title: [Analysis of the importance of cosmonaut's location and orientation onboard the International space station to levels of visceral irradiation during traverse of the region of the South Atlantic Anomaly].
abstract: Parametric analysis of absorbed radiation dose to the cosmonaut working in the Service module (SM) of the International space station (ISS) was made with allowance for anisotropy of the radiation field of the South Atlantic Anomaly. Calculation data show that in weakly shielded SM compartments the radiation dose to poorly shielded viscera may depend essentially on cosmonaut's location and orientation relative to the ISS shell. Difference of the lens absorbed dose can be as high as 5 times depending on orientation of the cosmonaut and the ISS. The effect is less pronounced on the deep seated hematopoietic system; however, it may increase up to 2.5 times during the extravehicular activities. When the cosmonaut is outside on the ISS SM side presented eastward, the absorbed dose can be affected noticeably by remoteness from the SM. At a distance less than 1.5 meters away from the SM east side in the course of ascending circuits, the calculated lens dose is approximately half as compared with the situation when the cosmonaut is not shielded by the ISS material.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Drobyshev
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Benghin
mesh_terms: D016880:Anisotropy; D018480:Astronauts; D003359:Cosmic Radiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018478:Extravehicular Activity / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D013026:Space Flight; D018531:Spacecraft