دورية أكاديمية
A no-fault risk compensation approach for radiation risks incurred in space travel.
العنوان: | A no-fault risk compensation approach for radiation risks incurred in space travel. |
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المؤلفون: | Cucinotta FA; University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, USA. Electronic address: francis.cucinotta@unlv.edu., Schimmerling W; Department of Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville NC, 27858, USA. |
المصدر: | Life sciences in space research [Life Sci Space Res (Amst)] 2024 May; Vol. 41, pp. 166-170. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 13. |
نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Review |
اللغة: | English |
بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Ltd Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101632373 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2214-5532 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22145524 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Life Sci Space Res (Amst) Subsets: MEDLINE |
أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier Ltd, [2014]- |
مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Space Flight*, Humans ; Occupational Exposure ; Cosmic Radiation/adverse effects ; United States ; Radiation Injuries/etiology ; Radiation Injuries/economics ; Radiation Exposure/adverse effects ; Compensation and Redress |
مستخلص: | In this paper we recommend an appropriate compensation approach should be established for fatality and disabilities that may occur due to space radiation exposures of government or industry workers. A brief review of compensation approaches for nuclear energy and nuclear weapons development workers in the United States and other countries is described. We then summarize issues in the application of probability of causation calculation and provide examples of probability of causation (PC) calculations for missions to the International Space Station and Earth's moon or for Mars exploration. The main focus of this paper follows with a recommendation of a no-fault approach to compensation with the creation of appropriate insurance policies funded by employers to cover all disabilities or fatality, without requiring proof of causation or restriction to conditions that imply causation. Importantly we propose that the compensation described should be managed by recourse to private insurers. Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (Copyright © 2024 The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.) |
فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Cancer, Circulatory and brain disease risks; Radiation protection; Space radiation; Worker compensation |
تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240426 Date Completed: 20240426 Latest Revision: 20240426 |
رمز التحديث: | 20240427 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.lssr.2024.03.002 |
PMID: | 38670643 |
قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
تدمد: | 2214-5532 |
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DOI: | 10.1016/j.lssr.2024.03.002 |