Technical evaluation of the NASA model for cancer risk to astronauts due to space radiation

Technical Evaluation of the NASA Model for Cancer Risk to Astronauts Due to Space Radiation

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COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DISEASES; EARTH (PLANET); HEALTH RISKS; LUNAR MISSIONS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; NASA; RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SPACE STATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CANCER RISK ASSESSMENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; EXPLORATION MISSIONS; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; SOLAR PARTICLE EVENTS; SPACE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT; TECHNICAL EVALUATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

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DOI: 10.17226/13343     Document Type: Book

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