Table 3 Predictions of galactic cosmic ray (GCR) averaged relative biological effectiveness (RBE) factors in targeted effect (TE) and non-targeted effects (NTE) models.

From: Non-Targeted Effects Models Predict Significantly Higher Mars Mission Cancer Risk than Targeted Effects Models

Model

GCR Averaged RBE

TE

5.0

NTE: ABys = 4 × Anuc

7.1

NTE: ABys = 10 × Anuc

8.0

NTE: ABys = 20 × Anuc

10.5

MSL Data

GCR Averaged QF

Mars Science Lab

3.8

  1. Results are for 20 g/cm2 aluminum shielding with 5 cm tissue shielding. Also shown for comparison is the result of the measurement from the Earth to Mars transit phase by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) experiment33 for the GCR averaged quality factor (QF).
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