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Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers

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Crew members onboard commercial airlines are exposed to cosmic ionizing radiation at flight altitude from galactic sources. These exposures over time have a potential to adversely impact health. An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a study on radiation exposure to crew members aboard commercial airlines for select flight paths. The committee will consider existing literature and data, as well as current computational methods, to evaluate and estimate radiation exposure of flight crew and the potential health outcomes from radiation exposure. Potential mitigation methods will also be considered.

Meeting

Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - December 5, 2025

  • December 5, 2025
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This working group meeting was to discuss considerations for risk management.

Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers Meeting 4 (Part 1)

  • December 3, 2025
  • 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (EST)
  • Meeting
  • Past

Please join the National Academies on December 3, 2025 for an information-gathering session on radiation exposure to flight crewmembers aboard commercial airlines. The committee on assessing radiation...

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Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - November 13, 2025

  • November 13, 2025
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This working group meeting was to discuss considerations for epidemiology.

Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - November 12, 2025

  • November 12, 2025
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This working group meeting was to discuss risk mitigation.

Assessing Radiation Exposure, Health Outcomes, and Mitigation Strategies for Flight Crewmembers: Working Group Meeting - November 10, 2025

  • November 10, 2025
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This working group meeting was to discuss literature for study reference.

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