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“The frequent flyer is susceptible to more radiation in particularly high latitudes,” Chris Mertens, Ph.D., a space physicist at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., said.
We’re all exposed to some radiation every day, but the earth’s atmosphere shields us from most of it. At higher latitudes, near the poles, and altitudes above 30,000 feet, the earth’s protection is weaker, putting flight crews and passengers at risk.

How many people do think knows about this information? More surprising thing is that we are all exposed to some of the radiaton. Imagine pilots and flight and flight attendant who were in the sky many times, their health and their babies might turn bad. I hope engineers could find material to block radiation during flight.

http://www.insidescience.org/discoveries_breakthroughs/flying_and_radiation_risk