Limitations in Predicting the Space Radiation Health Risk for Exploration Astronauts
| Autor: | Rebecca S. Blue, Helmut G. Katzgraber, Kathleen H. Rubins, Ann R. Kennedy, Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, Keith A. Cengel, Jeffery C. Chancellor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) Computer science lcsh:Biotechnology Materials Science (miscellaneous) Medicine (miscellaneous) FOS: Physical sciences Review Article Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) lcsh:Physiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physics - Space Physics lcsh:TP248.13-248.65 Physics - Biological Physics Health risk Aerospace lcsh:QP1-981 business.industry Human spaceflight Space radiation Physics - Medical Physics Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Space Physics (physics.space-ph) Radiation exposure 030104 developmental biology Risk analysis (engineering) 13. Climate action Space and Planetary Science Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Risk IT Medical Physics (physics.med-ph) business Interplanetary spaceflight |
| Zdroj: | NPJ Microgravity npj Microgravity, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018) |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1710.07311 |
| Popis: | Despite years of research, understanding of the space radiation environment and the risk it poses to long-duration astronauts remains limited. There is a disparity between research results and observed empirical effects seen in human astronaut crews, likely due to the numerous factors that limit terrestrial simulation of the complex space environment and extrapolation of human clinical consequences from varied animal models. Given the intended future of human spaceflight, with efforts now to rapidly expand capabilities for human missions to the moon and Mars, there is a pressing need to improve upon the understanding of the space radiation risk, predict likely clinical outcomes of interplanetary radiation exposure, and develop appropriate and effective mitigation strategies for future missions. To achieve this goal, the space radiation and aerospace community must recognize the historical limitations of radiation research and how such limitations could be addressed in future research endeavors. We have sought to highlight the numerous factors that limit understanding of the risk of space radiation for human crews and to identify ways in which these limitations could be addressed for improved understanding and appropriate risk posture regarding future human spaceflight. Comment: Accepted for publication by Nature Microgravity (2018) |
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