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1Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA. miller@lbl.gov
Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin : Publication of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
|September 10, 2003
Abstract:
The particles and energies commonly used for medium energy nuclear physics and heavy charged particle radiobiology and radiotherapy at particle accelerators are in the charge and energy range of greatest interest for space radiation health. In this article we survey some of the particle accelerator facilities in the United States and around the world that are being used for space radiation health and related research, and illustrate some of their capabilities with discussions of selected accelerator experiments applicable to the human exploration of space.