<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Dear Gate users,<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">I hope everyone is doing well. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">I faced a problem since long time ago regarding dose absorption by actors using a dynamic applicator (moving source for creating a uniform pattern) in barcytherapy. As I tried different approaches, the actors do not score any dose and the dose value is always zero. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">I added my code along with this email. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">I kindly ask any professional GATE users to please have a look at this code and find out the problem. I really need help in this regard and lost plenty of time but with little luck. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Thank you in advance. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">################# VISULIZATION  ##############<br>/control/execute  data/vis.mac<br># MATERIALS<br>#=====================================================<br>#Define Materials Database<br>/gate/geometry/setMaterialDatabase   data/GateMaterials.db<br><br># World<br>/gate/world/geometry/setXLength   80 cm<br>/gate/world/geometry/setYLength   80 cm<br>/gate/world/geometry/setZLength   80 cm<br>/gate/world/setMaterial       Air<br>/gate/world/vis/setColor       blue<br>/gate/world/vis/setVisible      1      <br>/gate/world/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/world/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br># ******phantom ********<br><br>/gate/world/daughters/name      phantom<br>/gate/world/daughters/insert     box<br>/gate/phantom/placement/setTranslation      0.0 0.0 0.0 cm<br>/gate/phantom/geometry/setXLength         30  cm<br>/gate/phantom/geometry/setYLength         22 cm<br>/gate/phantom/geometry/setZLength         30 cm<br>/gate/phantom/setMaterial             Water<br>/gate/phantom/vis/setColor            green<br>/gate/phantom/vis/forceWireframe<br>#/gate/phantom/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/phantom/vis/setVisible           1<br>/gate/phantom/attachPhantomSD<br><br>## vagina<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/name         vagina<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/insert        cylinder<br>/gate/vagina/geometry/setRmin         1.7 cm<br>/gate/vagina/geometry/setRmax         2.0 cm<br>/gate/vagina/geometry/setHeight        8 cm<br>/gate/vagina/placement/setTranslation     0.0 0 11 cm<br>/gate/vagina/placement/setRotationAxis    0 0 1<br>/gate/vagina/setMaterial           Body<br>/gate/vagina/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/vagina/vis/setColor           green<br>/gate/vagina/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/vagina/vis/setVisible          1<br>#/gate/vagina/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/vagina/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/geometry/rebuild<br>##################################################<br>########## target definition #####################<br>##################################################<br><br>/gate/phantom/daughters/name            vaginatarget<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/insert           box<br>/gate/vaginatarget/geometry/setXLength        0.8 cm<br>/gate/vaginatarget/geometry/setYLength        2.5 cm<br>/gate/vaginatarget/geometry/setZLength        1.5 cm<br>/gate/vaginatarget/placement/setTranslation     -2.4 0 11 cm<br>/gate/vaginatarget/setMaterial            Body<br>/gate/vaginatarget/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/vaginatarget/vis/setColor           white<br>/gate/vaginatarget/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/vaginatarget/vis/setVisible          1<br>/gate/vaginatarget/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/vaginatarget/attachPhantomSD<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br>##### starting of rectum detector placement<br><br># rectum diameter 2.5 cm<br><br>/gate/phantom/daughters/name         rectum<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/insert        cylinder<br>/gate/rectum/geometry/setRmin         1.05 cm<br>/gate/rectum/geometry/setRmax         1.25 cm<br>/gate/rectum/geometry/setHeight        10 cm<br>/gate/rectum/placement/setTranslation     0.0 -4.25 10 cm<br>/gate/rectum/placement/setRotationAxis    0 0 1<br>/gate/rectum/setMaterial           Body<br>/gate/rectum/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/rectum/vis/setColor           red<br>/gate/rectum/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/rectum/vis/setVisible          1<br>/gate/rectum/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/rectum/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br># rectum air inside cylinder <br><br>/gate/phantom/daughters/name            rectumair<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/insert           cylinder<br>/gate/rectumair/geometry/setRmin          0.0 cm<br>/gate/rectumair/geometry/setRmax          1.05 cm<br>/gate/rectumair/geometry/setHeight         10 cm<br>/gate/rectumair/placement/setTranslation      0.0 -4.25 10 cm<br>/gate/rectumair/placement/setRotationAxis     0 0 1<br>/gate/rectumair/setMaterial            Air<br>/gate/rectumair/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/rectumair/vis/setColor            white<br>/gate/rectumair/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/rectumair/vis/setVisible           1<br>/gate/rectumair/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/rectumair/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>##### starting of bladder detector placement <br><br>##### bladder <br><br>/gate/phantom/daughters/name            bladder<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/insert           sphere<br>/gate/bladder/geometry/setRmin           0 cm<br>/gate/bladder/geometry/setRmax           3.5 cm<br>/gate/bladder/placement/setTranslation       0.0 5.5 11 cm<br>/gate/bladder/setMaterial              Body<br>/gate/bladder/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/bladder/vis/setColor             red<br>#/gate/bladder/vis/forceWireframe<br>#/gate/bladder/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/bladder/vis/setVisible            1<br>/gate/bladder/attachPhantomSD<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br><br>####################<br># aplicator<br><br><br>/gate/phantom/daughters/name           outerlayer<br>/gate/phantom/daughters/insert          cylinder<br>/gate/outerlayer/geometry/setRmin         1.0 cm<br>/gate/outerlayer/geometry/setRmax         1.50 cm<br>/gate/outerlayer/geometry/setHeight        6.3 cm<br>/gate/outerlayer/placement/setTranslation     0.0 0 11 cm<br>/gate/outerlayer/placement/setRotationAxis    0 0 1<br>/gate/outerlayer/setMaterial           Plexiglass<br>/gate/outerlayer/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/outerlayer/vis/setColor           red<br>/gate/outerlayer/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/outerlayer/vis/setVisible          1<br>#/gate/outerlayer/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/outerlayer/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>##### central steel rod 8mm diamter <br><br>/gate/outerlayer/daughters/name          centralrod<br>/gate/outerlayer/daughters/insert         cylinder<br>/gate/centralrod/geometry/setRmin         0  cm<br>/gate/centralrod/geometry/setRmax         1.0 cm<br>/gate/centralrod/geometry/setHeight        6.3 cm<br>/gate/centralrod/placement/setTranslation     0.0 0 0 cm<br>/gate/centralrod/placement/setRotationAxis    0 0 1<br>/gate/centralrod/setMaterial           316L<br>/gate/centralrod/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/centralrod/vis/setColor           blue<br>/gate/centralrod/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/centralrod/vis/setVisible          1<br>#/gate/centralrod/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/centralrod/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>##############air cylynders #########################################3<br><br>/gate/outerlayer/daughters/name           airbox<br>/gate/outerlayer/daughters/insert          box<br>/gate/airbox/geometry/setXLength          0.6 cm<br>/gate/airbox/geometry/setYLength          0.3 cm<br>/gate/airbox/geometry/setZLength          6.3 cm<br>/gate/airbox/placement/setTranslation        1.25 0.0 0 cm<br>#/gate/airbox/placement/setRotationAxis       0 0 1<br>/gate/airbox/setMaterial              Air<br>/gate/airbox/vis/setVisible <br>/gate/airbox/vis/setColor              green<br>/gate/airbox/vis/forceWireframe<br>/gate/airbox/vis/setVisible             1<br>#/gate/airbox/vis/forceSolid<br>/gate/airbox/attachPhantomSD<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>/gate/airbox/repeaters/insert      ring<br>/gate/airbox/ring/setRepeatNumber    1<br>/gate/airbox/ring/setFirstAngle       140 deg<br>#/gate/airbox/ring/setAngularSpan     180 deg<br><br><br>### sources definition <br>###########################<br>###################################################### Source Capsule ####################################<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/name        sc2<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/insert       cylinder<br>/gate/sc2/geometry/setRmin          0 mm<br>/gate/sc2/geometry/setRmax          0.5 mm<br>/gate/sc2/geometry/setHeight         0.75 mm<br>/gate/sc2/placement/setTranslation      -0.25  0 -0.2125 cm<br>/gate/sc2/setMaterial            316L<br>/gate/sc2/vis/setColor            red<br>/gate/sc2/vis/forceSolid           1<br>/gate/sc2/geometry/setPhiStart        0 deg<br>/gate/sc2/geometry/setDeltaPhi        360 deg<br>/gate/sc2/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/sc2/vis/setVisible           1<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br><br>/gate/airbox/daughters/name          sc4 #core cover<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/insert         cylinder<br>/gate/sc4/geometry/setRmin          0.35 mm<br>/gate/sc4/geometry/setRmax          0.5 mm<br>/gate/sc4/geometry/setHeight         3.5 mm<br>/gate/sc4/placement/setTranslation      -0.25  0 0 cm<br>/gate/sc4/setMaterial             316L<br>/gate/sc4/vis/setColor            red<br>/gate/sc4/vis/forceSolid        <br>/gate/sc4/geometry/setPhiStart        0 deg<br>/gate/sc4/geometry/setDeltaPhi        360 deg<br>/gate/sc4/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/sc4/vis/setVisible           1<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>/gate/airbox/daughters/name         sc5 #airlayer<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/insert        cylinder<br>/gate/sc5/geometry/setRmin          0.25 mm<br>/gate/sc5/geometry/setRmax          0.35 mm<br>/gate/sc5/geometry/setHeight         3.5 mm<br>/gate/sc5/placement/setTranslation      -0.25  0 0 cm<br>/gate/sc5/setMaterial             Air<br>/gate/sc5/vis/setColor            white<br>/gate/sc5/geometry/setPhiStart        0 deg<br>/gate/sc5/geometry/setDeltaPhi        360 deg<br>/gate/sc5/vis/forceSolid  <br>/gate/sc5/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/sc5/vis/setVisible           1<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>/gate/airbox/daughters/name        sc6 #left cylinder<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/insert       cylinder<br>/gate/sc6/geometry/setRmin        0 mm<br>/gate/sc6/geometry/setRmax        0.5 mm<br>/gate/sc6/geometry/setHeight       0.75 mm<br>/gate/sc6/placement/setTranslation    -0.25  0 0.2125 cm<br>/gate/sc6/setMaterial           316L<br>/gate/sc6/vis/setColor          green<br>/gate/sc6/vis/forceSolid       <br>/gate/sc6/geometry/setPhiStart      0 deg<br>/gate/sc6/geometry/setDeltaPhi      360 deg<br>/gate/sc6/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/sc6/vis/setVisible         1<br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br><br>/gate/airbox/daughters/name        wire #2mm cable<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/insert       cylinder<br>/gate/wire/geometry/setRmin       0 mm<br>/gate/wire/geometry/setRmax       0.45 mm<br>/gate/wire/geometry/setHeight      2 mm<br>/gate/wire/placement/setTranslation   -0.25  0 0.35 cm<br>/gate/wire/setMaterial          304<br>/gate/wire/vis/setColor          blue<br>/gate/wire/geometry/setPhiStart     0 deg<br>/gate/wire/geometry/setDeltaPhi     360 deg<br>/gate/wire/attachPhantomSD<br>/gate/wire/vis/setVisible         1<br>/gate/wire/vis/forceSolid      <br>#/gate/geometry/rebuild<br><br>########################### source seed #####################<br><br>/gate/airbox/daughters/name        sourceSeed<br>/gate/airbox/daughters/insert       cylinder<br>/gate/sourceSeed/geometry/setRmin      0 mm<br>/gate/sourceSeed/geometry/setRmax      0.25 mm<br>/gate/sourceSeed/geometry/setHeight     3.5 mm<br>/gate/sourceSeed/placement/setTranslation  -0.25 0 0 cm<br>/gate/sourceSeed/setMaterial         Cobalt<br>/gate/sourceSeed/vis/setColor        blue<br>/gate/sourceSeed/vis/setVisible       1<br>/gate/sourceSeed/vis/forceSolid   <br>#=====================================================<br># PHYSICS<br>#=====================================================<br><br>/gate/physics/addPhysicsList emstandard_opt3<br>/gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion    phantom 10 mm<br>/gate/physics/Electron/SetCutInRegion  phantom 10 mm<br>/gate/physics/Positron/SetCutInRegion  phantom 10 mm<br><br>#/gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion    sc4 0.1 mm<br>#/gate/physics/Electron/SetCutInRegion  sc4 1 m<br><br>/gate/physics/displayCuts<br><br>#=====================================================<br># DETECTORS<br>#=====================================================<br>### Target ##############<br>/gate/actor/addActor                DoseActor  targetdose<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/attachTo           vaginatarget <br>/gate/actor/targetdose/stepHitType         random<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/setVoxelSize        0.2  0.2  0.2 cm<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/save            output/target/targetdose.mhd<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/saveEveryNSeconds      60<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/enableDose         true<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/enableUncertaintyDose    true<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/enableSquaredDose      true<br><br># filter<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/addFilter energyFilter<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/energyFilter/setEmin  0.01 MeV<br>/gate/actor/targetdose/energyFilter/setEmax  2.5 MeV<br><br>#=====================================================<br># INITIALISATION<br>#=====================================================<br>/gate/run/initialize<br><br>#=====================================================<br># BEAMS<br>#=====================================================<br><br>#Description of co-60 source<br><br>/gate/source/addSource    co60s      gps<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/particle       gamma<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/energytype      UserSpectrum<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/setSpectrumFile    data/co60spectrum.txt<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/hist/type       energy<br>/gate/source/co60s/attachTo          sourceSeed<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/type         Volume<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/shape         Cylinder<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/radius        0.025 cm<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/halfz         0.175 cm<br>/gate/source/co60s/gps/ang/type       iso<br>/gate/source/co60s/visualize     10000    red  5<br>/gate/source/list<br><br>#=====================================================<br># START ROTATION<br>#=====================================================<br>/gate/outerlayer/moves/insert     rotation<br>/gate/outerlayer/rotation/setSpeed   1 deg/s<br>/gate/outerlayer/rotation/setAxis    0 0  1<br>#/gate/outerlayer/placement/setRotationAngle    80 deg<br>#/gate/outerlayer/orbiting/setPoint1       0  1 0 cm<br>#/gate/outerlayer/orbiting/setPoint2       -1  0 0 cm<br><br><br>/gate/application/setTimeSlice   1 s<br>/gate/application/setTimeStart   0.  s<br>/gate/application/setTimeStop    80.  s<br>/gate/application/startDAQ<br><br>#=====================================================<br># START BEAMS<br>#=====================================================<br><br>#/gate/application/noGlobalOutput<br>#/gate/run/enableGlobalOutput  true<br><br>#/gate/random/setEngineSeed default<br>#/gate/random/setEngineSeed auto<br>#/gate/random/setEngineSeed 123456789<br><br>/gate/random/setEngineName MersenneTwister<br>/gate/random/setEngineSeed auto<br>/gate/application/setTotalNumberOfPrimaries 30000000<br>/gate/application/start<br><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Kind Regards</font></i></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Musa Joya</font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Ph.D. candidate in Medical Physics </font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Tehran University of Medical Sciences</font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Tehran, Iran &</font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Lecturer of Medical Physics </font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Kabul University of Medical Sciences</font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Kabul, Afghanistan</font></em></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><em><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">Mobile and Telegram & WhatsApp: +989381560693</font></em></p></div></div></div></div>