title: An estimation of Canadian population exposure to cosmic rays from air travel.
abstract: Based on air travel statistics in 1984, it was estimated that less than 4 % of the population dose from cosmic ray exposure would result from air travel. In the present study, cosmic ray doses were calculated for more than 3,000 flights departing from more than 200 Canadian airports using actual flight profiles. Based on currently available air travel statistics, the annual per capita effective dose from air transportation is estimated to be 32 μSv for Canadians, about 10 % of the average cosmic ray dose received at ground level (310 μSv per year).
authors.affiliation: Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 2720 Riverside Drive, Ottawa K1A 0K9, Canada. jing_chen@hc-sc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Dustin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D064870:Air Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002170:Canada; D003359:Cosmic Radiation; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring