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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815531203321

Titolo

Managing space radiation risk in the new era of space exploration / / Committee on the Evaluation of Radiation Shielding for Space Exploration, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

0-309-18572-6

1-281-76751-4

9786611767518

0-309-11384-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Disciplina

612.01448

Soggetti

Extraterrestrial radiation - Safety measures

Radiation - Physiological effect

Space flights - Safety measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Current Knowledge of the Radiation Environment""; ""3 Radiation Effects""; ""4 Shielding Approaches and Capabilities""; ""5 Strategy for Radiation Risk Mitigation""; ""6 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B Biographies of Committee Members""; ""C Committee Meeting Agendas and Speakers""; ""D Glossary and Acronyms""