Trailblazing Medicine Sustaining Explorers During Interplanetary Missions /

To prepare for the day when astronauts leave low-Earth orbit for long-duration exploration missions, space medicine experts must develop a thorough understanding of the effects of microgravity on the human body, as well as ways of mitigating them. To gain a complete understanding of the effects of s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seedhouse, Erik (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Space Exploration,
Temas:
Solar system.
Astronomy.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Occupational health services.
Human physiology.
Space Physics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Occupational Health.
Human Physiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Author
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Panels
  • List of abbreviations and acronyms
  • Section I: Space Medicine
  • Chapter 1: Medicine onboard the International Space Station
  • Chapter 2: Interplanetary health  care
  • Chapter 3: Medical qualification for exploration class missions
  • Section II: Exploration Class Medical Challenges
  • Chapter 4: Radiation
  • Chapter 5: Bone Loss
  • Chapter 6: Behavior and performance
  • Section III: Future Developments
  • Chapter 7: Bioethics, sex, and cloning
  • Chapter 8: Robotic surgery and telemedicine
  • Chapter 9: Stasis
  • Appendix: The Interplanetary Bioethics Manual
  • Index.

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