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Brent J. Lewis, Richard Kosierb, Tom Cousins, Donald F. Hudson, Georges Guéry
Nuclear Technology | Volume 106 | Number 3 | June 1994 | Pages 373-383
Technical Paper | Radiation Protection | doi.org/10.13182/NT94-A34967
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Neutron bubble detectors have been used over a 1-yr period by commercial airline pilots from Air Canada and Air France to measure the high-altitude neutron radiation exposure produced by galactic cosmic rays. The present work yielded measurements of the neutron flux of 1.0 to 4.6 n/cm2.s, and the neutron dose equivalent rates of 1.7 to 7.7/µSv/h. These measurements are in agreement with previous studies using high-altitude aircraft and conventional neutron instrumentation. The total dose equivalents for the Air Canada flights are also consistent with predictions of the CARI code. Considering that the neutron component contributes ∼50% of the total dose equivalent, this study indicates that the annual dose for the air crew member would exceed the new recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP-60) for the general public.