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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2004 109(4):349-355; doi:10.1093/rpd/nch311
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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Vol. 109, No. 4 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved

Invited Paper

Radiation protection aspects of the cosmic radiation exposure of aircraft crew

D. T. Bartlett

National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Oxon, OX11 0RQ, UK

Corresponding author: david.bartlett{at}nrpb.org

Aircraft crew and frequent flyers are exposed to elevated levels of cosmic radiation of galactic and solar origin and secondary radiation produced in the atmosphere, the aircraft structure and its contents. Following recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection in Publication 60, the European Union introduced a revised Basic Safety Standards Directive, which included exposure to natural sources of ionising radiation, including cosmic radiation, as occupational exposure. The revised Directive has been incorporated into laws and regulations in the European Union Member States. Where the assessment of the occupational exposure of aircraft crew is necessary, the preferred approach to monitoring is by the recording of staff flying times and calculated route doses. Route doses are to be validated by measurements. This paper gives the general background, and considers the radiation protection aspects of the cosmic radiation exposure of aircraft crew, with the focus on the situation in Europe.


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