Guidance on radiation received in space activities : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

• Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, Md. : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1989.
• Series: NCRP report ; no. 98.
• Subjects: Space environment.; Radiation > Dosage.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781601192370; 1601192371; 0929600045; 9780929600048
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 227 pages) : illustrations.

This report develops guidance on radiation exposures occurring in space activities. Radiation risk estimates for carcinogenesis, genetic effects and nonstochastic effects were utilized to develop risk comparisons on which career exposure limits are based. An important result of this approach is a di...