Proton Radiation Studies
Abstract
This project was initiated in 1964 under the joint auspices of the United States Air Force (USAF and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The ongoing thrust of the study is to describe and quantify late effects of ionizing radiations in a colony of rhesus monkeys exposed to low and intermediate 'whole-body' doses of X-rays, electrons, or, primarily, protons of different energies. This report covers approximately 3.5 years of the study, but relevant earlier data are discussed as well. Since many articles, with detailed descriptions of stochastic and deterministic late effects, have been published in the last 3-4 years, we have included some of them in an appendix for readers interested in particulars of the work. The main body of this report will discuss recent data, highlights and spin-offs of the research, and will incorporate tables and figures only if they have not been published in the references listed; some unpublished data have been included in poster, presentations and abstracts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA403718
Entities
People
- Ann Cox
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory