Title :
A Method for Calculation of Cosmic Radiation Effective Dose Rate at Civil Aviation Altitude
Author :
Feng, Ying-Jin ; Chen, Wei-Ru
Author_Institution :
Transp. Eng. Coll., Civil Aviation Univ. of China, Tianjin
Abstract :
To estimate the cosmic radiation exposure level at civil aviation altitude, a method applied to calculate cosmic radiation effective dose rate in aerosphere from altitude of 5 km to 18 km presented in this paper. The effective radiation dose rates calculated using the method compared with results of cosmic radiation dose calculation system CARI-6 and EPCARD for various latitudes and longitudes, the agreement is within 15%. The numerical results of radiation dose rates at specifically locations in atmosphere by using the method are exact in the limit of ICRP 60.
Keywords :
aerospace biophysics; biological effects of ionising radiation; cosmic rays; dosimetry; radiation protection; CARI-6 method; EPCARD method; ICRP 60; aerosphere; aircraft crew radiation exposure; altitude 5 km to 18 km; civil aviation altitude; cosmic radiation effective dose rate; Aircraft; Earth; Educational institutions; Ionizing radiation; Magnetic fields; Magnetic shielding; Protection; Sun; Terrestrial atmosphere; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2008. ICBBE 2008. The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1747-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1748-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2008.903
