[ExI] Radiation damage could stop manned trips to Mars

[BillK]

On 12 October 2016 at 00:25, Stephen Van Sickle  wrote:
> 30 cGy is not a low dose, especially of heavy ions.  It is on the order of
> the full dose would get on a trip to Mars, but in minutes instead of years.
>

Obviously you disagree with the scientists involved.

Quote from the paper:
Here, we extend our studies longer term and show convincingly that
very low doses of charged particles can compromise cognitive
performance at not only 12, but 24 weeks after acute exposure, effects
that are associated with reductions in dendritic complexity, changes
in synaptic protein levels and elevations in neuroinflammation.
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BillK