Radiation dose to the global flying population. (15th January 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Radiation dose to the global flying population. (15th January 2016)
- Main Title:
- Radiation dose to the global flying population
- Authors:
- Alvarez, Luis E
Eastham, Sebastian D
Barrett, Steven R H - Abstract:
- Abstract: Civil airliner passengers and crew are exposed to elevated levels of radiation relative to being at sea level. Previous studies have assessed the radiation dose received in particular cases or for cohort studies. Here we present the first estimate of the total radiation dose received by the worldwide civilian flying population. We simulated flights globally from 2000 to 2013 using schedule data, applying a radiation propagation code to estimate the dose associated with each flight. Passengers flying in Europe and North America exceed the International Commission on Radiological Protection annual dose limits at an annual average of 510 or 420 flight hours per year, respectively. However, this falls to 160 or 120 h on specific routes under maximum exposure conditions.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of radiological protection. Volume 36:Number 1(2016:Mar.)
- Journal:
- Journal of radiological protection
- Issue:
- Volume 36:Number 1(2016:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 36, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0036-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 93
- Page End:
- 103
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01-15
- Subjects:
- aviation -- high altitude -- aircraft
Radiation -- Safety measures -- Periodicals
Health Physics -- Periodicals
Radiation Monitoring -- Periodicals
Radiation Protection -- Periodicals
Rayonnement -- Sécurité -- Mesures -- Périodiques
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363.179905 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/JRP ↗
http://iopscience.iop.org/0952-4746/ ↗
http://ioppublishing.org/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1088/0952-4746/36/1/93 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0952-4746
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