Re: Radiation Effects Engineer Position

[Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 12:23 10.02.1997 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi RADSAFERs,
>
>	I'm posting this since I got a copy furnished from the contractor hiring
>for a NASA support position with UNISYS....
>
>Duties:	  Test and evaluate the phenomena of radiation effects on
>spaceflight parts and electronic devices.  Operates and maintains radiation
>generating equipment such as Van de Graaff particle accelerators and
>associated nuclear electronic measurement instruments.  Compile data from
>observations and test results and prepare professional quality reports of
>findings.
>...................................................................

RADSAFERs,

I do not want to apply for that job, because my knowledge is more than
limited. What causes me to "reply", is the question of doses to Kosmonauts
or their US equivalents in space. I know we have a very active group in
Austria (Prof. Vana and Dr. Schoener - not Schoenhofer) working on doses to
spacemen. I know that there is much uncertainty as to the quality factors of
the particles in space. I heard some rumors that any manned Mars-mission
seems to be out of question because of the doses to be expected from particles. 

Is there anybody, who has an overview on the doses to persons circling the
earth for months in an orbit? Any estimations (or measured values) of doses
received by the pioneers on the moon? 

Please do not start a large debate by comparing the doses to the maximum
permissible ones on earth, I know that they are higher by orders of magnitude!

Franz
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