Hi Sebnem, The message "Illegal application state blablabla" is send by Geant4 while a command can not be executed in the current G4State. Before the command /run/initialize, you HAVE TO define geometry stuff and physics stuff. After this command, and only after it, you can define the sources, else it rises an "illegal state of application". And you CAN NOT define geometry stuff after this command. Hope it solves your problem ! Cheers, Simon <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:12 PM, sebnem erturk <<a href="mailto:sebnem.erturk@gmail.com">sebnem.erturk@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>Hi All,</div> <div> </div> <div>Is there anybody know how to define the sources for a Derenzo-like resolution phantom created with quadrant repeaters by using GATE? </div> <div></div> I used macro below, but it gives error messages like volume you originally specified in /vis/scene/add/. ***** Illegal application state </gate/source/addSource rods1> ***** ***** Batch is interupted!! ***** What is wrong with this? How should I define the sources in a correct way ? Thank you for any kind of help and information in advance. Regards, #Mini_Derenzo Phantom #-------------- next part -------------- /gate/world/daughters/name Derenzo /gate/world/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/Derenzo/geometry/setRmax 3.6 cm /gate/Derenzo/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/Derenzo/vis/forceWireframe /vis/viewer/set/viewpointThetaPhi 0 0 deg /gate/Derenzo/daughters/name rods1 /gate/Derenzo/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/rods1/geometry/setRmax 0.75 mm /gate/rods1/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/rods1/placement/setTranslation 7.5 0. 0. mm /gate/rods1/placement/setPhiOfTranslation 30. deg /gate/rods1/repeaters/insert quadrant /gate/rods1/quadrant/setCopySpacing 3. mm /gate/rods1/quadrant/setOrientation 30. deg /gate/rods1/quadrant/setLineNumber 10 /gate/rods1/quadrant/setMaxRange 26.5 mm /gate/Derenzo/daughters/name rods2 /gate/Derenzo/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/rods2/geometry/setRmax 1.0 mm /gate/rods2/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/rods2/placement/setTranslation 7.5 0. 0. mm /gate/rods2/placement/setPhiOfTranslation 90. deg /gate/rods2/repeaters/insert quadrant /gate/rods2/quadrant/setCopySpacing 4. mm /gate/rods2/quadrant/setOrientation 90. deg /gate/rods2/quadrant/setLineNumber 8 /gate/rods2/quadrant/setMaxRange 26.5 mm /gate/Derenzo/daughters/name rods3 /gate/Derenzo/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/rods3/geometry/setRmax 1.25 mm /gate/rods3/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/rods3/placement/setTranslation 7.5 0. 0. mm /gate/rods3/placement/setPhiOfTranslation 150. deg /gate/rods3/repeaters/insert quadrant /gate/rods3/quadrant/setCopySpacing 5. mm /gate/rods3/quadrant/setOrientation 150. deg /gate/rods3/quadrant/setLineNumber 6 #/gate/rods3/quadrant/setMaxRange 26.5 mm /gate/Derenzo/daughters/name rods4 /gate/Derenzo/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/rods4/geometry/setRmax 1.5 mm /gate/rods4/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/rods4/placement/setTranslation 7.5 0. 0. mm /gate/rods4/placement/setPhiOfTranslation 210. deg /gate/rods4/repeaters/insert quadrant /gate/rods4/quadrant/setCopySpacing 6. mm /gate/rods4/quadrant/setOrientation 210. deg /gate/rods4/quadrant/setLineNumber 5 /gate/rods4/quadrant/setMaxRange 26.5 mm /gate/Derenzo/daughters/name rods5 /gate/Derenzo/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/rods5/geometry/setRmax 1.75 mm /gate/rods5/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/rods5/placement/setTranslation 7.5 0. 0. mm /gate/rods5/placement/setPhiOfTranslation 270. deg /gate/rods5/repeaters/insert quadrant /gate/rods5/quadrant/setCopySpacing 7. mm /gate/rods5/quadrant/setOrientation 270. deg /gate/rods5/quadrant/setLineNumber 5 /gate/rods5/quadrant/setMaxRange 26.5 mm /gate/Derenzo/daughters/name rods6 /gate/Derenzo/daughters/insert cylinder /gate/rods6/geometry/setRmax 2. mm /gate/rods6/geometry/setHeight 2. cm /gate/Derenzo/setMaterial Air /gate/rods6/placement/setTranslation 7.5 0. 0. mm /gate/rods6/placement/setPhiOfTranslation 330. deg /gate/rods6/repeaters/insert quadrant /gate/rods6/quadrant/setCopySpacing 8. mm /gate/rods6/quadrant/setOrientation 330. deg /gate/rods6/quadrant/setLineNumber 4 #/gate/rods6/quadrant/setMaxRange 23. mm #-------------- next part -------------- /gate/source/addSource rods1 /gate/source/rods1/setActivity 50000000. Bq /gate/source/rods1/gps/particle gamma /gate/source/rods1/gps/energy 140 keV /gate/source/rods1/gps/angtype iso /gate/source/rods1/gps/type Volume /gate/source/rods1/gps/shape Cylinder /gate/source/rods1/gps/radius 3.6 cm /gate/source/rods1/gps/halfz 1.0 cm /gate/source/rods1/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm /gate/source/rods1/gps/confine rods1_P /gate/source/rods1/gps/mintheta 79. deg /gate/source/rods1/gps/maxtheta 101. deg /gate/source/rods1/gps/minphi 0 deg /gate/source/rods1/gps/maxphi 360. deg /gate/source/list /gate/source/addSource rods2 /gate/source/rods2/setActivity 50000000. Bq /gate/source/rods2/gps/particle gamma /gate/source/rods2/gps/energy 140 keV /gate/source/rods2/gps/angtype iso /gate/source/rods2/gps/type Volume /gate/source/rods2/gps/shape Cylinder /gate/source/rods2/gps/radius 3.6 cm /gate/source/rods2/gps/halfz 1.0 cm /gate/source/rods2/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm /gate/source/rods2/gps/confine rods2_P /gate/source/rods2/gps/mintheta 79. deg /gate/source/rods2/gps/maxtheta 101. deg /gate/source/rods2/gps/minphi 0 deg /gate/source/rods2/gps/maxphi 360. deg /gate/source/list /gate/source/addSource rods3 /gate/source/rods3/setActivity 50000000. Bq /gate/source/rods3/gps/particle gamma /gate/source/rods3/gps/energy 140 keV /gate/source/rods3/gps/angtype iso /gate/source/rods3/gps/type Volume /gate/source/rods3/gps/shape Cylinder /gate/source/rods3/gps/radius 3.6 cm /gate/source/rods3/gps/halfz 1.0 cm /gate/source/rods3/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm /gate/source/rods3/gps/confine rods3_P /gate/source/rods3/gps/mintheta 79. deg /gate/source/rods3/gps/maxtheta 101. deg /gate/source/rods3/gps/minphi 0 deg /gate/source/rods3/gps/maxphi 360. deg /gate/source/list /gate/source/addSource rods4 /gate/source/rods4/setActivity 50000000. Bq /gate/source/rods4/gps/particle gamma /gate/source/rods4/gps/energy 140 keV /gate/source/rods4/gps/angtype iso /gate/source/rods4/gps/type Volume /gate/source/rods4/gps/shape Cylinder /gate/source/rods4/gps/radius 3.6 cm /gate/source/rods4/gps/halfz 1.0 cm /gate/source/rods4/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm /gate/source/rods4/gps/confine rods4_P /gate/source/rods4/gps/mintheta 79. deg /gate/source/rods4/gps/maxtheta 101. deg /gate/source/rods4/gps/minphi 0 deg /gate/source/rods4/gps/maxphi 360. deg /gate/source/list /gate/source/addSource rods5 /gate/source/rods5/setActivity 50000000. Bq /gate/source/rods5/gps/particle gamma /gate/source/rods5/gps/energy 140 keV /gate/source/rods5/gps/angtype iso /gate/source/rods5/gps/type Volume /gate/source/rods5/gps/shape Cylinder /gate/source/rods5/gps/radius 3.6 cm /gate/source/rods5/gps/halfz 1.0 cm /gate/source/rods5/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm /gate/source/rods5/gps/confine rods5_P /gate/source/rods5/gps/mintheta 79. deg /gate/source/rods5/gps/maxtheta 101. deg /gate/source/rods5/gps/minphi 0 deg /gate/source/rods5/gps/maxphi 360. deg /gate/source/list /gate/source/addSource rods6 /gate/source/rods6/setActivity 50000000. Bq /gate/source/rods6/gps/particle gamma /gate/source/rods6/gps/energy 140 keV /gate/source/rods6/gps/angtype iso /gate/source/rods6/gps/type Volume /gate/source/rods6/gps/shape Cylinder /gate/source/rods6/gps/radius 3.6 cm /gate/source/rods6/gps/halfz 1.0 cm /gate/source/rods6/gps/centre 0. 0. 0. mm /gate/source/rods6/gps/confine rods6_P /gate/source/rods6/gps/mintheta 79. deg /gate/source/rods6/gps/maxtheta 101. deg /gate/source/rods6/gps/minphi 0 deg /gate/source/rods6/gps/maxphi 360. deg /gate/source/list /vis/viewer/zoom 2 -- Sebnem Erturk University of Pisa Applied Physics Dpt. 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