Radiation Oncology/Space Radiation

Space Radiation

• Sources of Radiation
  • Solar
  • Galactic Cosmic Rays

• Types of Cosmic Radiation
  • Photon
  • Particles

• Measurements of Cosmic Radiation
  • Units
  • Dosimetry

• Impact of Cosmic Radiation on Astronaut tissues
  • to be expanded ...

Space Medicine

• P D Hodkinson et al. Br J Anaesth. 2017. An overview of space medicine (PMID: 29161391)
• Jan Stepanek et al. N Engl J Med. 2019. Space Medicine in the Era of Civilian Spaceflight (PMID: 30865799)
• T E Vasquez et al. West J Med. 1987 Sep. Space medicine--a review of current concepts (PMID: 3314154)

Mars Exploration Program

• John D Boice et al. The Million Person Study relevance to space exploration and Mars. Int J Radiat Biol. 2022;98(4):551-559. (PMID: 30831048)
• J B Garvin et al. NASA's new Mars Exploration Program: the trajectory of knowledge. Astrobiology. 2001 Winter;1(4):439-46. (PMID: 12448977)
• Zarana S Patel et al. Red risks for a journey to the red planet: The highest priority human health risks for a mission to Mars. NPJ Microgravity. 2020 Nov 5;6(1):33. (PMID: 33298950)