Galactic radiation exposure during commercial flights: Is there a risk?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1157-1158

  Mohler, Stanley R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COSMIC RADIATION; FLIGHT; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

EID: 0038414860     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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