Genetic Radiation Risk to the Unborn Child while travelling in AIRCRAFT




For the unborn child the risk of harm depends on several factors


  • The stage of fetal development
  • The duration of exposure
  • The exposure dose
  • Dates of exposure during pregnancy

The estimated risk to a child of a serious health defect from prenatal exposure to Cosmic Radiation (flying for 7 months at 100 hours per month, with an exposure of 0.58mSv/100 block hours - say continual work on the Athens - New York route) is 1 in 1,100.

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