TY  - BOOK
AU  - Welsh,James S.
ED  - Institute of Physics (Great Britain),
TI  - Space radiation: astrophysical origins, radiobiological effects and implications for space travellers 
T2  - [IOP release $release]
SN  - 9780750354448
AV  - QB461 .W457 2024eb
PY  - 2024///]
CY  - Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK)
PB  - IOP Publishing
KW  - Extraterrestrial radiation
KW  - Physiological effect
KW  - Health risk assessment
KW  - Medical physics
KW  - bicssc
KW  - SCIENCE / Radiation
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - "Version: 20240501"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references; 1. An introduction to space radiation -- 2. Space radiation beyond Mars -- 3. Astronomy basics -- 4. Elementary physics, chemistry and biology -- 5. Fundamentals of radioactivity -- 6. Basic radiation science -- 7. Elements of quantum mechanics for space radiation -- 8. Quarks, leptons and radiation : the Standard Model -- 9. Radiation chemistry -- 10. Radiation biochemistry -- 11. Molecular radiobiology -- 12. Radiation and respiration -- 13. Elementary zoology -- 14. Introduction to radiophiles -- 15. Essentials of astrophysics -- 16. The Sun -- 17. Cosmic rays -- 18. Planet Earth -- 19. Space weather -- 20. Mercury and Venus -- 21. Mars -- 22. Asteroids -- 23. Jupiter and the effects of space radiation on electronics -- 24. Saturn -- 25. Uranus -- 26. Neptune -- 27. Radiation belts beyond our Solar System -- 28. Radiation and paleontology -- 29. Radiation and climate -- 30. Mass extinctions and radiation -- 31. Gamma ray bursts -- 32. X-rays and gamma rays in space -- 33. Neutron stars, magnetars and soft gamma repeaters -- 34. Black holes and Hawking radiation -- 35. The Big Bang and radiation--the beginning and the end; Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers; Scientists, researchers in space radiation, medical physics; Also available in print
N2  - Space radiation is a topic of growing importance to scientists and researchers as well as the general public. This thorough reference text covers space radiation and its biological effects. The book addresses the sources and various types of space radiation as well as the astrophysical phenomena responsible for the generation of this radiation. It describes the radiation encountered by astronauts and the potential health effects during present and proposed future missions, including that encountered in transiting the Van Allen Belts and inter-planetary space. It also describes the radiation stemming from the solar wind, solar flares and other sources of sporadic 'solar particle events', and the radiation originating from extra-solar or galactic origins. Part of IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology
UR  - https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-5444-8
ER  -