[gate-users] Polycone and Voxelized Phantom

[Ananth Ravi]

Hello,

I have been trying to solve this problem for weeks now but haven't found
a solution.  I am in the process of trying to model complex phantoms
using a voxelized image, and through the use of polycone.  

When i use the Voxelised image the computer screen blanks out and I am
immediately logged out.  Is there some setting in Linux that I should be
changing.  I am trying to execute the examples provided with the GATE
package, to no avail.
The system haults right after the line
/gate/replicaMatrix/interfileReader/readFile hof3.h33

as for the Polycone.  I downloaded the macro from the FAQ section on the
GATE user group tried to execute it in GATE.  Instead of seeing the nice
graphic that was displayed i recieved the following error.

> /gate/body/geometry/setProfile 11.5 0.0 0.1 11.0 0.0 0.3 10.5 0.0 0.5 10.0 0.0 0.7 9.5 0.0 1.0 9.0 0.0 1.2 8.5 1.0 1.4 8.0 1.0 1.5 7.5 1.0 1.4 7.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.1 cm
> GatePolyconeCreatorMessenger::SetNewValue : newValue : <11.5 0.0 0.1 11.0 0.0 0.3 10.5 0.0 0.5 10.0 0.0 0.7 9.5 0.0 1.0 9.0 0.0 1.2 8.5 1.0 1.4 8.0 1.0 1.5 7.5 1.0 1.4 7.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.1 cm>
> GateUIcmdWithAVectorAndUnit::GetNewVectorValue : paramString <11.5 0.0 0.1 11.0 0.0 0.3 10.5 0.0 0.5 10.0 0.0 0.7 9.5 0.0 1.0 9.0 0.0 1.2 8.5 1.0 1.4 8.0 1.0 1.5 7.5 1.0 1.4 7.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.1 cm>
> GateUIcmdWithAVectorAndUnit::GetNewVectorValue: vec.size()  0
>  Unit 11.5
> Warning from G4UnitDefinition::GetValueOf(11.5). The unit 11.5 does not exist in UnitsTable. Return Value = 0.
> G4ReduciblePolygon::Create() - less than 3 vertices specified
>  
> *** G4Exception: Aborting execution ***
> Aborted

i corrected for the unit error by bringing it to the front of the list of vectors 
but still received and error.  I am in desperate need of any suggestions as to how
to get this resolved.

> /gate/body/geometry/setProfile cm 11.5 0.0 0.1 11.0 0.0 0.3 10.5 0.0 0.5 10.0 0.0 0.7 9.5 0.0 1.0 9.0 0.0 1.2 8.5 1.0 1.4 8.0 1.0 1.5 7.5 1.0 1.4 7.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.1
> GatePolyconeCreatorMessenger::SetNewValue : newValue : <cm 11.5 0.0 0.1 11.0 0.0 0.3 10.5 0.0 0.5 10.0 0.0 0.7 9.5 0.0 1.0 9.0 0.0 1.2 8.5 1.0 1.4 8.0 1.0 1.5 7.5 1.0 1.4 7.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.1>
> GateUIcmdWithAVectorAndUnit::GetNewVectorValue : paramString <cm 11.5 0.0 0.1 11.0 0.0 0.3 10.5 0.0 0.5 10.0 0.0 0.7 9.5 0.0 1.0 9.0 0.0 1.2 8.5 1.0 1.4 8.0 1.0 1.5 7.5 1.0 1.4 7.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 0.0 1.0 6.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.1>
> GateUIcmdWithAVectorAndUnit::GetNewVectorValue: vec.size()  0
>  Unit cm
> G4ReduciblePolygon::Create() - less than 3 vertices specified
>  
> *** G4Exception: Aborting execution ***
> Aborted

Thanks,
Ananth Ravi
Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC