[Gate-users] Voxelized phantom material error aborts my computation

Ida Häggström ida.haggstrom at radfys.umu.se
Fri Oct 11 15:35:59 CEST 2013


Hello gate-users!

I am currently using Gate v5.0.0 to simulate a voxelized phantom consisting
of 9 different materials.  When I try to run my main macro I get an error
that I can't figure out:

>> Gate -a "some aliases..." main.mac

!!! GateEbyFComponentCreator::AddToMaterial:
Impossible to add element 'Calcium' with fraction of 0 in material 'Brain'!
Please modify the GateMaterials.db file for this material.
Computation aborted !!!

I don't know if this is truly a problem with my materials or something
else, such as the environment variables on the remote computer I'm using or
something like that. I haven't found any problems with that though, so I
thought I'd ask the forum.

Thanks for any help!
/Ida

My range translator looks like:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
9
0     0     Air false 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.2
1     1     Water false 0.0  0.0  1.0  0.2
2     2     Brain false 0.0  1.0  0.0  0.2
3     3     Adipose false   0.5  0.5  1.0  0.2
4     4     Muscle false 0.5  0.0  0.5  0.2
5     5     Body false   0.5  0.5  0.5  0.2
6     6     Skull false 1.0  1.0  1.0  0.2
7     7     Blood false 1.0  0.0  0.0  0.2
8     8     Body false 0.8  0.8  0.8  0.2
-----------------------------------------------------------------

and my GateMaterials.db (original file):
-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Elements]
Hydrogen:   S= H   ; Z=  1. ; A=   1.01  g/mole
Helium:     S= He  ; Z=  2. ; A=   4.003 g/mole
Lithium:    S= Li  ; Z=  3. ; A=   6.941 g/mole
Beryllium:  S= Be  ; Z=  4. ; A=   9.012 g/mole
Boron:      S= B   ; Z=  5. ; A=  10.811 g/mole
Carbon:     S= C   ; Z=  6. ; A=  12.01  g/mole
Nitrogen:   S= N   ; Z=  7. ; A=  14.01  g/mole
Oxygen:     S= O   ; Z=  8. ; A=  16.00  g/mole
Fluorine:   S= F   ; Z=  9. ; A=  18.998 g/mole
Neon:       S= Ne  ; Z= 10. ; A=  20.180 g/mole
Sodium:     S= Na  ; Z= 11. ; A=  22.99  g/mole
Magnesium:  S= Mg  ; Z= 12. ; A=  24.305 g/mole
Aluminium:  S= Al  ; Z= 13. ; A=  26.98  g/mole
Silicon:    S= Si  ; Z= 14. ; A=  28.09  g/mole
Phosphor:   S= P   ; Z= 15. ; A=  30.97  g/mole
Sulfur:     S= S   ; Z= 16. ; A=  32.066 g/mole
Chlorine:   S= Cl  ; Z= 17. ; A=  35.45  g/mole
Argon:    S= Ar  ; Z= 18. ; A=  39.95  g/mole
Potassium:  S= K   ; Z= 19. ; A=  39.098 g/mole
Calcium:    S= Ca  ; Z= 20. ; A=  40.08 g/mole
Scandium:   S= Sc  ; Z= 21. ; A=  44.956 g/mole
Titanium:   S= Ti  ; Z= 22. ; A=  47.867 g/mole
Vandium:    S= V   ; Z= 23. ; A=  50.942 g/mole
Chromium:   S= Cr  ; Z= 24. ; A=  51.996 g/mole
Manganese:  S= Mn  ; Z= 25. ; A=  54.938 g/mole
Iron:       S= Fe  ; Z= 26. ; A=  55.845 g/mole
Cobalt:     S= Co  ; Z= 27. ; A=  58.933 g/mole
Nickel:     S= Ni  ; Z= 28. ; A=  58.693 g/mole
Copper:     S= Cu  ; Z= 29. ; A=  63.39  g/mole
Zinc:       S= Zn  ; Z= 30. ; A=  65.39  g/mole
Gallium:    S= Ga  ; Z= 31. ; A=  69.723 g/mole
Germanium:  S= Ge  ; Z= 32. ; A=  72.61  g/mole
Yttrium:    S= Y   ; Z= 39. ; A=  88.91  g/mole
Cadmium:    S= Cd  ; Z= 48. ; A= 112.41  g/mole
Tellurium:  S= Te  ; Z= 52. ; A= 127.6   g/mole
Iodine:    S= I   ; Z= 53. ; A= 126.90  g/mole
Cesium:     S= Cs  ; Z= 55. ; A= 132.905 g/mole
Gadolinium: S= Gd  ; Z= 64. ; A= 157.25  g/mole
Lutetium:   S= Lu  ; Z= 71. ; A= 174.97  g/mole
Tungsten:   S= W   ; Z= 74. ; A= 183.84  g/mole
Thallium:   S= Tl  ; Z= 81. ; A= 204.37  g/mole
Lead:     S= Pb  ; Z= 82. ; A= 207.20  g/mole
Bismuth:    S= Bi  ; Z= 83. ; A= 208.98  g/mole
Uranium:    S= U   ; Z= 92. ; A= 238.03  g/mole

[Materials]
Vacuum: d=0.000001 mg/cm3 ; n=1
+el: name=Hydrogen ; n=1

Aluminium: d=2.7 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Uranium: d=18.90 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Silicon: d=2.33 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Germanium: d=5.32 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Yttrium: d=4.47 g/cm3 ; n=1
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Gadolinium: d=7.9 g/cm3 ; n=1
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Lutetium: d=9.84 g/cm3 ; n=1
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Tungsten: d=19.3 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Lead: d=11.4 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

Bismuth: d=9.75 g/cm3 ; n=1 ; state=solid
+el: name=auto ; n=1

NaI: d=3.67 g/cm3; n=2;  state=solid
+el: name=Sodium ; n=1
  +el: name=Iodine ; n=1

PWO: d=8.28 g/cm3; n=3 ; state=Solid
+el: name=Lead; n=1
  +el: name=Tungsten; n=1
  +el: name=Oxygen; n=4

BGO: d=7.13 g/cm3; n= 3 ; state=solid
+el: name=Bismuth; n=4
+el: name=Germanium; n=3
+el: name=Oxygen; n=12

LSO: d=7.4 g/cm3; n=3 ; state=Solid
+el: name=Lutetium ; n=2
+el: name=Silicon; n=1
+el: name=Oxygen; n=5

GSO: d=6.7 g/cm3; n=3 ; state=Solid
+el: name=Gadolinium ; n=2
+el: name=Silicon; n=1
+el: name=Oxygen; n=5

LuAP: d=8.34 g/cm3; n=3 ; state=Solid
+el: name=Lutetium ; n=1
+el: name=Aluminium; n=1
+el: name=Oxygen; n=3

YAP: d=5.55 g/cm3; n=3 ; state=Solid
+el: name=Yttrium ; n=1
+el: name=Aluminium; n=1
+el: name=Oxygen; n=3

Water: d=1.00 g/cm3; n=2 ; state=liquid
+el: name=Hydrogen ; n=2
+el: name=Oxygen; n=1

Quartz: d=2.2 g/cm3; n=2 ; state=Solid
+el: name=Silicon ; n=1
+el: name=Oxygen  ; n=2

Breast: d=1.020 g/cm3 ; n = 8
+el: name=Oxygen;     f=0.5270
+el: name=Carbon;     f=0.3320
+el: name=Hydrogen ;  f=0.1060
+el: name=Nitrogen;   f=0.0300
+el: name=Sulfur ;    f=0.0020
+el: name=Sodium ;    f=0.0010
+el: name=Phosphor;   f=0.0010
+el: name=Chlorine ;  f=0.0010

Air: d=1.29 mg/cm3 ; n=4 ; state=gas
+el: name=Nitrogen;   f=0.755268
+el: name=Oxygen;     f=0.231781
+el: name=Argon;      f=0.012827
+el: name=Carbon;     f=0.000124

Glass: d=2.5 g/cm3; n=4;  state=solid
+el: name=Sodium ;    f=0.1020
+el: name=Calcium;    f=0.0510
+el: name=Silicon;    f=0.2480
+el: name=Oxygen;     f=0.5990

Plexiglass: d=1.19 g/cm3; n=3; state=solid
        +el: name=Hydrogen;   f=0.080538
        +el: name=Carbon;     f=0.599848
        +el: name=Oxygen;     f=0.319614

Scinti-C9H10: d=1.032 g/cm3 ; n=2
      +el: name=Carbon;    n=9
+el: name=Hydrogen;  n=10

LuYAP-70: d=7.1 g/cm3 ; n=4
+el: name=Lutetium ; n= 7
+el: name=Yttrium ;  n= 3
+el: name=Aluminium; n=10
+el: name=Oxygen;    n=30
LuYAP-80: d=7.5 g/cm3 ; n=4
+el: name=Lutetium ; n= 8
+el: name=Yttrium ;  n= 2
+el: name=Aluminium; n=10
+el: name=Oxygen;    n=30
Plastic:  d=1.18 g/cm3 ; n=3; state=solid
        +el: name=Carbon ; n=5
        +el: name=Hydrogen ; n=8
        +el: name=Oxygen ; n=2

Paraffine:  d=0.8 g/cm3 ; n=3; state=solid
        +el: name=Carbon ; n=5
        +el: name=Hydrogen ; n=8
        +el: name=Oxygen ; n=2

CZT:  d=5.68 g/cm3 ; n=3; state=solid
        +el: name=Cadmium   ; n=9
        +el: name=Zinc      ; n=1
        +el: name=Tellurium ; n=10

Lung:  d=0.26 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.103
+el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.105
+el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.031
+el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.749
+el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.002
+el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.002
+el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.002

Polyethylene:  d=0.96 g/cm3 ; n=2
        +el: name=Hydrogen ; n=2
        +el: name=Carbon   ; n=1

PVC:  d=1.65 g/cm3 ; n=3 ;  state=solid
        +el: name=Hydrogen ; n=3
        +el: name=Carbon   ; n=2
        +el: name=Chlorine ; n=1

SS304:  d=7.92 g/cm3 ; n=4  ; state=solid
        +el: name=Iron      ; f=0.695
        +el: name=Chromium  ; f=0.190
        +el: name=Nickel    ; f=0.095
        +el: name=Manganese ; f=0.020

PTFE:   d= 2.18 g/cm3 ; n=2 ; state=solid
        +el: name=Carbon    ; n=1
        +el: name=Fluorine  ; n=2


LYSO:   d=5.37 g/cm3; n=4 ; state=Solid
        +el: name=Lutetium ; f=0.31101534
        +el: name=Yttrium ; f=0.368765605
        +el: name=Silicon; f=0.083209699
        +el: name=Oxygen; f=0.237009356

Body:   d=1.00 g/cm3 ; n=2
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.112
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.888



Muscle: d=1.05 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.102
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.143
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.034
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.71
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.004



LungMoby: d=0.30 g/cm3 ; n=6
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.099
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.100
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.028
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.740
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Calcium   ; f=0.032



SpineBone: d=1.42 g/cm3 ; n=11
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.063
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.261
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.039
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.436
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Magnesium ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.061
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Calcium   ; f=0.133



RibBone: d=1.92 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.034
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.155
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.042
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.435
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Magnesium ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.103
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Calcium   ; f=0.225

Adipose: d=0.92 g/cm3 ; n=6
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.120
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.640
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.008
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.229
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Calcium   ; f=0.001



Blood:  d=1.06 g/cm3 ; n=10
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.102
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.11
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.033
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.745
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Iron      ; f=0.001

Heart:  d=1.05 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.104
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.139
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.029
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.718
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.003



Kidney: d=1.05 g/cm3 ; n=10
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.103
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.132
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.03
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.724
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Calcium   ; f=0.001



Liver:  d=1.06 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.102
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.139
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.03
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.716
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.003

Lymph:  d=1.03 g/cm3 ; n=7
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.108
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.041
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.011
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.832
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.004

Pancreas: d=1.04 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.106
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.169
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.022
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.694
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.002



Intestine: d=1.03 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.106
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.115
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.022
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.751
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.001



Skull:  d=1.61 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.05
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.212
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.04
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.435
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Magnesium ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.081
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Calcium   ; f=0.176

Cartilage: d=1.10 g/cm3 ; n=8
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.096
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.099
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.022
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.744
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.005
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.022
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.009
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.003



Brain:  d=1.04 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.107
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.145
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.022
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.712
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.004
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.003

Spleen: d=1.06 g/cm3 ; n=9
        +el: name=Hydrogen  ; f=0.103
        +el: name=Carbon    ; f=0.113
        +el: name=Nitrogen  ; f=0.032
        +el: name=Oxygen    ; f=0.741
        +el: name=Sodium    ; f=0.001
        +el: name=Phosphor  ; f=0.003
        +el: name=Sulfur    ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Chlorine  ; f=0.002
        +el: name=Potassium ; f=0.003
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