Unpacking Space Radiation Key to Controlling Astronaut and Potentially Earthbound Cancer Risk (University of Colorado Cancer Center)

NASA limits an astronaut's radiation exposures to doses that keep their added risk of fatal cancer below 3 percent. Unfortunately, that ceiling restricts the time an astronaut may spend in space, which in turn restricts the ability to perform longer missions, say a mission to Mars. Now a network of research laboratories seeks to understand the mechanisms and effects of space radiation with the goal of predicting and preventing radiation-induced cancers, both in space and at home. One of these la...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news