Comparative Evaluation of Exposure Distributions for Air Travelers and Radiation Workers,
Abstract
Radiation workers contribute 0.48 millirem/year per capita of the total U.S. population. Air travelers exposed to increased environmental radiation levels at altitude contribute 0.54 millirem/year. However, the two respective distributions differ greatly in all other parameters; namely, number of individuals involved, magnitude and spread of individual exposure, and skewness. While the distribution for radiation workers centers heavily on near- zero exposures and reaches out to large excursions in rare cases of accidents, the one for air travelers shows a narrow spread, excludes excursions completely, and does not constitute an additional radiation risk. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 25, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0743482
Entities
People
- Hermann J. Schaefer
Organizations
- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory