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Date, Time & Location:

Wednesday, 03/23/2011   12:10 - 1:00 p.m.  Cullen Auditorium


Speaker:

Jeff Chancellor, M.S., NSBRI Integration Project Manager

Lecture  Title:

"Space Radiation: Health Risks and Mitigation Strategies"

Learning Objectives:


*         Understand the types of radiation in the space environment and the effects of ionizing radiation

*         Learn about the evolution and effects of a solar event

*         Learn about mitigation strategies - mission contingency procedures during a solar particle event

We encourage BCM students, faculty and staff to attend the CSM elective lecture series "Introduction to Human Space Exploration and Medicine."   Please contact me if you need additional information about this presentation.

Thank you,

Nancy Gibbins
Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
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