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. 2021 Apr 30;60(2):213–231. doi: 10.1007/s00411-021-00910-0

Table 1.

All solid cancer plus leukemia incidence risks for different space missions calculated for an average age at exposure of 40 years, an attained age of 65 years and equal weighting for the ERR and EAR all solid cancer model and leukemia models

Mission type, duration (days) E/Sv REIC [%] RADS [%]
Males Females Males Females
Lunar, 180 0.17 0.59 (0.44; 0.75) 0.88 (0.72; 1.07) 0.67 (0.51; 0.85) 0.94 (0.77; 1.14)
Mars swing-by, 600 1.03 3.20 (2.41; 4.10) 4.79 (3.89; 5.82) 4.00 (3.05; 5.11) 5.59 (4.57; 6.75)
Mars exploration, 1000 1.07 3.31 (2.49; 4.24) 4.95 (4.03; 6.02) 4.16 (3.16; 5.30) 5.80 (4.75; 7.00)

It is assumed here that the effective dose, E in Sv is equal to the colon and RBM organ dose in Gy, and that the colon organ dose is equal to the RBM dose in Gy. Note: the very large uncertainties in the survival curve from e.g., the radiation dependant acute mortality in the survival curves above 2 Gy, are not included in the results for REIC