<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none"></style> </head> <body dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <p>Thank you, that helps! </p> <p><br> </p> <p>Could you also explain how to obtain the readout from the washoutactor? From the following, no washoutOutput file is produced and according to the ProductionAnd StoppingActor the source is not modified in its distribution (one point). I'd like to simulate the washout of a c11-source in a waterbox named "pat".<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>This is my actor:<br> </p> <div>/gate/actor/addActor WashOutActor wa</div> <div>/gate/actor/wa/attachTo <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> pat</div> <div>/gate/actor/wa/readTable<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> washouttable.txt</div> <div>/gate/actor/wa/save washoutOutput.txt</div> <div>/gate/actor/wa/saveEveryNSeconds 1</div> <div><br> </div> <p><br> </p> <p>This is the source:<br> </p> <div><br> </div> <div>/gate/source/addSource c11src gps</div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/attachTo pat</div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/setActivity 0.1 Bq </div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/gps/particle ion </div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/gps/ion 6 11 0 0 </div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/gps/energytype Mono </div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/gps/monoenergy 0.0 MeV </div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/setForcedUnstableFlag true</div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/gps/pos/centre 0.0 0.0 0.0 cm</div> <div>/gate/source/c11src/useDefaultHalfLife </div> <div><br> <br> </div> <p><br> </p> <p>And this the washouttable:<br> </p> <div>1</div> <div>c11src Water 0.2 2 s 0.5 156 s 0.3 9000 s </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> <br> </div> <p>Thank you and best regards,<br> </p> <p>Heide<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> <hr tabindex="-1" style="display:inline-block; width:98%"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>Von:</b> Seb <sebastien.jan@cea.fr><br> <b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 09. Juni 2016 16:34<br> <b>An:</b> Rohling Heide<br> <b>Cc:</b> gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org<br> <b>Betreff:</b> Re: AW: [Gate-users] washout actor</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">in the washout.dat file, you must specify the time unit - here an example with 2 sources and tissues<br> 2<br> C11Tumour Tumour 0.00 2 s 0.543 156 s 0.457 10000 s<br> C11Brain Brain 0.35 2 s 0.30 140 s 0.35 10000 s<br> <br> </div> <blockquote type="cite"><style type="text/css" style="">  </style> <p>Hi,</p> <p>thanks for your answer.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>It is a warning. No error occurs, but it seems that the washout is not applied. I tested the position of photons which is not varied.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>It seems that the order of the entries in the list is not correct. 155.7 s is a half-live, not a ratio.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Furthermore, is the half-live required in s or ns and in addition to that "Brain" appears also for the second actor.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Heide<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> <hr tabindex="-1" style="display:inline-block; width:98%"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>Von:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gate-users-bounces@lists.opengatecollaboration.org"> gate-users-bounces@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gate-users-bounces@lists.opengatecollaboration.org"> <gate-users-bounces@lists.opengatecollaboration.org></a> im Auftrag von Seb <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sebastien.jan@cea.fr"> <sebastien.jan@cea.fr></a><br> <b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 09. Juni 2016 15:45<br> <b>An:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org"> gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a><br> <b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Gate-users] washout actor</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi <br> Is it just a warning message ? <br> I ask this question because in the source code, the test is the following:<br> <br> G4double sumWashOut = parWashOut[0] + parWashOut[2] + parWashOut[4];<br> if ( (sumWashOut-1.0) > diff ) {<br> GateMessage("Actor", 0, "WARNING :: Total WashOut Ratio non equal to 1.\n");<br> }<br> <br> with -> diff =1e-8<br> I can suspect a randing errors in the test....<br> <br> tell me<br> Cheers<br> Seb<br> <br> <br> </div> <blockquote type="cite"><style type="text/css" style="">  </style> <p><br> </p> <p>Dear Gate-community,</p> <p><br> </p> <p>could you please help me with the washout actor that I am trying to apply to a back2back source. Using this as "washouttable" (only medium washout component):<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>2<br> twogamma Brain 0.0 2.0 1.0 155.7 0.0 9000 <br> twogamma Bone 0.0 2.0 1.0 155.7 0.0 9000<br> <br> </p> <p>according to what can be found in the Gate user-manual: <br> </p> <p><br> </p> <pre>2 [SOURCE 1 NAME] [MATERIAL 1 NAME] [Mf VALUE] [Tf VALUE IN SEC] [Mm VALUE] [Tm VALUE IN SEC] [Ms VALUE] [Ts VALUE IN SEC] [SOURCE 2 NAME] [MATERIAL 2 NAME] [Mf VALUE] [Tf VALUE IN SEC] [Mm VALUE] [Tm VALUE IN SEC] [Ms VALUE] [Ts VALUE IN SEC] </pre> <p><br> </p> <p>Gate tells me this:<br> </p> <p><br> <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font></p> <p>[Actor-0] GateWashOutActor -- ReadWashOutTable : fileName: washouttable.txt<br> [Actor-0] WARNING :: Total WashOut Ratio non equal to 1.<br> [Actor-0] Line 1 of 2<br> Source Name: twogamma<br> Material (associated to Source): Brain<br> Ratio First WashOut Component: 0<br> Half Life First WashOut Component (ns): 0<br> Ratio Second WashOut Component: 155.7<br> Half Life Second WashOut Component (ns): 0<br> Ratio Third WashOut Component: 0<br> Half Life Third WashOut Component (ns): 0<br> [Actor-0] WARNING :: Total WashOut Ratio non equal to 1.<br> [Actor-0] Line 2 of 2<br> Source Name: twogamma<br> Material (associated to Source): Brain<br> Ratio First WashOut Component: 0<br> Half Life First WashOut Component (ns): 0<br> Ratio Second WashOut Component: 155.7<br> Half Life Second WashOut Component (ns): 0<br> Ratio Third WashOut Component: 0<br> Half Life Third WashOut Component (ns): 0</p> <p><br> </p> <p>What is wrong? Is there an example for a correct washouttable available (order and units of entries)?</p> <p> Thank you, Heide<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> <br> </p> <br> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <br> <pre>_______________________________________________ Gate-users mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org">Gate-users@lists.opengatecollaboration.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users">http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users</a></pre> </blockquote> <br> </div> </div> </blockquote> <br> </div> </div> </body> </html>