title: In-flight measured and predicted ambient dose equivalent and latitude differences on effective dose estimates.
abstract: The results from 2 years (2001-2002) of experimental measurements of in-board radiation doses received at IBERIA commercial flights are presented. The routes studied cover the most significant destinations and provide a good estimate of the route doses as required by the new Spanish regulations on air crew radiation protection. Details on the experimental procedures and calibration methods are given. The experimental measurements from the different instruments (Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter and the combination of a high pressure ion chamber and a high-energy neutron compensated rem-counter) and their comparison with the predictions from some route-dose codes (CARI-6, EPCARD 3.2) are discussed. In contrast with the already published data, which are mainly focused on North latitudes over parallel 50, many of the data presented in this work have been obtained for routes from Spain to Central and South America.
authors.affiliation: CIEMAT, Avenue Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain. saez@ciemat.es
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Saez Vergara
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Romero Gutiérrez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Jiménez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dominguez-Mompell Román
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000465:Algorithms; D000531:Altitude; D001822:Body Burden; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D005843:Geography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D018499:Linear Energy Transfer; D009502:Neutrons; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes