Cancer risks from cosmic radiation exposure in flight: A review

Aircrew (consisting of flight attendants, pilots, or flight engineers/navigators) are exposed to cosmic ionizing radiation (CIR) at flight altitude, which originates from solar activity and galactic sources. These exposures accumulate over time and are considerably higher for aircrew compared to the...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Public Health
Main Authors:	Christopher Scheibler, Sneh M. Toprani, Irina Mordukhovich, Matthew Schaefer, Steven Staffa, Zachary D. Nagel, Eileen McNeely
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Subjects:	flight attendant pilot aircrew cosmic ionizing radiation cancer aerospace
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.947068/full

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