The E.V. Benton Radiation Physics Laboratory at OSU
About
History
The laboratory was originally founded in 1969 by Professor Eugene V. Benton at the University of San Francisco. Early work focused on measuring the exposure of the Apollo astronauts to cosmic radiation during missions to the Moon and aboard Skylab, America’s first space station. The laboratory also worked closely with researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in some of the earliest efforts to use heavy ion beams from particle accelerators to treat cancer. In the 1980s, the laboratory developed the Crew Passive Dosimeter (CPD)—a combination of two types of compact, light weight radiation detector—to measure astronaut radiation exposure aboard the NASA Space Shuttles. NASA still uses this approach to monitor the ionizing radiation received by astronauts living and working aboard the ISS. In the mid-1990s, leadership of the laboratory was transferred to Eric Benton, the son of Eugene V. Benton. In 2005, the laboratory moved to Oklahoma State University and renamed it in honor of its founder. The Eugene V. Benton Radiation Physics Laboratory currently occupies 2000 square feet of laboratory space in the Oklahoma Technology and Research Park’s Venture I building near the OSU campus in Stillwater, OK.
Group
Eric Benton
Art Lucas
Joel DeWitt
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Tyler Collums
Carl Johnson (PhD, 2009)
Eugene V. Benton
Publications
Benton, E.R., Benton, E.V., and Frank, A.L. "Conversion between different forms of LET," Radiation Measurements (in press).
Johnson, C.E., Benton, E.R., Yasuda, N., Benton, E.V. (2009). "Analysis of short-range tracks and large track fluences in CR-39 PNTD using atomic force microscopy," Radiation Measurements 44, 742-745.
DeWitt, J.M., Benton, E.R., Uchihori, Y., Yasuda, N., Benton, E.V., Frank, A.L. (2009). "Assessment of radiation shielding materials for protection of space crews using CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector," Radiation Measurements 44, 905-908.
Zhou, D., O'Sullivan, D., Semones, E., Zapp, N., and Benton, E.R., (2009). "Research on sensitivity fading of CR-39 detectors during long time exposure," Radiation Measurements 44, 909-912.
Reitz, G., Berger, T., Bilski, P., Facius, R., Hajek, M., Petrov, V., Pulchalska, M., Zhou, D., Bossier, J., Akatov, Yu., Shurshakov, V., Olko, P., Ptaskiewicz, M., Berkgammn, R., Futter, M., Vana, N., Beaujean, R., Burmeister, S., Bartlett, D., Hager, L., Palfalvi, J., Szabo, J., O'Sullivan, D., Kitamura, H., Uchihori, Y., Yasuda, N., Nagamatsu, A., Tawara, H., Benton, E., Gaza, R., McKeever, S., Sawakuchi, G., Yukihara, E., Cucinotta, F., Semones, E., Zapp, N., Miller, J., and Dettman, J. (2009). "Astronaut’s Organ Doses Inferred from Measurements in a Human Phantom Outside the International Space Station," Radiation Research 171, 225-235.
Sykora, G.J., Akselrod, M.S., Benton, E.R., and Yasuda, N. (2008). "Spectroscopic properties of novel fluorescent nuclear track detectors for high and low LET charged particles," Radiation Measurements 43, 422-426.
Moyers, M.F., Benton, E.R., Ghebremedhin, A., and Coutrakon, G. (2008). "Leakage and scatter radiation from a double scattering based proton beamline," Medical Physics 35, 128-144.
Benton, E.R., Benton, E.V., Frank, A.L., and Moyers, M.F. (2006). "Characterization of the radiation shielding properties of US and Russian EVA suits using passive detectors," Radiation Measurements 41, 1191-1201.
Contact Information
Venture I, Suite 100
1110 South Innovation Way Drive
Stillwater, OK 74074
405-744-2014