Space Radiation and Astronaut Health
Board on Health Care Services, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on Assessment of Strategies for Managing Cancer Risks Associated with Radiation Exposure During Crewed Space MissionsAstronauts face unique health-related risks during crewed space missions, and longer-duration missions that extend to greater distances in our solar system (including to the Moon and Mars) will likely increase those risks. Cancer risks due to ionizing radiation exposure are one of these health-related risks. Assessing, managing, and communicating radiation-induced cancer risks associated with spac...
Astronauts face unique health-related risks during crewed space missions, and longer-duration missions that extend to greater distances in our solar system (including to the Moon and Mars) will likely increase those risks. Cancer risks due to ionizing radiation exposure are one of these health-related risks. Assessing, managing, and communicating radiation-induced cancer risks associated with spac...
