Monte Carlo simulations of MATROSHKA experiment outside ISS
Paper in proceeding, 2011

Concerns about the biological effects of space radiation are increasing rapidly due to the perspective of long-duration manned missions, both in relation to the International Space Station (ISS) and to manned interplanetary missions to Mars in the future. As a preparation for these long duration space missions it is important to ensure an excellent capability to evaluate the impact of space radiation on human health in order to secure the safety of the astronauts/cosmonauts and minimize their risks. It is therefore necessary to measure the radiation load on the personnel both inside and outside the space vehicles and to certify that organ and tissue equivalent doses can be simulated as accurate as possible. In this paper we will present simulations using the three-dimensional Monte Carlo Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS) of long term dose measurements performed with the ESA supported experiment MATROSHKA (MTR), which is an anthropomorphic phantom containing over 6000 radiation detectors, mimicking a human head and torso. The MTR experiment, led by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), was launched in January 2004 and has measured the absorbed dose from space radiation both inside and outside the ISS. In this paper comparisons of measured and calculated dose and organ doses in the MTR located outside the ISS will be presented and uncertainties of the simulations will be discussed. This project was funded by the European Commission in the frame of the FP7 HAMLET project (Project # 218817).

International Space stations

Space vehicles

Long term

Space radiations

Interplanetary mission

Absorbed dose

Anthropomorphic phantoms

German aerospace centers

Human head

European Commission

Manned missions

Biological effects

Long duration space mission

Monte Carlo particles

Dose measurement

Monte Carlo Simulation

Equivalent dose

Radiation load

Human health

Author

Lembit Sihver

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Nuclear Engineering

M. Puchalska

T. Sato

T. Berger

G. Reitz

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings. Big Sky, 5-12 Mars 2011

1095-323X (ISSN)


978-142447350-2 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Physical Sciences

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2011.5747252

ISBN

978-142447350-2

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10/6/2017