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Professor of Medical Physics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

In terms of space radiation concerns, there are also natural biological substitutes for studying the effects on Mars. https://lnkd.in/eit5gnqx

SMJ Mortazavi

Professor of Medical Physics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

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SMJ Mortazavi

Professor of Medical Physics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS)

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NASA is interested in research on radium deposition in the human brain and brain exposure to high linear energy transfer (LET) alpha particles. According to Dr. John Boice, President of NCRP, and his colleagues, a human brain exposed to alpha particles on Earth for years may be more relevant to a Mars mission than a mouse brain exposed to heavy ions for a few minutes.

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