Radiation hazards on space missions

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1987 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 330, pages 709-710 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: J R, Letaw; R, Silberberg; C H, Tsao;

doi: 10.1038/330709a0

pmid: 3696237

Radiation hazards on space missions

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Abstract

On the ambitious forays into space currently being contemplated, astronauts would encounter unfamiliar radiation environments. The risk of undue exposure would be diminished by spacecraft shielding.

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Naval Research Laboratory Optical Sciences Division
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United States Naval Research Laboratory
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Keywords

Radiation Protection, Aerospace Medicine, Humans, Radiation Injuries

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