Atomic Rockets is mostly focused on propulsion rather than other aspects of vehicle design.
Aside from shielding, one way is physical separation of the drive system and habitation sections. You can see this in the design of the Discovery in the film 2001 A Space Odyssey.
> Atomic Rockets is mostly focused on propulsion rather than other aspects of vehicle design.
Are you sure about that? I remember reading some really interesting stuff about effective limits of laser range there, and the sections list shows ~5x as many non-engine pages as ones dedicated to propulsion.
Aside from shielding, one way is physical separation of the drive system and habitation sections. You can see this in the design of the Discovery in the film 2001 A Space Odyssey.