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Radiat Res
January 2016
g Department of Basic Sciences, Division of Radiation Research, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, 92350.
The space radiation environment contains protons and (56)Fe, which could pose a significant hazard to space flight crews during and after missions. The space environment involves complex radiation exposures, thus, the effects of a dose of protons might be modulated by a dose of heavy-ion radiation. The brain, and particularly the hippocampus, may be susceptible to space radiation-induced changes.
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