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Literature Review on Cosmic Radiation Exposure to Air Craft Cabin Crew

항공기 객실승무원의 우주방사선 노출에 관한 고찰

  • Jang, Ryeo-Jin (Department of Aviation Service Management, Global Graduate School of Far East University)
  • 장여진 (극동대학교 글로벌대학원 항공서비스경영학과)
  • Received : 2018.10.19
  • Accepted : 2018.12.11
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Recently, together with advancement of domestic aviation industry, overseas tourists using planes have been soared. This study aimed to investigate the risk of diseases for the passengers and flight attendants from the exposed cosmic radiation during the flight by domestic and international literature reviews, as follows. Airliners should develop the program to measure the actual radiation dose and prepare the portable devices for radiation measurement in flight to lower the accumulated dose of cosmic radiation by the attendants. Regulation should be prepared to check the exposed dose during the flight for the passengers by announcement of individual exposed radiation dose which has been provided only to the flight attendants. Passengers and flight attendants should recognize they are exposed to excessive cosmic radiation during the flight and civilians should be protected by the cosmic radiation when they use the flights, which should be prepared by the regulations.

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