Radiation safety

'Radiation clouds' could put air travellers' health at risk by DOUBLING their exposure to cosmic radioactivity

Forget turbulence. What a frequent flyer should really be concerned about is a 'radiation cloud'.

Researchers have discovered that these mysterious clouds, if exposed to for long enough, could damage passenger health.

The regions of high radioactivity expose travellers to up to 7.4 micrograys of radiation while travelling through them - double the dose rates normally absorbed.

High exposure to ionising radiation can cause a range of health problems, including cancer and reproductive issues.