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The origins of radiation
A galactic origin
A solar origin
Radiation in the earth's environment
Protection of the magnetosphere
Protection of the atmosphere
Ground-level ambient ionising radiation
Exposure increases with altitude
Exposure varies with latitude
Exposure depends on the flight's duration
Protection of flight personnel
European regulations
Assessment of radiation doses received during flights
S.I.E.V.E.R.T. usage principal
Using S.I.E.V.E.R.T. to calculate doses
Validation of dosimetric data
Case of exposure leading to the appearance of deferred effects
Exposure to weak doses
Sievert: the assessment of the biological risk
Means for measuring radiation on board aircraft Pierre Lantos (astrophysicist at the Paris-Meudon Observatory)
Margot Tirmarche (epidemiologist at the IRSN)
Laurence Lebaron (medical doctor at the IRSN)
A galactic origin
A solar origin
Radiation in the earth's environment
Protection of the magnetosphere
Protection of the atmosphere
Ground-level ambient ionising radiation
Exposure to cosmic radiation in the plane
Influence factorsExposure increases with altitude
Exposure varies with latitude
Exposure depends on the flight's duration
Protection of flight personnel
European regulations
Assessment of radiation doses received during flights
S.I.E.V.E.R.T. usage principal
Using S.I.E.V.E.R.T. to calculate doses
Validation of dosimetric data
The health effects of radiation
Case of exposure leading to the appearance of acute effectsCase of exposure leading to the appearance of deferred effects
Exposure to weak doses
Measuring radiation and assessing its effects
Gray: measuring the absorbed energySievert: the assessment of the biological risk
Means for measuring radiation on board aircraft Pierre Lantos (astrophysicist at the Paris-Meudon Observatory)
Margot Tirmarche (epidemiologist at the IRSN)
Laurence Lebaron (medical doctor at the IRSN)