[Gate-users] STIR-LMF

[Kris Thielemans]

Hi Juan
> 
> I want to simulate on the STIR, LMF file, but when I compile the file
> LMF.zip, this does not run.
> 
> Someone could give me corrections I should make to this code or new code.
> 


This is unfortunately a recurring question. As the STIR web-page says, the
LMF.zip code you found there is incomplete. You would have to dive in and
change it (check the comments) in the file.

I have heard people saying that GATE now distributes a utility to produce
STIR compatible sinograms, but I cannot find it.  The Gate wiki mentions
that their LMF tool can do this
(http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide:Data_output),
but I don't see any end-user code in there. LMF 3.0 does have the hooks used
in the LMF.zip proto-code on the STIR website.

Ross Schmidtlein (MSKCC) has some code to go from ROOT to STIR sinograms
that he's willing to distribute. 

> I hope I can help.

If the tool doesn't exist yet, you sure could help by getting your hands
dirty. A lot of what you need to know was on recent posts on the stir
mailing list (see
https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=stir-devel&max_rows
=25&style=ultimate&viewmonth=201109)

Kris