The space radiation: nature, biological effects and shielding

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Space Life Sciences
1Muradian, Kh.K
1State Institution "D.F.Chebotarov Institute of Gerontology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", Kyiv, Ukraine
Kosm. nauka tehnol. 2002, 8 ;(1):107-113
https://doi.org/10.15407/knit2002.01.107
Publication Language: Russian
Abstract: 
The latest findings in origin, biological effects and shielding of the space ionizing radiation (SIR) are reviewed. It is stressed that after the impending implementation of artificial gravity, SIR could become the most serious concern for deep space travelers. SIR is more effective in induction of the genome- and cell-associated damages, compared with the conventional radioactive sources. The shielding of SIR is augmented due to the secondary spallation S -radiation and possible cooperation with weightlessness and other negative impacts of a space flight. The panspermia concept postulating the existence of living organisms, e. g. bacterial spores, in space and their natural interplanetary transportation is discussed.
Keywords: biological effects, ionizing radiation, shielding
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