Hi Sonal I had a similar problem, I solved it,  "reinstalling root" and recompile Gate I hope this help Best regards <div class="gmail_quote">2008/5/24 <<a href="mailto:gate-users-request@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users-request@lists.healthgrid.org</a>>: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Send Gate-users mailing list submissions to        <a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit        <a href="http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to        <a href="mailto:gate-users-request@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users-request@lists.healthgrid.org</a> You can reach the person managing the list at        <a href="mailto:gate-users-owner@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users-owner@lists.healthgrid.org</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Gate-users digest..." Today's Topics:   1. Gate digitizer error (Sonal Ambwani)   2. Re: Gate digitizer error (Sonal Ambwani)   3. Re: Gate digitizer error---update (Sonal Ambwani)   4. Re: Transmission tomography (Javier Serrano) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 12:04:26 -0400 From: Sonal Ambwani <<a href="mailto:ambwani@bu.edu">ambwani@bu.edu</a>> Subject: [Gate-users] Gate digitizer error To: <a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:20080523120426.q8daye1hws4k4ckw@www.bu.edu">20080523120426.q8daye1hws4k4ckw@www.bu.edu</a>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=ISO-8859-1;     format="flowed" Dear Gate-users, I am suddenly getting the following error while running benchmarkSPECT : /gate/physics/setXRayCut 200. keV /gate/physics/setElectronCut 1. km /gate/physics/setDeltaRayCut 1. GeV /run/initialize WARNING !  SetCutValueForOthers became obsolete.  It is harmless to remove this invokation without any side effects.  This dummy method implementation will be removed soon. /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder ***** COMMAND NOT FOUND </gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder> ***** ***** Batch is interupted!! ***** Idle> Can someone please point out what might be wrong. This was working till a few days ago. Sonal Ambwani Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Boston University ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 12:34:14 -0400 From: Sonal Ambwani <<a href="mailto:ambwani@bu.edu">ambwani@bu.edu</a>> Subject: Re: [Gate-users] Gate digitizer error To: <a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:20080523123414.rtnx27xw0c04sog0@www.bu.edu">20080523123414.rtnx27xw0c04sog0@www.bu.edu</a>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=ISO-8859-1;     format="flowed" Hi again, I am getting the same error for benchmarkPET. I guess it might help to mention the macro here: ###GATE : benchmarkPET.mac /gate/world/geometry/setXLength 150. cm /gate/world/geometry/setYLength 150. cm /gate/world/geometry/setZLength 150. cm /control/execute camera.mac /control/execute phantom.mac /control/execute physics.mac #       I N I T I A L I Z E /gate/systems/cylindricalPET/verbose 0 /gate/geometry/enableAutoUpdate /run/initialize /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert readout /gate/digitizer/Singles/readout/setDepth 1 /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert blurring /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setResolution 0.26 /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setEnergyOfReference 511. keV /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert thresholder /gate/digitizer/Singles/thresholder/setThreshold 350. keV /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert upholder /gate/digitizer/Singles/upholder/setUphold 650. keV #       C O I N C I    S O R T E R /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/setWindow 120. ns /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/MultiplesPolicy  takeWinnerOfGoods /gate/digitizer/name delay /gate/digitizer/insert coincidenceSorter /gate/digitizer/delay/setWindow 120. ns /gate/digitizer/delay/setOffset 500. ns /gate/digitizer/delay/MultiplesPolicy  takeWinnerOfGoods /control/verbose 0 /grdm/verbose 0 /run/verbose 0 /event/verbose 0 /tracking/verbose 0 /gate/application/verbose 0 /gate/generator/verbose 0 /gate/stacking/verbose 0 /gate/event/verbose 0 /gate/source/verbose 0 /control/execute sources.mac #       O U T P U T /gate/output/verbose 0 /gate/output/ascii/setOutFileHitsFlag 1 /gate/output/ascii/setOutFileSinglesFlag 1 /gate/output/ascii/setOutFileCoincidencesFlag 1 /gate/output/ascii/setOutFiledelayFlag 1 /gate/output/root/setFileName benchmarkPET /gate/output/root/setRootHitFlag 0 /gate/output/root/setRootSinglesFlag 0 /gate/output/root/setRootCoincidencesFlag 1 /gate/output/root/setRootdelayFlag 1 /gate/output/root/setRootNtupleFlag 0 /gate/output/root/setSaveRndmFlag 0 #       S T A R T /gate/application/setTimeSlice     120. s /gate/application/setTimeStart     0.  s /gate/application/setTimeStop      240. s /gate/application/startDAQ Quoting Sonal Ambwani <<a href="mailto:ambwani@bu.edu">ambwani@bu.edu</a>>: > Dear Gate-users, > > I am suddenly getting the following error while running benchmarkSPECT : > > /gate/physics/setXRayCut 200. keV > /gate/physics/setElectronCut 1. km > /gate/physics/setDeltaRayCut 1. GeV > /run/initialize > WARNING ! >   SetCutValueForOthers became obsolete. >   It is harmless to remove this invokation without any side effects. >   This dummy method implementation will be removed soon. > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder > ***** COMMAND NOT FOUND </gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder> ***** > > ***** Batch is interupted!! ***** > Idle> > > Can someone please point out what might be wrong. This was working till > a few days ago. > > Sonal Ambwani > > Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering > Boston University > > _______________________________________________ > Gate-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a> > Sonal Ambwani Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Boston University ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:53:17 -0400 From: Sonal Ambwani <<a href="mailto:ambwani@bu.edu">ambwani@bu.edu</a>> Subject: Re: [Gate-users] Gate digitizer error---update To: <a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:20080523135317.uly9soqzc4c8s840@www.bu.edu">20080523135317.uly9soqzc4c8s840@www.bu.edu</a>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=ISO-8859-1;     format="flowed" benchmarkPET.mac works after disabling the root output completely. Please help! Quoting Sonal Ambwani <<a href="mailto:ambwani@bu.edu">ambwani@bu.edu</a>>: > Hi again, > > I am getting the same error for benchmarkPET. I guess it might help to > mention the macro here: > > ###GATE : benchmarkPET.mac > /gate/world/geometry/setXLength 150. cm > /gate/world/geometry/setYLength 150. cm > /gate/world/geometry/setZLength 150. cm > > /control/execute camera.mac > > /control/execute phantom.mac > > /control/execute physics.mac > > #       I N I T I A L I Z E > /gate/systems/cylindricalPET/verbose 0 > /gate/geometry/enableAutoUpdate > /run/initialize > > > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert readout > /gate/digitizer/Singles/readout/setDepth 1 > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert blurring > /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setResolution 0.26 > /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setEnergyOfReference 511. keV > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert thresholder > /gate/digitizer/Singles/thresholder/setThreshold 350. keV > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert upholder > /gate/digitizer/Singles/upholder/setUphold 650. keV > > > > #       C O I N C I    S O R T E R > /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/setWindow 120. ns > /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/MultiplesPolicy  takeWinnerOfGoods > > /gate/digitizer/name delay > /gate/digitizer/insert coincidenceSorter > /gate/digitizer/delay/setWindow 120. ns > /gate/digitizer/delay/setOffset 500. ns > /gate/digitizer/delay/MultiplesPolicy  takeWinnerOfGoods > > /control/verbose 0 > /grdm/verbose 0 > /run/verbose 0 > /event/verbose 0 > /tracking/verbose 0 > /gate/application/verbose 0 > /gate/generator/verbose 0 > /gate/stacking/verbose 0 > /gate/event/verbose 0 > /gate/source/verbose 0 > > /control/execute sources.mac > > #       O U T P U T > > /gate/output/verbose 0 > > > /gate/output/ascii/setOutFileHitsFlag 1 > /gate/output/ascii/setOutFileSinglesFlag 1 > /gate/output/ascii/setOutFileCoincidencesFlag 1 > /gate/output/ascii/setOutFiledelayFlag 1 > > /gate/output/root/setFileName benchmarkPET > /gate/output/root/setRootHitFlag 0 > /gate/output/root/setRootSinglesFlag 0 > /gate/output/root/setRootCoincidencesFlag 1 > /gate/output/root/setRootdelayFlag 1 > /gate/output/root/setRootNtupleFlag 0 > /gate/output/root/setSaveRndmFlag 0 > > > #       S T A R T > /gate/application/setTimeSlice     120. s > /gate/application/setTimeStart     0.  s > /gate/application/setTimeStop      240. s > /gate/application/startDAQ > > > > Quoting Sonal Ambwani <<a href="mailto:ambwani@bu.edu">ambwani@bu.edu</a>>: > >> Dear Gate-users, >> >> I am suddenly getting the following error while running benchmarkSPECT : >> >> /gate/physics/setXRayCut 200. keV >> /gate/physics/setElectronCut 1. km >> /gate/physics/setDeltaRayCut 1. GeV >> /run/initialize >> WARNING ! >>   SetCutValueForOthers became obsolete. >>   It is harmless to remove this invokation without any side effects. >>   This dummy method implementation will be removed soon. >> /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder >> ***** COMMAND NOT FOUND </gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder> ***** >> >> ***** Batch is interupted!! ***** >> Idle> >> >> Can someone please point out what might be wrong. This was working till >> a few days ago. >> >> Sonal Ambwani >> >> Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering >> Boston University >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gate-users mailing list >> <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> >> <a href="http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a> >> > > > > Sonal Ambwani > > Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering > Boston University > > _______________________________________________ > Gate-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a> > Sonal Ambwani Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Boston University ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 19:51:50 +0200 From: "Javier Serrano" <<a href="mailto:fjaviersr@usal.es">fjaviersr@usal.es</a>> Subject: Re: [Gate-users] Transmission tomography To: <a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> Message-ID:        <<a href="mailto:89978e4d0805231051m2239f53ci102cb532b02309c3@mail.gmail.com">89978e4d0805231051m2239f53ci102cb532b02309c3@mail.gmail.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Richard Taschereau wrote: > While it is technically possible to simulate an x-ray CT, the amount of photons you would need is prohibitive. Yes, I think so too. I did try to simulate this with Geant4 some time ago and I found this problem. > Franca Cassol-Brunner wrote: > this will be available in the next Gate release, where a CT system will be > added. This is very interesting for me, especially if the next release is coming soon. I would like to simulate a CT system with Gate even with a limited number of photons or projections. I will keep waiting for the next release. Thank you all. Greetings, Javi. 2008/5/22 Franca Cassol-Brunner <<a href="mailto:cassol@cppm.in2p3.fr">cassol@cppm.in2p3.fr</a>>: > Javier Serrano wrote: > >> Is it possible to use Gate to simulate an x-ray scanner with an >> external cone-beam source? > > Hello Javier, > > this will be available in the next Gate release, where a CT system will be > added. With the present release you can simulate the cone beam source but > there is no adapted output for the CT images. > > Don't hesitate to contact me directly to get more details. > > Cheers > > Franca > > > **************************************************** >  Dr. F. Cassol Brunner >  CPPM/IN2P3 (CNRS)          Office: 305 >  163, Avenue de Luminy      Phone : (+33) 491827248 >  13288, Marseille           Fax   : (+33) 491827299 >  France > **************************************************** > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gate-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org">Gate-users@lists.healthgrid.org</a> <a href="http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.healthgrid.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a> End of Gate-users Digest, Vol 24, Issue 31 ****************************************** </blockquote></div> -- e- + e+ -> ~~>