was utilized. A comparison between the 5 cm depth dose and the dose found using the BFO shield distribution shows that the 5 cm depth value slightly higher than the BFO dose. The annual limit of 50 rem was exceeded by the August 1972, October 1989, and the three combined 1989 events with 5 g/sq cm of shielding. Cancer mortality risks ranged from 1.5 to 17 percent at 1 g/sq cm and 0.5 to 1.1 percent behind 10 g/sq cm of shielding for five events. These ranges correspond to those for a 45 year old male. It is shown that secondary particles comprise about 1/3 of the total risk at 10 g/sq cm of shielding. Utilizing a computerized Space Shuttle shielding model to represent a typical spacecraft configuration in free space at the August 1972 SPE, average crew doses exceeded the BFO dose limit.

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