NASA NTRS · 19910038834
Radiological health risks for exploratory class missions in space
Abstract
The radiation risks to crewmembers on missions to the moon and Mars are studied. A graph is presented of the cross section as a function of linear energy transfer (LET) for cell inactivation and neoplastic cell transformation. Alternatives to conventional approaches to radiation protection using dose and Q are presented with attention given to a hybrid of the conventional system for particles with LET less than 100 keV/micron.
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Nachtwey, D. Stuart, Yang, Tracy Chui-Hsu. 1991-01-01. Radiological health risks for exploratory class missions in space. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910038834
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