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Aircrew and Spacecrew Radiation Exposure - media.cns-snc.ca

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<strong>Radiation</strong> <strong>Exposure</strong> Comparisons<br />

Type of <strong>Exposure</strong><br />

• Limit: Annual Canadian Public<br />

• Limit: Annual Canadian <strong>Radiation</strong> Worker<br />

• Average annual exposure to natural background<br />

• Average annual occupational exposure (US) (ground)<br />

• Living one year in Kerala, India<br />

• Airline Flight Crew<br />

• Apollo 14 Highest Skin Dose<br />

• Average Shuttle Skin Dose<br />

• STS 82 Highest Skin Dose<br />

• STS-57 (473 km, 28.5°)<br />

• STS-60 (352 km, 57°)<br />

• 140 day mission on ISS (400 km, 51.56°)<br />

• 1 year in deep space (5 g cm -2 Al shielding)<br />

• 1 year deep space (5 g cm -2 polyethylene shielding)<br />

• Mars mission BFO Dose (GCR+SPE: behind 10 g cm -2 shielding) (3-year)<br />

Dose Equivalent<br />

1 mSv/y<br />

20 mSv/y<br />

2.94 mSv/y<br />

2.10 mSv/y<br />

13 mSv/y<br />

1-6 mSv/y<br />

14 mSv<br />

~4.33 mSv<br />

76.3 mSv<br />

19.1 mSv<br />

4 mSv<br />

~60 mSv<br />

1140 mSv<br />

870 mSv<br />

800 to 2000 mSv

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