[ RadSafe ] 10 rem from lightning??

[Kulp, Jeffrey B]

Would there be a large dose from Bremsstrahlung and Beta in the vicinity
of a lightning bolt? It seems as though the electrons would be fairly
energetic. 

Jeff Kulp
Washington State University
Radiation Safety Office
Pullman, WA 99164-1302
(509) 335-8175

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Joel C.
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:05 PM
To: radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] 10 rem from lightning??

The esteemed journal, USA Today, reports that a lightning strike to an
airliner can deliver 0.1 Sv to passengers.  This comes from research at
the Florida Institute of Technology.  Anyone know what this is about?


Joel I. Cehn, CHP 
joelc at alum.wpi.edu 

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