<div dir="ltr">Hi Giuseppe,<div><br></div><div style>Thanks for your reply...I tried it but it still doesn't solve the problem.</div><div style><br></div><div style>I know that I can use your specified macro to create a collimator step by step. However, I do want to use the option given in the guide using the </div> <div style><br></div><div style>/gate/SPECThead/daughters/insert parallelbeam<br></div><div style><br></div><div style>This has a parameter that specifies the septal thickness</div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em"><br> </span></div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em">/gate/colli/geometry/setSeptalThickness 0.2 cm </span></div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em"><br> </span></div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em">I guess I will be able to track the septal penetration using</span></div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em"><br> </span></div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em">/gate/output/analysis/recordSeptalPenetration true</span></div><div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em">/gate/output/analysis/setSeptalVolumeName collimator</span></div> <div style><span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.1em"><br></span></div><div style><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.296875px">I've tried this using the macro that you suggested and it doesn't work. I assume that you need to set the septal thickness shown in the guide's example. If there's another way that someone knows to make it work please let me know.</span></font></div> <div style><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.296875px"><br></span></font></div><div style><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.296875px">Thanks,</span></font></div><div style><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.296875px"><br> </span></font></div><div style><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.296875px">Carlos</span></font></div><div style><font color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.296875px"><br></span></font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 5:26 AM, Giuseppe Magro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beppe.magro@gmail.com" target="_blank">beppe.magro@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>/gate/colli/setMaterial Lead<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">(instead of setMaterialName)</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"> Example (shielding as mother volume):</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra">#=====================================</div><div class="gmail_extra"># Collimator</div> <div class="gmail_extra">#=====================================</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/shielding/daughters/name collimator</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/shielding/daughters/insert box</div> <div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/geometry/setXLength 3. cm</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/geometry/setYLength 19. cm</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/geometry/setZLength 28. cm</div> <div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/placement/setTranslation -2. 0. 0. cm</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/setMaterial Lead</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/vis/setColor red</div><div class="gmail_extra"> /gate/collimator/vis/forceWireframe</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/describe</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/collimator/daughters/name hole</div><div class="gmail_extra"> /gate/collimator/daughters/insert hexagone</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/geometry/setHeight 3. cm</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/geometry/setRadius .15 cm</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/placement/setRotationAxis 0 1 0</div> <div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/placement/setRotationAngle 90 deg</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/placement/setTranslation 0. -0.25 -0.25 cm #</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/setMaterial Air</div><div class="gmail_extra"> /gate/hole/describe</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/repeaters/insert cubicArray</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberX 1</div><div class="gmail_extra"> /gate/hole/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberY 18 #9</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberZ 27 #9</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/cubicArray/setRepeatVector 0. 1. 1. cm</div><div class="gmail_extra"> /gate/hole/cubicArray/autoCenter true #false </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/repeaters/insert linear</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/linear/setRepeatNumber 2</div><div class="gmail_extra"> /gate/hole/linear/setRepeatVector 0. 0.5 0.5 cm</div><div class="gmail_extra">/gate/hole/linear/autoCenter false </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Giuseppe M.</div> <div>PhD Student - CNAO <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 March 2013 12:00, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gate-users-request@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users-request@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Send Gate-users mailing list submissions to<br> <a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> <br> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a><br> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a href="mailto:gate-users-request@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users-request@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> <br> You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a href="mailto:gate-users-owner@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users-owner@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> <br> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br> than "Re: Contents of Gate-users digest..."<br> <br> <br> Today's Topics:<br> <br> 1. Parallel hole Collimator (Carlos Uribe)<br> 2. Re: ASCII output (Carlos Uribe)<br> 3. Re: Process for Photon Evaporation (Hermann Fuchs)<br> <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 1<br> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:31:41 -0700<br> From: Carlos Uribe <<a href="mailto:carluri@phas.ubc.ca" target="_blank">carluri@phas.ubc.ca</a>><br> To: "<a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>"<br> <<a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>><br> Subject: [Gate-users] Parallel hole Collimator<br> Message-ID:<br> <CAPJy_1TcFTKwiEpu_Zicc=+<a href="mailto:UKYN3hfHMjvhumfzWL6AxyZ%2B1Sg@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">UKYN3hfHMjvhumfzWL6AxyZ+1Sg@mail.gmail.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br> <br> Hello everyone,<br> <br> I'm following the user's guide<br> <a href="http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V6.2:Defining_a_system" target="_blank">http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V6.2:Defining_a_system</a><br> trying to model a parallel hole collimator.<br> <br> The guide shows the following example:<br> <br> /gate/SPECThead/daughters/name colli<br> <br> #specify that the parallel beam collimator setup must be used<br> /gate/SPECThead/daughters/insert parallelbeam<br> <br> #set the collimator material<br> /gate/colli/setMaterialName Lead<br> <br> #set the collimator dimensions<br> /gate/colli/geometry/setDimensionX 70 cm<br> /gate/colli/geometry/setDimensionY 80 cm<br> <br> #set the thickness of the collimator<br> /gate/colli/geometry/setHeight 3 cm<br> <br> #specify the hole radius<br> /gate/colli/geometry/setInnerRadius 0.5 cm<br> <br> #set the septal thickness to the required distance between the holes<br> /gate/colli/geometry/setSeptalThickness 0.2 cm<br> /gate/colli/placement/alignToX<br> /gate/colli/placement/setRotationAxis 0 0 1<br> /gate/colli/placement/setRotationAngle -90 deg<br> <br> <br> I'm getting a problem as follows:<br> <br> /opt/simulation/gate_v6.2/source/geometry/src/GateVVolume.cc (l.179): The<br> material of the volume side hole 1 is not defined.<br> <br> Anyone knows how to fix this?<br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> --<br> Carlos F Uribe<br> -------------- next part --------------<br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br> URL: <<a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130311/f88e8b16/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130311/f88e8b16/attachment-0001.html</a>><br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 2<br> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:40:11 -0700<br> From: Carlos Uribe <<a href="mailto:carluri@phas.ubc.ca" target="_blank">carluri@phas.ubc.ca</a>><br> To: samira nezhad <<a href="mailto:sn90113@gmail.com" target="_blank">sn90113@gmail.com</a>><br> Cc: "<a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>"<br> <<a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>><br> Subject: Re: [Gate-users] ASCII output<br> Message-ID:<br> <CAPJy_1QZT9uYF1VmobA3Mk2xMfS_2MRTmQfv41x=<a href="mailto:2nVvdJ2ssg@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">2nVvdJ2ssg@mail.gmail.com</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br> <br> I had the same problem and here is how I fixed it<br> <br> In the <a href="http://GateConfiguration.h.in" target="_blank">GateConfiguration.h.in</a> <<a href="http://gateconfiguration.h.in/" target="_blank">http://gateconfiguration.h.in/</a>> file found<br> within the home folder of Gate, change this line:<br> <br> <br> #cmakedefine GATE_USE_FILE @GATE_USE_FILE@<br> <br> <br> to this:<br> <br> #cmakedefine GATE_ANALYSIS_USE_FILE @GATE_ANALYSIS_USE_FILE@<br> <br> <br> Recompile Gate and it should now work!<br> <br> Cheers,<br> <br> Carlos<br> <br> <br> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 3:10 AM, samira nezhad <<a href="mailto:sn90113@gmail.com" target="_blank">sn90113@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> <br> > Dear all,<br> ><br> > I need to ASCII output but by gate6.2 i couldn't get it .<br> > when use this command<br> > /gate/output/ascii/enable<br> ><br> > It gives this error message:<br> ><br> > COMMAND NOT FOUND<br> ><br> > I appreciate if you guide me, thanks in advance<br> ><br> > Best regards,<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > _______________________________________________<br> > Gate-users mailing list<br> > <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> > <a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a><br> ><br> > --<br> > Carlos F Uribe<br> ><br> -------------- next part --------------<br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br> URL: <<a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130311/9bd0c5df/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130311/9bd0c5df/attachment-0001.html</a>><br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 3<br> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:11:10 +0100<br> From: Hermann Fuchs <<a href="mailto:hermann.fuchs@meduniwien.ac.at" target="_blank">hermann.fuchs@meduniwien.ac.at</a>><br> To: Carlos Uribe <<a href="mailto:carluri@phas.ubc.ca" target="_blank">carluri@phas.ubc.ca</a>><br> Cc: "<a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>"<br> <<a href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a>><br> Subject: Re: [Gate-users] Process for Photon Evaporation<br> Message-ID:<br> <<a href="mailto:1363079470.5371.3.camel@strahlen41.strahlen.meduniwien.ac.at" target="_blank">1363079470.5371.3.camel@strahlen41.strahlen.meduniwien.ac.at</a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br> <br> That is an interesting question.<br> <br> Could you keep me informed on your findings?<br> If it isn't already in Gate it should be easy to add.<br> Just contact me and I can help you with this or implement it for you.<br> <br> Best reards,<br> Hermann<br> <br> On Fri, 2013-03-08 at 12:22 -0800, Carlos Uribe wrote:<br> > Hello everybody,<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Can anyone please tell me which process to add to my Physics list in<br> > order to see the de-exitation of the metastable daughter?<br> ><br> ><br> > The parent follows a beta-minus decay which works great except I don't<br> > see the gammas generated by the metastable daughter.<br> ><br> ><br> > I am using<br> > /gate/physics/addProcess RadioactiveDecay<br> ><br> ><br> > but apparently, Geant4 handles the meta-stable states through the<br> > existing photo-evaporation code;<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > How do I set the photon evaporation process?<br> ><br> ><br> > Thanks in advance,<br> > --<br> ><br> ><br> > Carlos F Uribe<br> ><br> > _______________________________________________<br> > Gate-users mailing list<br> > <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> > <a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a><br> <br> <br> --<br> -------------<br> DI Hermann Fuchs<br> Christian Doppler Laboratory for Medical Radiation Research for Radiation Oncology<br> Department of Radiation Oncology<br> Medical University Vienna<br> W?hringer G?rtel 18-20<br> A-1090 Wien<br> <br> Tel. <a href="tel:%2B%2043%20%2F%201%20%2F%2040%20400%207271" value="+431404007271" target="_blank">+ 43 / 1 / 40 400 7271</a><br> Mail. <a href="mailto:hermann.fuchs@meduniwien.ac.at" target="_blank">hermann.fuchs@meduniwien.ac.at</a><br> -------------- next part --------------<br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br> URL: <<a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130312/9a2fca7e/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130312/9a2fca7e/attachment-0001.html</a>><br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Gate-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org" target="_blank">Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a><br> <br> End of Gate-users Digest, Vol 82, Issue 20<br> ******************************************<br> </blockquote></div><br></div></div> <br>_______________________________________________<br> Gate-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org">Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> <a href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users" target="_blank">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Carlos F Uribe </a></blockquote></div></div>