Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The NASA Study of Cataract in Astronauts (NASCA) was a five-year longitudinal study of the effect of space radiation exposure on the severity/progression of nuclear (N), cortical (C), and posterior subcapsular (PSC) lens opacities. It began in 2003 and was completed in December, 2009. Participants included 171 consenting astronauts who flew at least one mission in space, and comparison subjects consisted of three groups, a) 53 astronauts who had not flown in space, b) 95 military aircrew personnel, and c) 99 non-aircrew, ground-based subjects.
Keywords:
Aerospace Medicine
Type:
JSC-CN-22622
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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements 2010 Annual Meeting; Mar 07, 2011 - Mar 08, 2011; Bethesda, MD; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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