Evaluation of the influence of aircraft shielding on the aircrew exposure through an aircraft mathematical model

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-105

  Ferrari, A ^a,c   Pelliccioni, M ^b   Villari, R ^b  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

AIRCRAFT; AIRPLANE CREW; ALTITUDE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AVIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; DECELERATION; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; SIMULATION;

NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH; NON-NASA CENTER;

AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRONS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTONS; RADIATION; SOFTWARE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 1542271373     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch008     Document Type: Article

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