Radiation Hazards to Crews of Interplanetary Missions: Biological Issues and Research Strategies (1996)
Chapter: Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations
AFRRI:
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
AGS:
Alternating gradient synchrotron
AP:
Apurinic or apyrimidinic
AT:
Ataxia telangiectasia
ATM:
AT mutated gene
BEIR:
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, Committee on (National Research Council)
CNS:
Central nervous system
DNA:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA-PK:
DNA-dependent protein kinase
DOD:
Department of Defense
DOE:
Department of Energy
DREF:
Dose rate effectiveness factor
EVA:
Extravehicular activity
GCR:
Galactic cosmic radiation
HPRT:
Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase
HZE:
High atomic number (Z) high energy
ICRP:
International Commission on Radiological Protection
LANL:
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LEO:
Low Earth orbit
LET:
Linear energy transfer
LQ:
Linear-quadratic
MIM:
Multiplicative interaction model
NASA:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCRP:
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NER:
Nucleotide excision repair
NRC:
National Research Council
PCR:
Polymerase chain reaction
PK:
Protein kinase
Q:
Quality factor
RBE:
Relative biological effectiveness
RMS:
Root mean square
