// Example 9.12 clear all; clc; // Given data no_home = 10^6; // Number of houses no_resident = 4; // Number of residents in a home total_time = 50; // Number of years the analysis is carried out radon_concn_old = 1; // Radon concentration in older uninsulated homes in terms of pCi/l radon_concn_new = 6; // Radon concentration in modern insulated homes in terms of pCi/l time = 3500; // Time spent in home by a person per year in hours eq_concn = 0.5; // Equilibrium concentration of 50% // 1 year = 24*365 hours X_increased = eq_concn*(radon_concn_new-radon_concn_old)*(time/(24*365)); // The increased exposure of radon per person // Using the data of Radon risk assessment of United States of America // There are nearly 100 cases of cancer per 10^6 persons at 1 pCi-year dose. // Calculation no_cancer = (no_home*no_resident)*total_time*(100/10^6)*X_increased; // Result printf("\n Number of additional cases of cancer from insulation of home = %d \n",no_cancer); // There is a slight deviation in the value given in the textbook. This is because of approximation of the number of additional cases of cancer in the textbook.