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Geant4 - Brachytherapy example
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README
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----> Introduction. |
Brachytherapy example simulates energy deposit in a Phantom filled with |
soft tissue for:
1) Iridium source (endocavitary brachytherapy). |
2) Iodium source (interstitial brachytherapy).
3) Leipzig Applicator (superficial brachytherapy). |
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----> 1.Experimental set-up. |
The default source is an Ir-131 source put in the center of the Phantom.|
The Phantom is a box (dimension:30cm), it is gridded in
voxels (1.mm dimension) |
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----> 2.SET-UP
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-example enviroment with the compiler 3.2.3
-a standard Geant4 example GNUmakefile is provided |
setup with: |
compiler = gcc-3.2.3
G4SYSTEM = linux-g++ |
The following environment variables need to be set: |
G4LEDATA: points to low energy data base - G4EMLOW3.0 |
setup for analysis: AIDA 3.2.1, PI 1.3.3 |
Users can download the analysis tools from:
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http://aida.freehep.org/
http://www.cern.ch/PI |
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----> 3.How to run the example. |
- batch mode:
$G4WORDIR/bin/Linux-g++/Brachy IridiumSourceMacro.mac |
$G4WORDIR/bin/Linux-g++/Brachy IodiumSourceMacro.mac
$G4WORDIR/bin/Linux-g++/Brachy LeipzigSourceMacro.mac
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- Interative mode:
3) $G4WORDIR/bin/Linux-g++/Brachy
The VisualisationMacro.mac is loaded automatically |
-->possible different configurations for interactive mode: |
1)Ir source: |
idle>/run/beamOn NumberOfEvents ...and then
idle>exit |
2)Leipzig Applicator: |
idle>/source/switch Leipzig
idle>/run/beamOn NumberOfEvents ...and then |
idle> exit
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3) Iodium source:
idle>/source/switch Iodium |
idle>/primary/energy Iodium
idle>/run/beamOn NumberOfEvents ...and then |
idle>exit
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*Before the run you can also change the absorber material of the
Phantom: |
idle>/phantom/selectMaterial materialName
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- batch mode: executable Brachy macroFile.mac
macros are provided as example: IodiumSourceMacro.mac,
IridiumSourceMacro.mac, LeipzigSourceMacro.mac |
(ex. $G4WORKDIR/bin/Linux-g++/Brachy IodiumSourceMacro.mac)
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----> 4. Simulation output |
if ANALYSIS_USE = 1 in the set-up, the output is brachytherapy.hbk |
It contains:
1)1Dhistogram with the primary particle energy |
2)2Dhistogram with the distribution of energy in the plane
(x,z,energy) containing the source (YThickness = 1. mm)
3)1Dhistogram with the energy deposit along the X axis in the plane |
containing the source.
4)Ntuple with the 3D energy deposit in the Phantom
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Units: the energy deposit is in MeV;
x, y, z in mm for histograms and ntuple |
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----> 5.Visualisation |
a macro is provided ad example of visualisation: VisualisationMacro.mac|
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for more info http://www.ge.infn.it/geant4/examples/index.html
last modified: Susanna Guatelli 15/5/2006
Gabriele Cosmo