Radiation shielding vest could reduce cancer risk for astronauts on deep space missions
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A radiation shielding vest tested during the uncrewed Artemis I flight in 2022 has been shown to significantly reduce the radiation dose that future astronauts or deep-space tourists might receive.
The data for this analysis were obtained via seating two human-tissue-equivalent female torso phantoms in the Orion crew capsule. While the “Zohar” phantom wore the new AstroRad vest, its travel companion “Helga” did not. Numerous radiation dosimeters placed in and on the phantoms allowed the received
The data for this analysis were obtained via seating two human-tissue-equivalent female torso phantoms in the Orion crew capsule. While the “Zohar” phantom wore the new AstroRad vest, its travel companion “Helga” did not. Numerous radiation dosimeters placed in and on the phantoms allowed the received
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