Significant impact on effective doses received during commercial flights calculated using the new ICRP radiation weighting factors.
This note discusses the significant impact on effective doses received during commercial flights calculated using the new International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) radiation weighting factors. It also provides an update on adult effective doses given in a previous article in Health Physics when the old ICRP radiation weighting factors were used.
Chen
Jing
J
Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa K1A 1C1, Ontario, Canada. jing_chen@hc-sc.gc.ca
Mares
Vladimir
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D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D003359:Cosmic Radiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006283:Health Physics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D009502:Neutrons / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011522:Protons / Q000009:adverse effects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014195:Travel
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