Radiation exposure and high altitude flight.

• Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, Maryland : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, ©1995.
• Series: NCRP commentary ; no. 12.
• Subjects: Ionizing radiation > Health aspects.; Aviation toxicology.; Altitudes.; Cosmic rays.; Threshold limit values (Industrial toxicology); Radiation > Dosage.; Risk.; Human beings.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 0929600444; 9780929600444; 9781601194657; 160119465X; 9781435630802; 1435630807
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (v, 25 pages)

At NASA's request, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) was asked to consider radiation exposure to aviation crews and passengers on commercial flights resulting from high altitude flights. The report reviews current knowledge about radiation exposure and risks a...