[Gate-users] no output coincidences ,PETscanner

Ane Etxebeste fplico817 at gmail.com
Mon May 7 10:34:54 CEST 2012


Hi Taku,
This was my first option and I have tried again  but It doesn't work. Do
you have any other idea?
Thank you very much.
Ane.

2012/5/7 山中 琢 <takuyama at med.hokudai.ac.jp>

> Hi Ane,
>
> I'm not sure if this could solve your problem, but as far as I'm
> concerned, the setDepth of the Singles and Coincidence should be the
> same depth where the crystals are assigned. So in your case, it should
> be 4.
>
> But first of all, you don't need to use all the four levels of
> PETscanner. Get rid of unnecessary levels, then the setDepth of 1
> should work.
>
> Hope to hear the good results.
>
> Taku
>
> 2012/5/4 ane etxebeste <amecheveste001 at gmail.com>:
> >
> > Hello Takuyama,
> > I am trying to simulate a PETscanner.  I don't have any coincidence
> although
> > I have singles. I don't know if in a PETscanner I have to put all levels
> > from one to four or if there are optional. I need only one level but I
> put
> > the others in order to have coincidence root output, but i didn't
> succeed .
> > I rode that you resolved this problem so I wonder if you could take a
> look
> > into my macro. Maybe you can realise what is wrong. If I do the same
> with a
> > cylindricalPET and a box shape, it works.
> > I would really really really appreciate your help.
> > Thank you very much.
> > Ane.
> >
> > #    CYLINDRICAL
> > /gate/world/daughters/name                    PETscanner
> > /gate/world/daughters/insert                  cylinder
> > /gate/PETscanner/placement/setTranslation 0.0 0.0 0.0 mm
> > /gate/PETscanner/geometry/setRmax         27.5 mm
> > /gate/PETscanner/geometry/setRmin         22.3 mm
> > /gate/PETscanner/geometry/setHeight       15.5 mm
> > /gate/PETscanner/setMaterial              Air
> >
> > #level1(base level1)
> > /gate/PETscanner/daughters/name                  level1
> > /gate/PETscanner/daughters/insert                trpd
> > /gate/level1/placement/setRotationAxis          0 1 0
> > /gate/level1/placement/setRotationAngle         90 deg
> > /gate/level1/geometry/setX1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/level1/geometry/setY1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/level1/geometry/setX2Length 14.67949192 mm
> > /gate/level1/geometry/setY2Length 14.67949192  mm
> > /gate/level1/geometry/setZLength 5 mm
> > /gate/level1/placement/setTranslation        24.9 0.0 0.0 mm
> > /gate/level1/setMaterial                         Air
> >
> >
> >
> > #Module(LEVEL2)
> >
> > /gate/level1/daughters/name                  level2
> > /gate/level1/daughters/insert                trpd
> > /gate/level2/geometry/setX1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/level2/geometry/setY1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/level2/geometry/setX2Length 14.67949192 mm
> > /gate/level2/geometry/setY2Length 14.67949192  mm
> > /gate/level2/geometry/setZLength 5 mm
> > /gate/level2/placement/setTranslation           0 0.0 0.0 mm
> > /gate/level2/setMaterial                         Air
> > /gate/geometry/rebuild
> > /gate/level2/vis/setColor                        red
> >
> > #Module(LEVEL2)
> >
> > /gate/level2/daughters/name                  level3
> > /gate/level2/daughters/insert                trpd
> > /gate/level3/geometry/setX1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/level3/geometry/setY1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/level3/geometry/setX2Length 14.67949192 mm
> > /gate/level3/geometry/setY2Length 14.67949192  mm
> > /gate/level3/geometry/setZLength 5 mm
> > /gate/level3/placement/setTranslation           0 0.0 0.0 mm
> > /gate/level3/setMaterial                         Air
> >
> >
> > #    LYSO layer(LEVEL4)
> > /gate/level3/daughters/name                  LYSO
> > /gate/level3/daughters/insert                trpd
> > /gate/LYSO/geometry/setX1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/LYSO/geometry/setY1Length 12 mm
> > /gate/LYSO/geometry/setX2Length 14.67949192 mm
> > /gate/LYSO/geometry/setY2Length 14.67949192  mm
> > /gate/LYSO/geometry/setZLength 5 mm
> > /gate/LYSO/placement/setTranslation           0 0.0 0.0 mm
> > /gate/LYSO/setMaterial                         LYSO
> > /gate/geometry/rebuild
> > /gate/LYSO/vis/setColor                        blue
> >
> >
> >
> > #GENERIC REPEATER
> > /gate/level1/repeaters/insert                       genericRepeater
> > /gate/level1/genericRepeater/setPlacementsFilename  level1.placements
> > /gate/level1/genericRepeater/useRelativeTranslation 0
> >
> >
> > #    A T T A C H    S Y S T E M
> > /gate/systems/PETscanner/level1/attach    level1
> > /gate/systems/PETscanner/level2/attach    level2
> > /gate/systems/PETscanner/level3/attach    level3
> > /gate/systems/PETscanner/level4/attach   LYSO
> >
> >
> > #    A T T A C H    C R Y S T A L  SD
> >
> > /gate/LYSO/attachCrystalSD
> >
> > ##DIGITIZER
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert adder
> >
> > #    READOUT
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert readout
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/readout/setDepth 1
> > #
> > #    ENERGY BLURRING
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert                        blurring
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setResolution        0.16
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setEnergyOfReference  511. keV
> > #
> > #    THRESHOLDER / UPHOLDER
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert thresholder
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/thresholder/setThreshold 300. keV
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/insert upholder
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/upholder/setUphold 700. keV
> > /gate/digitizer/Singles/thresholder/verbose 0
> > #
> > #
> > #    COINCIDENCES SORTER
> > /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/setWindow 25. ns
> > /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/minSectorDifference    1
> > /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/setDepth    1
> > /gate/digitizer/Coincidences/MultiplesPolicy    takeAllGoods
> >
> > ###OUTPUT
> > /gate/output/root/enable
> > /gate/output/root/setFileName trapezoidal
> > /gate/output/root/setRootHitFlag 1
> > /gate/output/root/setRootSinglesFlag 1
> > /gate/output/root/setRootCoincidencesFlag 1
> >
>
>
>
> --
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> engineering D1
> 北海道大学 大学院 医学研究科 放射線医学分野 D1
> Taku Yamanaka
> 山中 琢
>
> takuyama at med.hokudai.ac.jp
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