Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Περιβάλλον και Υγεία: Διαχείριση Περιβαλλοντικών Θεμάτων με Επιπτώσεις στην ΥγείαLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Alexandridis Dimitrios
Supervisors info:
Ελένη Χριστοπούλου-Μαυρομιχαλάκη, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Φυσικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Νικόλαος Καβατζάς, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Χέλμης, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Φυσικής, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Δοσιμετρία κοσμικής ακτινοβολίας με χρήση υπολογιστικών μοντέλων
Translated title:
Cosmic radiation dosimetry using calculation models
Summary:
The purpose of the current Postgraduate Diploma Thesis is to study the received
dose of cosmic radiation, in which the aircraft crews as well as the passengers are exposed,
during a flight. The study of these doses is carried out under conditions of both mild and
intense solar activity, which are often characterized by the occurrence of geomagnetic
storms. This study is carried out using computer models and simulation applications of an
airline flight, that are created by Universities and Institutions and certified by international
organizations. Furthermore, the DYASTIMA calculation application of radiation dose, is
presented and used, as well as it’s extension DYASTIMA-R, at various atmospheric
altitudes, which were developed by the A. NE.MO.S team (and specifically by Dr. Pavlos
Paschalis) of the University of Athens. After extracting the results, there is an analysis of
the effects of cosmic radiation and space weather, on the health of aircraft crews and
passengers, from which arises the need for a radiation protection protocol. It is worth
mentioning that the subject of this paper, is being studied by international organizations,
such as the United States Space Agency (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA),
through the SSA Space Radiation Expert Service Center, in which the Team of Cosmic
Radiation from the University of Athens participates, as an Expert Group.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Cosmic ray, Neutron monitor, Space weather, Dosimetry, Institutional framework, Calculation models
Number of references:
255
