Reports on Radiation Exposure During Air Travel
The Radiobiology Research Team performs research on the effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation on living systems, identifies radiation hazards in the aviation environment, and studies methods of protection from such hazards.
The following OAM Reports, FAA Advisory Circulars, and scientific publications are available as PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat) files. To view and print PDF files, you must first download the Acrobat Reader, which is free software made available by Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Radiation Exposure of Air-Carrier Crewmembers II (PDF)
- Crewmember Training on In-Flight Radiation Exposure (PDF)
- Galactic Cosmic Radiation Exposure of Pregnant Aircrew Members II (PDF)
- What Aircrews Should Know About Their Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation (PDF)
November 2000 issue of Health Physics
W. Friedberg, K. Copeland, F. E. Duke, K. O'Brien III and E. B. Darden, Jr.
“Radiation Exposure During Air Travel: Guidance Provided by the Federal Aviation Administration for Air Carrier Crews,”
Health Physics 79(5):591-595 (2000).
April-June 2002 issue of Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews
W. Friedberg, K. Copeland, F. E. Duke, J. S. Nicholas, E. B. Darden, Jr. and K. O'Brien III.
“Radiation Exposure of Aircrews” Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews 17(2):293-309 (2002).
