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Radiation damage to living beings is measured in Sieverts or rem.  (1 Sv = 100 rem.) See [[Radiation]] and [[Radiation shielding]] for more information.

Radiation damage to living beings is measured in Sieverts or rem.  (1 Sv = 100 rem.) See [[Radiation]] and [[Radiation shielding]] for more information.

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A prompt dose of 1 Sv might cause radiation sickness (some people won't notice anything).  2 Sv will cause radiation sickness in everyone.  At 3 Sv a prompt dose might cause death. At 5 Sv most people will die, unless they get care in a hospital.  Above 8 Sv, almost everyone will die, even with the best medical care.

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A prompt dose of 1 Sv might cause radiation sickness (a few people won't notice anything).  2 Sv will cause radiation sickness in everyone.  At 3 Sv a prompt dose might cause death. At 5 Sv most people will die, unless they get care in a hospital.  Above 8 Sv, almost everyone will die, even with the best medical care.

In addition to short term effects, high to moderate doses of radiation cause long term health effects, which lower the average maximum age you can reach (mostly from cancer).  The authoritative report: Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) found that 0.1 Sv of radiation will cause a 1.8% chance of a fatal cancer within 30 years.  Now an average person has a 20% chance of dying of a fatal cancer, so if our Mars mission would get a total radiation dose of 50 mSv, then the chance of the astronaut dying from cancer rises from ~20% to 21%.

In addition to short term effects, high to moderate doses of radiation cause long term health effects, which lower the average maximum age you can reach (mostly from cancer).  The authoritative report: Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) found that 0.1 Sv of radiation will cause a 1.8% chance of a fatal cancer within 30 years.  Now an average person has a 20% chance of dying of a fatal cancer, so if our Mars mission would get a total radiation dose of 50 mSv, then the chance of the astronaut dying from cancer rises from ~20% to 21%.

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! Mission Section !! Conjunction Mission !! Opposition Mission

! Mission Section !! Conjunction Mission !! Opposition Mission

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| Cosmic Rays in Transit || 318 mSv || 47.7 mSv

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| Cosmic Rays in Transit || 318 mSv || 477 mSv

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| Solar Radiation in Transit || 55 mSv || 96 mSv

| Solar Radiation in Transit || 55 mSv || 96 mSv

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