Radiation Hazards In Space Flight
Description:
During the past five years, potentialities of space travel have greatly increased and new knowledge has become available regarding the nature of cosmic radiation. In the present article the knowledge pertinent to dose evaluation is reviewed for conditions of flight in space in the vicinity of the earth but away from the influence of its atmosphere or magnetic field. Certain properties of the heavy nuclei are also discussed as well as some of the available information on their actual biological …
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Date:
January 1958
Creator:
Tobias, Cornelius A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department