high-energy ionising radiation / radon gas / on-board monitoring equipment / high-energy gamma rays / airline crew / energy range / larger energy transfers / airline pilots / energy loss / cancer treatment / sufficient energy / particle kinetic energy / linear energy transfer / energy losses / treatment tool / energy loss increases / insufficient energy / building materials / radio communications / energy distribution / energy / /
Organization
Health Physics Society / International Commission on Radiological Protection / National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements / /
Person
Michael Bagshaw King / /
Position
King / Professor / /
Product
Concorde / /
Technology
alpha / RADIATION / X-ray / medical diagnostic / /
COSMIC RADIATION IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION Professor Michael Bagshaw King’s College London This paper reviews the current knowledge of cosmic radiation and its applicability to commercial aviation. Galactic cosmic radiati