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Human model MATROSHKA for radiation exposure determination of astronauts
Start date:2008-09-01
End date:2011-09-30
Project Acronym:HAMLET
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Monica |
Linder Hoehe KOELN DEUTSCHLAND Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN KÖLN Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-220-36013405 | |
| Fax:+49-220-36012893 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.dlr.de | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The European Space Agency's project MATROSHKA (MTR), dedicated to determine the radiation load on astronauts in- and outside the International Space Station (ISS), launched in Jan. 2004 and is currently in its experimental phase 3. MTR is an anthropomorphic upper torso phantom containing over 6,000 radiation detectors to determine the depth- and organ dose distribution in the body. It is the largest international research initiative performed in the field of space dosimetry, combining the expertise of leading research institutions all over the world.
Consequently it generates a huge pool of data of immense value. Aiming at optimal scientific exploitation, the project HAMLET will bring together a European expert committee, consisting exclusively of members of the MTR consortium, to process and compile the data acquired individually. Based on experimental input as well as on radiation transport calculations, a three-dimensional model for the dose distribution in an astronaut's body will be built up. The results describe the exposure conditions both for extra-vehicular activities (MTR-1:2004 05) and inside the ISS (MTR-2A/B:2006 08). The project goes beyond essential data analysis and incorporates a modelling approach to guide new experimental measurements and strengthen the predictive capacity.
This allows further utilization of the data, particularly with respect to detailed modelling of radiation interactions in the human body. The scientific achievements contribute essentially to radiation risk estimations for future interplanetary human missions, putting them on a solid experimental and theoretical basis. The synthesis of data, considerably extending previous knowledge, constitutes a major accomplishment by which Europe can establish worldwide leadership in this special branch of space radiation research.
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Project Details
Start date:2008-09-01
End date:2011-09-30
Duration:37 months
Project Reference:218817
Project cost:1382975 EURO
Project Funding:1067614 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Space Science
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://www.fp7-hamlet.eu
Subject index:Space & satellite research
Other Indexes:Dose Distribution,Human Phantom,Radiation Exposure,Astronauts,International Space Station,Radiation Risk
Results for this Project
| Periodic Report Summary - HAMLET (Human ModeL MATROSHKA for Radiation Exposure Determination of Astronauts) | 12/10/2012 |
Documents for this Project
| Periodic Report - HAMLET (Human ModeL MATROSHKA for Radiation Exposure Determination of Astronauts) | 12/10/2012 |
Other participants
| Organization name:TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Harald W. |
Karlsplatz WIEN ÖSTERREICH Region:OSTÖSTERREICH WIEN |
| Tel:+43-15880114140 | |
| Fax:+43-15880114199 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.tuwien.ac.at | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA AB | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Annika |
GOETEBORG SVERIGE Region:SVERIGE VÄSTSVERIGE Göteborgs och Bohus län |
| Tel:+46-317723208 | |
| Fax:+46-317723204 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.chalmers.se | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:THE HENRYK NIEWODNICZANSKI INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS, POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Magdalena |
RADZIKOWSKIEGO 152 000 KRAKOW POLSKA Region:DOLNOSLASKIE Jeleniogorsko-walbrzyski |
| Tel:+48-126628265 | |
| Fax:+48-126628458 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ifj.edu.pl | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:CHRISTIAN-ALBRECHTS-UNIVERSITAET ZU KIEL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Edelgard |
OLSHAUSENSTRASSE KIEL DEUTSCHLAND Region:SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-4318803188 | |
| Fax:+49-4318801560 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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| Organization name:HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY HPA | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Carolyn |
7th Floor, Holborn Gate - High Holborn LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON |
| Tel:+44-1235822719 | |
| Fax:+44-1235820580 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.hpa.org.uk | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA KFKI ATOMENERGIA KUTATOINTEZET | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Ilona |
KONKOLY THEGE MIKLOS UT BUDAPEST MAGYARORSZAG Region:KOZEP-MAGYARORSZAG Budapest |
| Tel:+36-13922289 | |
| Fax:+36-13959293 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.kfki.hu/~aekihp/ | Organization Type: |
Record control number:89359
