On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 21:41:20 GMT, "Bernard Isker"
wrote:

Given all of the recent solar flare activity, how much extra radiation did
the ISS crew receive compared to a person on earth?? Do they wear dosimeters
and if so can they read them in real time??

What is the maximum dose they can receive before they exceed the goverment
standard for yearly radiation exposure. I would bet they have exceeded that
number whatever it is in the last couple of weeks.

News has been very quiet about this.

About government standards: a friend of mine is a chimist at the nuclear
powerplant of Gentilly in Quebec, Canada. He told me that one day, a friend of
him came in and set off ALL the alarms on her path. After investigation, they
found out that the day before, she had dental x-rays!! they are now
reevaluating their standards to more realistic values...
Good night!

Benoît Morrissette