Space Shuttle dosimetry measurements with RME-III
Abstract
A description of the radiation monitoring equipment (RME-III) dosimetry instrument and the results obtained from six Space Shuttle flights are presented. The RME-III is a self-contained, active (real-time), portable dosimeter system developed for the USAF and adapted for utilization in measuring the ionizing radiation environment on the Space Shuttle. This instrument was developed to incorporate the capabilities of two earlier radiation instruments into a single unit and to minimize crew interaction times with longer battery life and expanded memory capacity. Flight data has demonstrated that the RME-III can be used to accurately assess dose from various sources of exposure, such as that encountered in the complex radiation environment of space.
- Authors:
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- USAF, Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX (United States) NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (United States) Rockwell International Corp., Space Transportation Systems Div., Houston, TX (United States) EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Goleta, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX (United States). Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7198694
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-911004-
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. conference on radiation protection and dosimetry, Orlando, FL (United States), 21-24 Oct 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DOSEMETERS; DESIGN; FLIGHT TESTING; COMPUTERS; LET; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SHUTTLES; AIRCRAFT; DOSES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; SPACE VEHICLES; TESTING; VEHICLES; 440102* - Radiation Instrumentation- Radiation Dosemeters
Citation Formats
Hardy, K A, Golightly, M J, Hardy, A C, Atwell, W, and Quam, W. Space Shuttle dosimetry measurements with RME-III. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Hardy, K A, Golightly, M J, Hardy, A C, Atwell, W, & Quam, W. Space Shuttle dosimetry measurements with RME-III. United States.
Hardy, K A, Golightly, M J, Hardy, A C, Atwell, W, and Quam, W. 1991.
"Space Shuttle dosimetry measurements with RME-III". United States.
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title = {Space Shuttle dosimetry measurements with RME-III},
author = {Hardy, K A and Golightly, M J and Hardy, A C and Atwell, W and Quam, W},
abstractNote = {A description of the radiation monitoring equipment (RME-III) dosimetry instrument and the results obtained from six Space Shuttle flights are presented. The RME-III is a self-contained, active (real-time), portable dosimeter system developed for the USAF and adapted for utilization in measuring the ionizing radiation environment on the Space Shuttle. This instrument was developed to incorporate the capabilities of two earlier radiation instruments into a single unit and to minimize crew interaction times with longer battery life and expanded memory capacity. Flight data has demonstrated that the RME-III can be used to accurately assess dose from various sources of exposure, such as that encountered in the complex radiation environment of space.},
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year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
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