Space Radiation and Astronaut Health : Managing and Communicating Cancer Risks

• Autore: National Academies of Sciences Engineering, and Medicine
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : National Academies Press, , 2021; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Extraterrestrial radiation - Safety measures; Astronauts - Health and hygiene; Astronauts - Health risk assessment; Rayonnement extraterrestre - Sécurité - Mesures; Astronautes - Santé et hygiène; Astronautes - Risques pour la santé - Évaluation
• Altri autori: StudiesDivision on Earth and Life DivisionHealth and Medicine BoardNuclear and Radiation Studies ServicesBoard on Health Care PolicyBoard on Health Sciences MissionsCommittee on Assessment of Strategies for Managing Cancer Risks Associated with Radiation Exposure During Crewed Space
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Space Radiation and Cancer Risks to Astronauts -- 3 NASA's Spaceflight Radiation Exposure Standard -- 4 Communicating About Radiation-Induced Cancer Risks -- Appendix A: Study Methods -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Astronauts face unique health-related risks during crewed space missions, and longer-duration missions that extend to greater distances in our solar system (including to the Moon and Mars) will likely increase those risks. Cancer risks due to ionizing radiation exposure are one of these health-related risks. Assessing, managing, and communicating radiation-induced cancer risks associated with spaceflight are challenging because of incomplete knowledge of the radiation environment in space, limited data on radiation-induced cellular damage mechanisms, lack of direct observations from epidemiological studies, and the complexities of understanding radiation risk. At the request of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened to provide advice on NASA's proposed updates to their space radiation health standard, which sets the allowable limit of space radiation exposure throughout the course of an astronaut's career. Space Radiation and Astronaut Health: Managing and Communicating Cancer Risks provides the committee's recommendations and conclusions regarding the updated space radiation health standard, NASA's radiation risk communication strategies, and a process for developing an ethics-informed waiver protocol for long-duration spaceflight missions." --
• Altri titoli varianti: Space Radiation and Astronaut Health
• Titolo autorizzato: Space Radiation and Astronaut Health
• ISBN: 0-309-48191-0; 0-309-47975-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910861981303321
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