title: Radiation protection guidance for activities in low-Earth orbit.
abstract: Scientific Committee 75 (SC 75) of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) was assembled for the purpose of providing guidance to NASA concerning radiation protection in low-Earth orbit. The report of SC 75 was published in December 2000 as NCRP Report No. 132. In this presentation an overview of the findings and recommendations of the committee report will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Engineering Department, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2300, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: R J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D000367:Age Factors; D018480:Astronauts; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D008297:Male; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D011853:Radiobiology / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D013026:Space Flight / Q000592:standards*; D013737:Testis / Q000528:radiation effects