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Radiation shielding vest could reduce cancer risk for astronauts on deep space missions
Medical physics
Telescopes and space missions
radiation shielding
Space Missions
astronaut safety
cancer risk
Summary
A new personal radiation shielding vest has been tested during the Artemis I flight, potentially reducing the radiation exposure for astronauts on deep space missions, thereby lowering their cancer risk.
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