OSTI Document ID 334244
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Title Nutritional supplements as radioprotectors -- A review and proposal
Creators/
Authors
Muscatello, A.C.
Publication Date 1998 Dec 31
Description/
Abstract
The scientific literature contains several reports that show nutritional substances, such as vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals (plant chemicals), provide substantial radioprotective effects in animal studies. Incorporating these substances to the human diet, already voluntarily practiced by a large segment of the population, in addition to providing other favorable health effects, may also provide a radioprotective effect. This potential radioprotective effect would be very useful in mitigating the effects of occupational radiation exposure to astronauts (especially future Mars explorers), airline crews, nuclear workers, both commercial and government, and populations exposed to nuclear accidents, e.g. Chernobyl. This paper reviews the existing evidence of radioprotective effects by nutritional supplements and proposes that their efficacy be evaluated, first with animal studies, followed by human tests with astronauts and cosmonauts on long-term missions, such as to the Mir space station and the International Space Station (ISS).
OSTI ID 334244
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Other ID Numbers ON: DE99002283
Document Type Conference
Research Organization Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsor Organization USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Numbers W-7405-ENG-36
Conference Founding convention of the Mars Society, Boulder, CO (United States), 13-16 Aug 1998
Bibliographic Source LANL
Country United States
Language English
Pages/Size 16 p.
System Entry Date 1999 May 11
Subject Category Code 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES ;55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES
Descriptors RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES; RADIOSENSITIVITY EFFECTS; RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS; NUTRIENTS; RADIATION PROTECTION
Format Other: PL:
Availability INIS; OSTI as DE99002283
Notes PBD: [1998]
Reference Numbers SCA: 560151;550603; PA: EDB-99:047590;INS-99:005000; SN: 99002076925; TVI: 99R14; TRN: AHC29914%%48