VOL. XVII, Supplement 1, 2001

 

 
Proceedings of the "1 st International Workshop on Space Radiation Research and 11 th Annual NASA Space Radiation Health Investigators’ Workshop", Arona (Italy), May 27-31, 2000

 

 
cover

 

 
Foreword

 

 
W. Schimmerling
(full .pdf file)

 

i
Preface

 

 
R. Cirio, F.A. Cucinotta, M. Durante
(full .pdf file)

 

iii
Index

 

 
General lectures

 

 
J. Kiefer
Space radiation research in the new millenium – from where we come and where we go.
(full .pdf file)

 

1
F.A. Cucinotta
Once we know all the radiobiology we need to know, how can we use it to predict space radiation risks, and achieve fame and fortune?
(full .pdf file)

 

5
G. Kraft
What we can learn from heavy ion therapy for radioprotection in space.
(full .pdf file)

 

13
E.J. Hall
Genomic Instability, Bystander Effect, Cytoplasmic Irradiation and other phenomena that may achieve fame without fortune.
(full .pdf file)

 

21
Space Radiation and Hadrontherapy: a synergistic interaction

 

 
D.I. Lowenstein
BNL Accelerator-Based Radiobiology Facilities.
(full .pdf file)

 

26
G.A. Nelson, L.M. Green, D.S. Gridley, J.O. Archambeau, J.M. Slater
Research Activities at the Loma Linda University and Proton Treatment Facility - An overview.
(full .pdf file)

 

30
U. Amaldi
The Italian hadrontherapy project CNAO
(full .pdf file)

 

33
H. Nikjoo, S. Uehara, I.G. Khvostunov, F.A. Cucinotta, D.T. Goodhead
Monte Carlo track structure for radiation biology and space applications.
(full .pdf file)

 

38
J. Miller
Recent measurements for hadrontherapy and space radiation: nuclear physics.
(full .pdf file)

 

45
E.A. Blakely
New Measurements for Hadrontherapy and Space Radiation: Biology.
(full .pdf file)

 

50
NSCORT session

 

 
A. Chatterjee, T.H. Borak
Physical and biological studies with protons and HZE particles in a NASA supported research center in radiation health.
(full .pdf file)

 

59
Computer codes and calculations

 

 
J. Wilson, F.A. Cucinotta, M.Y. Kim, W. Schimmerling
Optimized Shielding for Space Radiation Protection.
(full .pdf file)

 

67
A. Ferrari, J. Ranft, P.R. Sala
The FLUKA radiation transport code and its use for space problems.
(full .pdf file)

 

72
M.H.Y. Kim, S.A. Thibeault, J.W. Wilson, L. Heilbronn, R.L. Kiefer, J.A. Weakley, J.L. Dueber, T. Fogarty, R. Wilkins
Radiation Protection Using Martian Surface Materials in Human Exploration of Mars.
(full .pdf file)

 

81
L.W. Townsend
Overview of active methods for shielding spacecraft from energetic space radiation.
(full .pdf file)

 

84
L.S. Pinsky, T.L. Wilson, A. Ferrari, P. Sala, F. Carminati, R. Brun
Development of a space radiation Monte-Carlo computer simulation based on the FLUKA and ROOT codes.
(full .pdf file)

 

86
R.C. Singleterry Jr, J.W. Wilson, J.L. Shinn, R.K. Tripathi, S.A. Thibeault, A.K. Noor, F.A. Cucinotta, F.F. Badavi, C.K. Chang, G.D. Qualls, M.S. Clowdsley, M.-H.Y. Kim, J.H. Heinbockel, J. Norbury, S.R. Blattning, J. Miller, C. Zeitlin, L.H. Heilbronn
Creation and Utilization of a World Wide Web Based Space Radiation Effects Code: SIREST.
(full .pdf file)

 

90
M.S. Clowdsley, J.W. Wilson, M.-H.Y. Kim, R.C. Singleterry, R.K. Tripathi, J.H. Heinbockel, F.F. Badavi, J.L. Shinn
Neutron Environments on the Martian Surface.
(full .pdf file)

 

94
U. Schneider, A. Lomax, N. Lombriser
Comparative Treatment Planning using Secondary Cancer Mortality Calculations.
(full .pdf file)

 

97
L. Cella, A. Lomax, R. Miralbell
New Techniques in Hadrontherapy: Intensity Modulated Proton Beams.
(full .pdf file)

 

100
M. Biaggi, F. Ballarini, A. Ferrari, A. Ottolenghi, M. Pelliccioni
A Monte-Carlo code for a direct estimation of radiation risk.
(full .pdf file)

 

103
P.B. Saganti, E.N. Zapp, J.W. Wilson, F.A. Cucinotta
Visual Assessment of the Radiation Distribution in the ISS Lab Module: Visualization in the Human Body.
(full .pdf file)

 

106
D. Emfietzoglou, G. Papamichael, M. Moscovitch
Monte-Carlo simulation of charged particle transport in biomatter.
(full .pdf file)

 

113
Physical measurements

 

 
A. Ferrari, A. Mitaroff, M. Silari
A reference radiation facility for dosimetry at flight altitude and in space.
(full .pdf file)

 

115
W. Hajdas, A. Zehnder, L. Adams, P. Buehler, R. Harboe-Sorensen, M. Daum, R. Nickson, E. Daly, P. Nieminen
Proton Irradiation Facility and Space Radiation Monitoring at the Paul Scherrer Institute.
(full .pdf file)

 

119
A. Moroni, U. Abbondanno, C. Agodi, R. Alba, F. Ballarini, G. Bellia, M. Biaggi, M. Bruno, G. Casini, S. Cavallaro, R. Cherubini, M. Chiari, M. Colonna, R. Coniglione, M. D’Agostino, A. Del Zoppo, A. Giussani, F. Gramegna, C. Maiolino, G.V. Margagliotti, P.F. Mastinu, E. Migneco, P.M. Milazzo, A. Nannini, A. Ordine, A. Ottolenghi, P. Piattelli, D. Santonocito, P. Sapienza, G. Vannini, L. Vannucci, E. Vardaci
Nuclear detecting systems at LNL and LNS: foreseen experiments to provide basic data for heavy-ion risk assessment.
(full .pdf file)

 

124
T. Berger, M. Hajek, W. Schöner, M. Fugger, N. Vana, M. Noll, R. Ebner, Y. Akatov, V. Shurshakov, V. Arkhangelsky
Measurement of the Depth Distribution of Average LET and Absorbed Dose Inside a Water-Filled Phantom on Board Space Station MIR.
(full .pdf file)

 

128
M.R. Shavers, F.A. Cucinotta, J. Miller, C. Zeitlin, L. Heilbronn, J.W. Wilson, R.C. Singleterry Jr.
Shielded Heavy-Ion Environment Linear Detector (SHIELD): An Experiment for the Radiation and Technology Demonstration (RTD) Mission.
(full .pdf file)

 

131
H. Yasuda, M. Suzuki, K. Ando, K. Fujitaka
Simulation of the low-Earth-orbit dose rates using secondary radiations from the HZE particles at NIRS-HIMAC.
(full .pdf file)

 

133
J.C. Sutherland, D.C. Monteleone, J.G. Trunk
The Integrating Ion Imager: A Device for Determining Heavy Ion Doses During Irradiations.
(full .pdf file)

 

137
P. Scampoli, M. Casale, M. Durante, G. Grossi, M. Pugliese, G. Gialanella
Cell Inactivation by Beryllium, Boron and Carbon Ions at the Low-energy Irradiation Facility of the Naples University.
(full .pdf file)

 

141
J. de Boer, J. Besserer, M. Moosburger, P. Quicken, P. Bilski, T. Kwiecien, P. Olko
Dosimetry of Low-Energy Protons on the Vertical-Beam Facility at the Munich Accelerator.
(full .pdf file)

 

143
M. Fromm, F. Vaginay, D. Pusset, G. Meesen, A. Chambaudet, A. Poffijn
3-D Confocal Microscopy of Etched Nuclear Tracks in CR-39.
(full .pdf file)

 

144
Biophysical models

 

 
A.A. Edwards
RBE of Radiations in Space and the Implication, for Space Travel.
(full .pdf file)

 

147
A.L. Ponomarev, F.A. Cucinotta, R.K. Sachs, D.J. Brenner
Monte Carlo Predictions of DNA Fragment-Size Distributions for Large Sizes after HZE Particle Irradiation.
(full .pdf file)

 

153
S.B. Curtis, E.G. Luebeck, W.D. Hazelton, S. H. Moolgavkar
The Role of Promotion in Carcinogenesis from Protracted High-LET Exposure.
(full .pdf file)

 

157
E. Gudowska-Nowak, A. Kleczkowski, G. Kraft, E. Nasonova, S. Ritter, M. Scholz
Mathematical Models of Radiation-Induced Mitotic Delay: Time Course Analysis and Statistics of Lesions.
(full .pdf file)

 

161
R. Katz, F.A. Cucinotta, M. Fromm, A. Chambaudet
Ion-Kill Dosimetry.
(full .pdf file)

 

164
H. Yasuda, T. Komiyama, K. Fujitaka
Probability of hippocampus cell hits by high-LET space radiation in a low-Earth-orbit mission (STS-91).
(full .pdf file)

 

166
M.V. Lokajic /ek, T. C/echák, L. Judas, J. Kluson /, V. Kundrát, K. Prokeš
Inactivation of individual cells by divers ions at different LET values.
(full .pdf file)

 

170
G. De Angelis, M. Caldora, M. Santaquilani, R. Scipione, A. Verdecchia
Radiation-induced biological effects on crew members: a combined analysis on atmospheric flight personnel.
(full .pdf file)

 

173
S. Chauvie, R. Cirio, M. Donetto, F. Marchetto, C. Peroni
A Monte Carlo Model for Cell-Cycle Kinetics in Charged particle Irradiation.
(full .pdf file)

 

175
R. Schulte, V. Bashkirov, S. Shchemelinin, G. Garty, R. Chechik, A. Breskin
Modeling of radiation action based on nanodosimetric event spectra.
(full .pdf file)

 

177
R.D. Esposito, M. Durante, G. Gialanella, G. Grossi, M. Pugliese, P. Scampoli, T.D. Jones
A model of radiation-induced myelopoiesis in space.
(full .pdf file)

 

181
In vivo studies

 

 
A.L. Brooks, S. Bao, K. Rithidech, W.B. Chrisler, L.A. Couch, L.A. Braby
Induction and Repair of HZE Induced Cytogenetic Damage.
(full .pdf file)

 

183
A. Becciolini, S. Porciani, A. Lanini, M. Balzi, P. Faraoni
Proposal for biochemical dosimeter for prolonged space flights.
(full .pdf file)

 

185
S. Porciani, A. Lanini, M. Balzi, P. Faraoni, A. Becciolini
Polyamines as biochemical indicators of radiation injury.
(full .pdf file)

 

187
P.Y. Chang, N. Kanazawa, L. Lutze-Mann, R. Winegar
HZE Particle Radiation Induces Tissue-specific and M53-dependent Mutagenesis in Transgenic Animals.
(full .pdf file)

 

189
F. Yatagai, T. Nohmi, M. Kusakabe, K. Masumura, A. Yoshiki, H. Yamaguchi, T. Kurobe, K. Kuniya, F. Hanaoka, Y. Yano
Mutation Induction by heavy-ion irradiation of gpt
D transgenic mice.
(full .pdf file)

 

192
F.J. Burns, P. Zhao, G. Xu, N. Roy, C. Loomis
Fibroma Induction in Rat Skin Following Single or Multiple Doses of 1.0 GeV/nucleon
56 Fe Ions from the Brookhaven Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS).
(full .pdf file)

 

194
Central nervous system

 

 
B.M. Rabin, B. Shukitt-Hale, J.A. Joseph, N. Denissova
Effects of exposure to
56 Fe particles on the acquisition of a conditioned place preference in rats.
(full .pdf file)

 

196
Cellular and molecular biology

 

 
E. Nasonova, S. Ritter, E. Gudowska-Novak, G. Kraft
High-LET-induced chromosomal damage: time-dependent expression.
(full .pdf file)

 

198
B.M. Sutherland, P.V. Bennett, H. Schenk, O. Sidorkina, J. Laval, J. Trunk, D. Monteleone, J. Sutherland
Clustered DNA Damages Induced by High and Low LET Radiation, Including Heavy Ions.
(full .pdf file)

 

202
N. Cheong, Z.-C. Zeng, Y. Wang, G. Iliakis
Evidence for factors modulating radiation-induced G2-delay: potential application as radioprotectors.
(full .pdf file)

 

205
C. Baumstark-Khan, C.E. Hellweg, M. Palm, G. Horneck
Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP) for Space Radiation Research using Mammalian Cells in the International Space Station.
(full .pdf file)

 

210
T. Ohnishi, A. Takahashi, K. Ohnishi, M. Yonezawa
Tumor suppressor p53 response is blunted by low-dose-rate radiation.
(full .pdf file)

 

215
S. Brons, B. Jakob, G. Taucher-Scholz, G. Kraft
Heavy ion production of single- and double-strand breaks in plasmid DNA in aqueous solution.
(full .pdf file)

 

217
M. Belli, V. Dini, G. Esposito, P. Micera, O. Sapora, C. Signoretti, G. Simone, B. Stenerlöw, M.A. Tabocchini
DNA fragmentation induced in K562 cells by nitrogen ions.
(full .pdf file)

 

219
K. George, H. Wu, V. Willingham, F.A. Cucinotta
The Effect of Space Radiation on the Induction of Chromosome Damage.
(full .pdf file)

 

222
T. Kawata, M. Durante, K. George, Y. Furusawa, E. Gotoh, N. Takai, H. Wu, F.A. Cucinotta
Kineticts of chromatid break repair in G2-human fibroblasts exposed to low- and high-LET radiation.
(full .pdf file)

 

226
H. Wu, K. George, V. Willingham, F.A. Cucinotta
Comparison of chromosome aberration frequencies in pre- and post-flight astronaut lymphocytes irradiated
in vitro with gamma rays.
(full .pdf file)

 

229
A. Francesconi, E. Del Terra, A. Meli, F.S. Ambesi-Impiombato
Standardization of the comet assay technique on FRTLC-5 Cells.
(full .pdf file)

 

232
S. Gauny, C. Wiese, A. Kronenberg
Mechanisms of mutagenesis in human cells exposed to 55 MeV protons.
(full .pdf file)

 

235
A. Grosovsky, H. Bethel, K. Parks, L. Ritter, C. Giver, S. Gauny, C. Wiese, A. Kronenberg
Genomic instability in human lymphoid cells exposed to 1 GeV/amu Fe ions.
(full .pdf file)

 

238
G. Palumbo, L. Varriale, V. Paba, A. Sasso, E. Crescenzi, G. Gialanella, G. Grossi, M.G. Pugliese, P. Scampoli
Effect of space radiation on expression of apoptosis-related genes in endometrial cells: a preliminary study.
(full .pdf file)

 

241
M.P.J. McNamara, K.A. Bjornstad, P.Y. Chang, W. Chou, S.J. Lockett, E.A. Blakely
Modulation of Lens Cell Adhesion Molecules by Particle Beams.
(full .pdf file)

 

247
Space Radiation Research in Italy

 

 
P. Spillantini, F. Taccetti, P. Papini, L. Rossi, M. Casolino
Radiation shielding of astronauts in interplanetary flights: the CREAM surveyor to Mars and the magnetic lens system for a spaceship.
(full .pdf file)

 

249
L. Narici, V. Bidoli, M. Casolino, M.P. De Pascale, G. Furano, I. Modena, A. Morselli, P. Picozza, E. Reali, R. Sparvoli, S. Licoccia, P. Romagnoli, E. Traversa, W.G. Sannita, A. Loizzo, A. Galper, A. Khodarovich, M.G. Korotkov, A. Popov, N. Vavilov, S. Avdeev, V.P. Salnitskii, O.I. Shevchenko, V.P. Petrov, K.A. Trukhanov, M. Boezio, W. Bonvicini, A. Vacchi, N. Zampa, R. Battiston, G. Mazzenga, M. Ricci, P. Spillantini, G. Castellini, P. Carlson, C. Fuglesang
The ALTEA facility on the International Space Station.
(full .pdf file)

 

255
G. De Angelis, M. Caldora, M. Santaquilani, R. Scipione, A. Verdecchia
Radiation exposure of civilian airline crew members and associated biological effects due to the atmospheric ionizing radiation environment.
(full .pdf file)

 

258
E. Del Terra, A. Francesconi, A. Meli, F.S. Ambesi-Impiombato
Radiation-dependent apoptosis on cultured thyroid cells.
(full .pdf file)

 

261
P. Mosesso, M. Schuber, D. Seibt, C. Schmitz, M. Fiore, A. Schinoppi, S. Penna, F. Palitti
X-ray-induced chromosome aberrations in human lymphocytes
in vitro are potentiated under simulated microgravity conditions (clinostat).
(full .pdf file)

 

264
G. Angelini, P. Ragni, D. Esposito, P. Giardi, M.L. Pompili, R. Moscardelli, M.T. Giardi
A device to study the effect of space radiation on photosyntetic organisms.
(full .pdf file)

 

267
M. Durante
Influence of the shielding on the space radiation biological effectiveness.
(full .pdf file)

 

269
A. Ottolenghi, F. Ballarini, M. Biaggi
Mechanistic bases for modelling space radiation risk and planning radiation protection of astronauts.
(full .pdf file)

 

272
M. Belli
An overview of recent charged-particle radiation biology in Italy.
(full .pdf file)

 

278
Radiation Research for the International Space Station

 

 
G. Reitz
European Dosimetry Activities for the ISS.
(full .pdf file)

 

283
G.D. Badhwar
Radiation Measurements on the International Space Station.
(full .pdf file)

 

287
K. Ando
High LET radiobiology at NIRS-current status and future plan.
(full .pdf file)
294