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Evident Biological Effects of Space Radiation in AstronautsThough cancer risks are the primary concern for astronauts exposed to space radiation and a number of astronauts have developed cancer, identifying a direct association or cause of disease has been somewhat problematic due to a lack of statistics and a lack of an appropriate control group. However, several bio,logical effects observed in astronauts are believed to be primarily due to exposure to space radiation. Among those are, light flashes experienced by astronauts from early missions, cataract development in the crewmembers and excess chromosome aberrations detected in astronauts' lymphocytes postmission. The space radiation environment and evident biological effects will be discussed.
Document ID
20070025082
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wu, Honglu
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
October 25, 2004
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Meeting Information
Meeting: 13th Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS)
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: October 25, 2004
End Date: October 27, 2004
Sponsors: National Inst. of Standards and Technology
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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