Cosmic Radiation Protection Dosimetry Using an Electronic Personal Dosemeter (Siemens EPD) on Selected International Flights

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-68

  Yasuda, Hiroshi ^a   Fujitaka, Kazunobu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commercial aircraft; Cosmic radiation protection dosimetry; Electronic personal dosemeter; International flights; Personal dose equivalent

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ABSORBED DOSE; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; COSMIC RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY; DOSE EQUIVALENT; ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DOSEMETER; ICRP'S RECOMMENDATION; INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS; PERSONAL DOSE EQUIVALENT; RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY; SIEMENS;

COSMOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AVIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

AVIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0035288079     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.42.57     Document Type: Article

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