[Gate-users] Gate v4.0.0 Available !

[Sebastien JAN]

Dear Gaters,

I'm glad to inform the Gate community that a new version, gate_v4.0.0, is now available on our official web site: 
http://www.opengatecollaboration.org/

About the general set-up:

- This version is validated for Geant4 9.1.p02 & p01.
- The Compilation is validated with gcc4.1 / gcc4,0 / gcc3.4 / gcc3.3 / gcc3.2
- This version support lmf_v3.0
- Recommended CLHEP version : 2.0.3.2
- Value for G4VERSION environment variable: 9.1

Regarding the new developments & available functionalities for this version:

- Wedge volume available (section 3.2.4 in the users guide)
- 2 new systems : CTscanner & OPET (users guide / section 4.3)
- New raw output format (users guide / section 10.9)
- "Cold " phantom description (users guide / section 7.2.9)
- New navigator for voxelized phantom description to speed-up the simulation (users guide / section 7.3.3)
- Implementation of Fictitious cross section to reduce the computing time (users guide / section 7.3.4)
- RecordStepping optimisation to speed-up the tracking
- Mersenne Twister Random engine is used by default – Users can change the random engine directly in the main program (Gate.cc)
- Code sources organised with thematic folders and new Makefile to compile Gate (no modification for users regarding the Gate installation)

New example folders are also included:

- example_CT
- example_Scorer (command-based scoring: for details see the Geant4 usersGuide section 4.8 - https://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4/support/userdocuments.shtml)
- example_SpeedUp_Simulation (the file Reduce_Computing_Time.mac gives an overview on this release specificities regarding the computing time optimisation)


For details, fell free to download the new Users Guide (version v4.0.0) and read the ReleaseNotes file.

Enjoy !

With my best regards

Sebastien JAN
for the OpenGATE Collaboration

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Sébastien JAN, PhD
CEA DSV/I²BM/SHFJ
Laboratoire d'Imagerie Moléculaire Expérimentale
4, place du Général Leclerc
91401 Orsay Cedex (France)
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