Computer Code for General Analysis of Radon Risks (GARR)

摘要

Evaluating the level of lung cancer risk associated with a given level of radon-daughter exposure is a complex matter. There is the question of whether one's risk assessment should apply absolute risk models or relative risk models and, even when a general model form has been selected, there are decisions as to the exact form of risk projection, the appropriate method of accounting exposure over time, and how much a personal habit such as smoking can modify risk. This document presents a computer model for general analysis of radon risks that allows the user to specify a large number of possible models with a small number of simple commands. The model is written in a version of BASIC which conforms closely to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) definition for minimal BASIC and thus is readily modified for use on a wide variety of computers and, in particular, microcomputers.