Radiation: Behavioral Implications in Space

Abstract

Since future space missions are likely to be beyond Earth's protective atmosphere, a potentially significant hazard is radiation. The following behavioral situations are addressed in this paper: (1) space radiations are more effective at disrupting behavior; (2) task demands can aggravate the radiation-disruption; (3) efforts to mitigate disruption with drugs or shielding are not satisfactory and the drugs can be behaviorally toxic; and (4) space and radiation-induced emesis combined may be synergistic. Thus, future space travel will be a demanding, exciting time for behavioral toxicologists, and while the circumstances may seem insurmountable at first, creative application of scientific expertise should illicit solutions, similar to demanding situations confronted before. Keywords: Space; Radiation; Toxicity; Behavior; Performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200240

Entities

People

  • V. Bogo

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Animals
  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Central Nervous System
  • Dose Rate
  • Earth Orbits
  • Equatorial Orbits
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Lethality
  • Motion Sickness
  • Nervous System
  • Orbits
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Shielding

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Space