Uncertainties in estimates of the risks of late effects from space radiation

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1383-1389

  Cucinotta, F A ^a   Schimmerling, W ^b   Wilson, J W ^c   Peterson, L E ^d   Saganti, P B ^a   Dicello, J F ^e  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galactic cosmic radiation; Human space exploration; Mars exploration; Radiation risk; Risk projections

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; GALAXIES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEUROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SPACE RESEARCH;

GALACTIC COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION; MARS EXPLORATION; RADIATION RISKS; RISK PROJECTIONS;

RADIATION HAZARDS;

EID: 5644239937     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.10.053     Document Type: Article

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