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1. An introduction to space radiation -- 2. Space radiation beyond Mars -- 3. Astronomy basics -- 4. Elementary physics, chemistry and biology -- 5. Fundamentals of radioactivity -- 6. Basic radiation science -- 7. Elements of quantum mechanics for space radiation -- 8. Quarks, leptons and radiation : the Standard Model -- 9. Radiation chemistry -- 10. Radiation biochemistry -- 11. Molecular radiobiology -- 12. Radiation and respiration -- 13. Elementary zoology -- 14. Introduction to radiophiles -- 15. Essentials of astrophysics -- 16. The Sun -- 17. Cosmic rays -- 18. Planet Earth -- 19. Space weather -- 20. Mercury and Venus -- 21. Mars -- 22. Asteroids -- 23. Jupiter and the effects of space radiation on electronics -- 24. Saturn -- 25. Uranus -- 26. Neptune -- 27. Radiation belts beyond our Solar System -- 28. Radiation and paleontology -- 29. Radiation and climate -- 30. Mass extinctions and radiation -- 31. Gamma ray bursts -- 32. X-rays and gamma rays in space -- 33. Neutron stars, magnetars and soft gamma repeaters -- 34. Black holes and Hawking radiation -- 35. The Big Bang and radiation--the beginning and the end.

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Space radiation is a topic of growing importance to scientists and researchers as well as the general public. This thorough reference text covers space radiation and its biological effects. The book addresses the sources and various types of space radiation as well as the astrophysical phenomena responsible for the generation of this radiation. It describes the radiation encountered by astronauts and the potential health effects during present and proposed future missions, including that encountered in transiting the Van Allen Belts and inter-planetary space. It also describes the radiation stemming from the solar wind, solar flares and other sources of sporadic 'solar particle events', and the radiation originating from extra-solar or galactic origins. Part of IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology.

Scientists, researchers in space radiation, medical physics.

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James S. Welsh, MD, is currently a Professor and Director of Translational Research, Department of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, as well as Chief of Radiation Oncology at Edward Hines Jr VA Medical Center. He was a past President and Gold Medal recipient of the American College of Radiation Oncology. He has been a member of several committees for the American College of Radiology and ASTRO. He is a former member of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission ACMUI, UNSCEAR adviser, and was a neutron beam therapy specialty physician at NIU Institute for Neutron Therapy at Fermilab.

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