[Gate-users] Proton Therapy Simulation

[David Sarrut]

and there is an example of proton simulation in the source code :
example/example_Radiotherapy/ look the listofexample.txt file

David


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Loic Grevillot <loic.grevillot at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear Edward,
>
> I think you should look into the documentation section Radiotherapy
> applications from
> http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V6.2.<http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V6.2>
> Especially Readout parameters for Radiotherapy applications: Actors<http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V6.2:Readout_parameters_for_Radiotherapy_applications:_Actors> here
>
> http://wiki.opengatecollaboration.org/index.php/Users_Guide_V6.2:Readout_parameters_for_Radiotherapy_applications:_Actors
>
> Some actors such as
> * Electromagnetic (EM) properties
> * Track length
> * Delta kinetic energy
> could be helpful for you.
>
> You can also use the "filter" capabilities for a specific particle.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> LG
>
>
>
>
> Loïc
>
>
> 2014-01-29 Edward Smith <edwardaksmith at gmail.com>
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to model a linear energy transfer for a proton beam and for
>> this I need energy deposited for each step and the step's length. I've been
>> reading through the online user manual and I'm not sure if this is
>> possible? From what I've understood to get this data I would need to define
>> everything within a system.  I've tried using the scanner system and
>> attaching a crystalSD as a work out but it's failed to work.
>>
>> Is there any way I can use GATE to do this?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Edward
>>
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