Evaluation of deep space exploration risks and mitigations against radiation and microgravity

Ionizing radiation and microgravity are two considerable health risks encountered during deep space exploration. Both have deleterious effects on the human body. On one hand, weightlessness is known to induce a weakening of the immune system, a delayed wound healing and musculoskeletal, cardiovascul...

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Main Authors: William Dobney, Louise Mols, Dhruti Mistry, Kevin Tabury, Bjorn Baselet, Sarah Baatout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnume.2023.1225034/full