Radiation exposure and high altitude flight.

At NASA's request, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) was asked to consider radiation exposure to aviation crews and passengers on commercial flights resulting from high altitude flights. The report reviews current knowledge about radiation exposure and risks a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bethesda, Maryland : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, ©1995.
Colección:NCRP commentary ; no. 12.
Temas:
Ionizing radiation > Health aspects.
Aviation toxicology.
Altitudes.
Cosmic rays.
Threshold limit values (Industrial toxicology)
Radiation > Dosage.
Risk.
Human beings.
Aerospace Medicine
Altitude
Cosmic Radiation
Radiation Protection > standards
Solar Activity
Aviation
Maximum Allowable Concentration
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Monitoring > instrumentation
Radiation Monitoring > methods
Risk
Humans
Rayonnement cosmique.
Limites d'exposition professionnelle (Toxicologie)
Rayonnement > Dose.
Risque.
Êtres humains.
Homo sapiens (species)
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
Radiation > Dosage
Cosmic rays
Altitudes
Aviation toxicology
Ionizing radiation > Health aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background and Relevant Considerations
  • 3. Estimates of Risk to Crew and Passengers
  • 4. Radiation Protection Philosophy
  • 5. Conclusions
  • 6. Recommendations
  • Appendix A: Measurement of Ionizing Radiation at High Altitudes
  • References
  • The NCRP
  • NCRP Commentaries

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