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Radiation in Microgravity

Gregory A. Nelson

10.1002/cphy.cp040234

Source: Supplement 14: Handbook of Physiology, Environmental Physiology

Originally published: 1996

Published online: January 2011

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Abstract

The sections in this article are:

1 Characteristics of the Space Radiation Environment
1.1 Composition and Distribution
2 Properties of Ionizing and Nonionizing Radiation
2.1 Unique Properties of Charged Particle Radiation
2.2 Risk Assessment
3 Radiobiological Experiments in Space
3.1 Exploratory Studies
3.2 Natural Radiation Exposures
3.3 Artificial Radiation Exposures
4 Possible Mechanisms for Microgravity and Radiation Interaction
5 Summary and Conclusions
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Gregory A. Nelson. Radiation in Microgravity. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 14: Handbook of Physiology, Environmental Physiology: 785-798. First published in print 1996. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp040234