The Radiation Fish Bowl

The 2020 study of aircrew cancer rates looked largely at those who flew older aircraft (F-100s. F-105s, F-4s, earlier F-15s and F-16s) with analog radars whose side and rear lobes flooded cockpits with radiation which propagated out through their canopies into the ambient environment.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/09/13/the-link-between-air-force-pilots-and-elevated-cancer-rates-is-more-than-worth-looking-at/