Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport)
Radiological risk parameters associated with aircrew members traveling from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport have been computed using computer software called EPCARD (version 3.2). The mean annual effective dose of radiation was computed to be 2.94 mSv/year. This resul...
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| description | Radiological risk parameters associated with aircrew members traveling from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport have been computed using computer software called EPCARD (version 3.2). The mean annual effective dose of radiation was computed to be 2.94 mSv/year. This result is above the standard permissible limit of 1 mSv/year set for the public and pregnant aircrew members but below the limit set for occupationally exposed workers. The Risk of cancer mortality and excess career time cancer risk computed ranged from 3.5 × 10−5 to 24.5 × 10−5 (with average of 14.7 × 10−5 ) and 7 × 10−4 to 49 × 10−4 (with average of 29.4 × 10−4 ). Passengers and aircrew members should be aware of the extra cosmic radiation doses taken in during flights. All aircraft operators should monitor radiation doses incurred during aviation trips. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c6d09522f00473bb10f7281f99b3ed62022-12-21T17:13:12ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Physics0971-62031998-39132016-01-0141320520910.4103/0971-6203.189491Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport)Paschal Ikenna EnyinnaRadiological risk parameters associated with aircrew members traveling from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport have been computed using computer software called EPCARD (version 3.2). The mean annual effective dose of radiation was computed to be 2.94 mSv/year. This result is above the standard permissible limit of 1 mSv/year set for the public and pregnant aircrew members but below the limit set for occupationally exposed workers. The Risk of cancer mortality and excess career time cancer risk computed ranged from 3.5 × 10−5 to 24.5 × 10−5 (with average of 14.7 × 10−5 ) and 7 × 10−4 to 49 × 10−4 (with average of 29.4 × 10−4 ). Passengers and aircrew members should be aware of the extra cosmic radiation doses taken in during flights. All aircraft operators should monitor radiation doses incurred during aviation trips.http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2016;volume=41;issue=3;spage=205;epage=209;aulast=EnyinnaAviation; cosmic radiation; Houston; Lagos; radiological |
| spellingShingle | Paschal Ikenna Enyinna Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport) Journal of Medical Physics Aviation; cosmic radiation; Houston; Lagos; radiological |
| title | Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport) |
| title_full | Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport) |
| title_fullStr | Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport) |
| title_short | Radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes (a trip from Houston Intercontinental Airport to Lagos International Airport) |
| title_sort | radiological risk assessment of cosmic radiation at aviation altitudes a trip from houston intercontinental airport to lagos international airport |
| topic | Aviation; cosmic radiation; Houston; Lagos; radiological |
| url | http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2016;volume=41;issue=3;spage=205;epage=209;aulast=Enyinna |
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