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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2004 110(1-4):405-409; doi:10.1093/rpd/nch131
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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Vol. 110 Nos. 1-4 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved

The use of passive personal neutron dosemeters to determine the neutron dose equivalent component of radiation fields in spacecraft

D. T. Bartlett*, L. G. Hager and R. J. Tanner

National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK

* Corresponding author: david.bartlett{at}nrpb.org

For the altitude range and inclination of the International Space Station (ISS), secondary neutrons can be a major contributor to dose equivalent inside a spacecraft. The exact proportion is very dependent on the amount of shielding of the primary galactic cosmic radiation and trapped particles, but is likely to lie in the range of 10–50%. Personal neutron dosemeters of simple design, processed using simple techniques developed for personal dosimetry, may be used to estimate this neutron component.


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