Exposure of aircrew to cosmic radiation has been recognized as an occupational health risk
for several decades. Based on the recommendations by the International Commission on …

Abstract The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a geographical region over the South Atlantic
Ocean where the inner Van Allen radiation belt extends down particularly close to Earth …

Aircraft crew are one of the groups of radiation workers which receive the highest annual
exposure to ionizing radiation. Validation of computer codes used routinely for calculation of …

Abstract The Nowcast of Atmospheric Ionizing Radiation for Aviation Safety climatological
model and the Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) …

Abstract The NASA Radiation Dosimetry Experiment (RaD‐X) successfully deployed four
radiation detectors on a high‐altitude balloon for a period of approximately 20 h. One of …

The demand for air travel has intensified over the last few decades and, accordingly, studies
seeking to assess the levels of exposure to cosmic radiation that aircrew and frequent …

The effects from ionizing radiation exposure are a concern faced by aircrew, high‐altitude
pilots, frequent flyers, and commercial space travelers. This chapter describes the physics of …

High-energy particles such as neutron act as serious threats to electronic equipment on
board aircraft via Single Event Effects (SEE), but atmospheric neutron flux profile which …

Modeling cosmic-ray-induced particle fluxes in the atmosphere is very important for
developing many applications in aeronautics, space weather and on ground experimental …

Cosmic-ray-induced particles at flight altitude present an increasing concern because of the
development of aircraft with high maximum cruising altitude (higher than 40 000 ft) and …