SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON EFFECTIVE DOSES RECEIVED DURING COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS CALCULATED USING THE NEW ICRP RADIATION WEIGHTING FACTORS

This note discusses the significant impact on effective doses received during commercial flights calculated using the new International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) radiation weighting factors. It also provides an update on adult effective doses given in a previous article in Health Physics when the old ICRP radiation weighting factors were used. Health Phys. 98(1):74-76; 2010