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Hi I am struggling to find relevant and up to date material on the make up of the belts.i understand the low/high energy particles bit.How more low than high.What I am struggling to find is mSv doses,or rem readings,and what is the comparison between mSv and rem.i particularly want to know if there is any data showing the actual dosage inside and outside the belts.So far the only thing I've found is the explorer 1,2,3 missions which i cannot find any data to quantify an actual radiation field level at its min/max.Is solar activity a high dose say when you consider one had the intensity to fry someone(what would be the rate eg900rem) what shielding would be possible to counter it.My present understanding is only a few metres of lead would sufficiently stop all radiation.What i do have difficulty is if polyethelene sheilding cannot stop high energy particles penetrating the hull of a craft and injuring the occupants,when they are in fact 600miles away from the VA belts...just what the use a few mm of aluminum could sheild against.In fact what is the maximum dosage which would render the aluminum irrelevent.