[Gate-users] voxelized phantom/source

[Alexandre Dupas]

Dear Ramya,

You can use (X)medcon to convert the raw binary output from XCAT into
interfile format (*.h33, *.i33).
As per `man medcon`, you should be able to interactively input the
important information like array size and number of slices of your
XCAT output and convert it to interfile with the following command:

    medcon -f xcat_ouput.bin -c intf -i

The -f option allows to specify the original data file, -c is used to
convert the original data into interfile format (intf is the format
identifier) and -i tells the program to go into interactive mode.
There is an example in the manual if you want to automate the process.

Regards,
Alexandre

--
Alexandre Dupas, phd
Postdoctoral Reasearch Fellow
INSERM U698, Bichat Médecine Nucléaire

2010/10/29 Rajaram, Ramya (H USA) <ramya.rajaram at siemens.com>:
> Dear Gaters,
>
> I am trying to simulate the Hoffman brain phantom (SPECT) - the example
> that comes with the source code works perfectly. However, I want to know
> how to generate the header file (.h33) and the binary file (.i33) for
> this and probably other phantoms like the XCAT phantom. XCAT will give
> attenuation and activity binaries (raw data with no header) but these
> are not interfile format. Can the XCAT binary files be used in GATE or
> do they have to be changed to interfile using some conversion software?
> Also, what do I use for the header file? Will a conversion tool like
> MedCon generate the header file too?
>
> I have and will go through the user guide but the
> suggestions/information I get from this user community always helps to a
> great extent.
>
> Sincerely looking to get some pointers :-)
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ramya
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