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SET scientist explains radiation at commercial aviation altitudes
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) broadcasts an award-winning weekly science program called Quirks & Quarks which draws approximately 800,000 listeners each week. Bob McDonald, a 30-year science journalist and science commentator, interviewed Dr. W. Kent Tobiska, President and Chief Scientist of Space Environment Technologies to explain why airplane passengers are getting extra doses of…
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ARMAS Dual Monitor program measures first ever radiation dose in atmosphere column
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Space Environment Technologies (SET) announced the successful accomplishment of a milestone today in the simultaneous measurement of radiation at the top and bottom of the atmosphere at the same latitude and longitude columns. “For the first time ever, there are six instances in which the top-to-bottom measurements were made,” said Dr. W.…
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SET-KSWC Issue Joint Statement for International Aviation Radiation Safety
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. Space Environment Technologies (SET) and the Korean Space Weather Center (KSWC) have signed a Joint Statement for building international aviation radiation safety. Representatives from both organizations met in Denver, Colorado during April 2022 to discuss topics of mutual interest related to managing the exposure risk to crew and passengers from radiation from…