[Gate-users] Gate_v3.1.2 ion source not working

[Rebecca Gregory]

Hi,

The ion source doesn't seem to be working on Gate version 3.1.2. My
simulation does not give a root or ascii output if I use the ion source.
However I get an output if I change the particle to e+. The source
desriptions are given below.

If I try to implement the patch that worked for version 3.0.0 ; adding 
theIonTable->GetParticle(i)->SetAtomicMass(1);
after line 72. I get an error message at compilation saying that
SetAtomicMass is protected.

For the time being I'll return to using version 3.0.0. Unless anyone can
spot an easy way around this. It would be useful to get this fixed.

Thanks,
Becky


Ion source that doesn't work description;
/gate/source/addSource fluor18A
/gate/source/fluor18A/setActivity 6597 becquerel
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/particle ion
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/ion 9 18 0 0
##/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/energytype Mono
#/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/monoenergy 0. eV 
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/angtype iso
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/number 1
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/type Volume
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/shape Cylinder
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/radius 0.5 mm
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/halfz 35.0 cm
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/centre 0. -4.5 0. cm
#/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/confine NULL

e+ particles working desciption;
/gate/source/addSource fluor18A
/gate/source/fluor18A/setActivity 6597 becquerel
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/particle e+
#/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/ion 9 18 0 0
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/energytype Flour18
#/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/monoenergy 0. eV 
#/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/angtype iso
#/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/number 1
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/type Volume
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/shape Cylinder
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/radius 0.5 mm
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/halfz 35.0 cm
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/centre 0. -4.5 0. cm
/gate/source/fluor18A/gps/confine NULL


Rebecca Gregory
Nuclear Medicine Physicist
The Joint Department of Physics,
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
and Institute of Cancer Research, 
Downs Road, Sutton,
Surrey SM2 5PT, UK
Tel:   +44(0)20 8661 3673

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