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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2005 116(1-4):331-335; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci144
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A mathematical model of aircraft for evaluating the effects of shielding structure on aircrew exposure

A. Ferrari1, M. Pelliccioni2,* and R. Villari2

1 CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and INFN, Sezione di Milano, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
2 INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy

* Corresponding author: Maurizio.Pelliccioni{at}lnf.infn.it

To investigate the influence of the aircraft structures and contents on the exposure of aircrew to the galactic component of cosmic rays, a mathematical model of an aeroplane has been developed. The irradiation of the mathematical model in the cosmic ray environment has been simulated using the Monte Carlo transport code FLUKA. Effective dose and ambient dose-equivalent rates have been determined inside the aircraft at several locations along the fuselage at a typical civil aviation altitude. A significant effect of the shielding of aircraft structures has been observed on the ambient dose-equivalent rates, while the impact on the effective dose rates seems to be minor. Care should be taken in positioning the detectors onboard when the measurements are aimed at validating the codes.


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