tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post2583963116195039643..comments2023-12-14T01:28:01.583-08:00Comments on Not Totally Rad: To "Glow" Where No One Has Gone BeforeThe Samurai Radiologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821218260930916714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-23410644581581656162008-03-27T23:24:00.000-07:002008-03-27T23:24:00.000-07:00@ zorg:Cool article -- thanks for posting that!Goo...@ zorg:<BR/><BR/>Cool article -- thanks for posting that!<BR/><BR/>Good points about shielding and weight. However, a ship built like <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29" REL="nofollow">Project Orion</A> could probably get them to Mars and back quickly enough to avoid FSS. It could also carry enough mass to provide some decent shielding.<BR/><BR/>For a short but extremely cool video on Project Orion, see <A HREF="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/221" REL="nofollow">George Dyson's talk at TED</A>.The Samurai Radiologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821218260930916714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439893903732515728.post-21296470744498614302008-03-25T14:47:00.000-07:002008-03-25T14:47:00.000-07:00You may be interested in this article as well. Mar...You may be interested in this article as well. <A HREF="http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Mars_Mission_Risk_29_Radiation_Induced_Brain_Damage_999.html" REL="nofollow">Mars Mission Risk 29 - Radiation Induced Brain Damage</A>, describing NASA research into the maximum amount of comic radiation the brain can sustain before suffering FSS (fried synapse syndrome).<BR/><BR/>Yes, I coined that term. Feel free to use it in your next radiology journal article.<BR/><BR/>I was intrigued by the reference in the article to the fact that with sufficient shielding to protect the astronauts from cosmic radiation, the ship would be too heavy to move.Zorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520058273816960539noreply@blogger.com