Custom ATOM® Phantoms to Represent Astronauts on Historic Uncrewed Mission
MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sun Nuclear, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: MIR) (“Mirion”), right now introduced its ATOM® Phantom product line will play a significant position within the first of a sequence of NASA missions geared toward enabling human exploration to the Moon and Mars. The uncrewed Artemis I mission, scheduled for launch on August 29th, will function the primary built-in check of NASA’s deep house exploration methods, together with the Orion spacecraft. Two customized, anthropomorphic ATOM Phantoms will journey as “passengers” aboard the Orion, to help in measuring potential radiation publicity to astronauts.
ATOM Phantoms are designed and produced by CIRS, now part of Sun Nuclear, a worldwide chief in Quality Management options for Radiation Therapy and Diagnostic Imaging. The phantoms – constructed of supplies that mimic human tissue, bone, and organs – are used globally by hospitals, most cancers facilities and analysis establishments to offer a bodily illustration of affected person anatomy for measuring radiation dose in most cancers therapy and imaging procedures.
The full CIRS ATOM Phantom line consists of fashions representing a new child, 1-year-old, 5-year-old, 10-year-old, grownup male, and grownup feminine. For the Artemis I mission, two female-bodied torso fashions have been chosen, as there are an growing variety of feminine astronauts – and girls usually expertise higher sensitivity to house radiation. Furthermore, a acknowledged aim of the Artemis program is to ship the primary girl astronaut to stroll on the floor of the Moon.
Following a CIRS custom when delivery ATOM Phantoms to prospects worldwide, the space-bound phantoms got names – Helga and Zohar. While each will likely be outfitted with radiation detectors, solely Zohar will put on a radiation safety vest to higher perceive the radiation ranges that could be encountered in house and the way efficient the vest is for mitigating photo voltaic particle occasions (SPE) publicity.
While Sun Nuclear and CIRS produce the ATOM Phantoms, the trouble to arrange Helga and Zohar for the mission has been a world effort. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment (MARE) in collaboration with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) and business accomplice StemRad, in addition to Lockheed Martin and NASA. In addition, universities and analysis establishments from 9 nations have participated within the experiment.
“Mirion Technologies has a long history of our products being used in space, from dosimeters in the International Space Station to various spectroscopy instruments in exploration robots and satellites,” says Thomas Logan, CEO of Mirion Technologies. “With the historic Artemis I mission and its inclusion of ATOM Phantoms, CIRS and Sun Nuclear continue the longstanding engagement of Mirion to make space exploration safer, and to support interplanetary scientific voyages.”
References:
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i-press-kit/
https://www.dlr.de/content/en/articles/news/2018/4/20181115_helga-zohar-radiation-exposure.html
https://www.dlr.de/me/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-14114/
About Sun Nuclear
Sun Nuclear and CIRS are a part of Mirion Medical, a gaggle of healthcare-focused manufacturers inside Mirion Technologies (NYSE: MIR). We present revolutionary options for Radiation Therapy and Diagnostic Imaging facilities. More than 5,000 most cancers facilities worldwide depend on us for unbiased, built-in Quality Management. With a give attention to ongoing help, Sun Nuclear goals to ease expertise adoption, improve workflows and enhance outcomes – in order that healthcare suppliers can obtain actual outcomes for Patient Safety. Visit us: sunnuclear.com and cirsinc.com. Follow us: @sunnuclear.
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