// Example 9.3 clear all; clc; // Given data H = 25; // Equivalent dose in rem age = 30; // Age of worker in years exp_age = 77; // Average age upto which a person lives in years // Using data from Table 9.6 // Bone cancer rc_bone = 0.2; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_bone = 10; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from bone cancer p_bone=(H*rc_bone*(exp_age-(lp_bone+age)))/10^6; // Breast cancer rc_breast = 1.5; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_breast = 15; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from breast cancer p_breast = (H*rc_breast*(exp_age-(lp_breast+age)))/10^6; // Leukemia rc_leukemia = 1; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_leukemia = 2; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from leukemia p_leukemia = (H*rc_leukemia*(exp_age-(lp_leukemia+age)))/10^6; // Lung cancer rc_lung = 1; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_lung = 15; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from lung cancer p_lung = (H*rc_lung*(exp_age-(lp_lung+age)))/10^6; // Pancreatic cancer rc_pancreas = 0.2; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_pancreas = 15; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from Pancreatic cancer p_pancreas = (H*rc_pancreas*(exp_age-(lp_pancreas+age)))/10^6; // Stomach cancer rc_stomach = 0.6; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_stomach = 15; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from stomach cancer p_stomach = (H*rc_stomach*(exp_age-(lp_stomach+age)))/10^6; // Rest of alimentary cancer rc_ali = 0.2; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_ali = 15; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from rest of alimentary cancer p_ali = (H*rc_ali*(exp_age-(lp_ali+age)))/10^6; // Thyroid cancer rc_thy = 0.43; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_thy = 10; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from thyroid cancer p_thy = (H*rc_thy*(exp_age-(lp_thy+age)))/10^6; // All other type of cancer rc_other = 1; // Risk coefficient per 10^6 rem/year lp_other = 15; // Latent period in years // Probability of dying from all other type of cancer p_other = (H*rc_other*(exp_age-(lp_other+age)))/10^6; // Calculation p = p_bone+p_breast+p_leukemia+p_lung+p_pancreas+p_stomach+p_ali+p_thy+p_other; // Result printf('\n Probability that the worker will die from cancer = %.1E \n',p); // The value obtained is different from the value given in the textbook. This is because of approximation of individual probabilities in the textbook.