Factors affecting cosmic-ray doses at aircraft altitudes.
Cosmic rays make a significant, but not normally a dominant, contribution to the radiation dose of people all over the world. However, doses rise with altitude and the earth's magnetic field means that latitude also becomes important. Solar activity imposes a further, time dependent, variation. This article gives more details of these factors in the context of radiation protection as applied to air travel.
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National Radiological Protection Board, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom. gerry.kendall@nrpb.org.uk
D000401:Aircraft; D000531:Altitude; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage