This Is What Happens to Your Body on an Airplane

This Is What Happens to Your Body on an Airplane

7 Your radiation levels jump…

…but not enough to do any major harm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flying from New York to Los Angeles would expose you to 3.5 mrem of cosmic radiation, which is less than you’d be exposed to during a chest x-ray. Unless you’re a flight attendant, a pilot, or an astronaut, the risks associated with this subjection is virtually nonexistent.