Radiation hazards to crews of interplanetary missions : biological issues and research strategies / Task Group on the Biological Effects of Space Radiation, Space Studies Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

Includes bibliographical references.

Support for this project was provided by Contract NASW 4627 and Contract NASW 96013 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Issues of concern to NASA: discussion and conclusions -- Types of particles and their energies -- Biological effects of radiation : Early effects ; Late Effects ; Variation in susceptibility to radiation across subject types ; DNA repair -- Loss of research programs -- How to reduce risk and the uncertainty in risk estimates -- Shielding -- Radioprotective and chemoprotective drugs and diet -- Crew selection -- Optimal time for flight -- Solar particle event warning system -- Priority research questions and strategies -- Higher-priority research questions -- Lower-priority research questions -- Time scale of research -- What will still remain unknown, and what risk does this represent? -- Other issues -- Need for animal use -- Experimental techniques and new data required -- Ground- vs. space-based research -- Plants and food supply.

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