// Scilab code Exa16.4 : : Page-673 (2011) clc; clear; A = 80*10^6; // Activity, becquerel t_half = 6*3600; // Half life, s N = A*t_half/0.693; // Number of surviving radionuclei E_released = 0.9*N*(140e+03)*1.6e-19; // Energy released, joule m_l = 1.8; // Mass of liver of average man, Kg liv_dose = E_released*10^2/m_l; // Liver dose, centigray printf("\nThe requiresd liver dose = %3.1f cGy", liv_dose); // Result // The requiresd liver dose = 2.8 cGy