[Gate-users] LOW_VALUE_SENSITIVITY_PET

LORENA VAZQUEZ CANELAS lorena.vazquez at usal.es
Mon Mar 9 14:29:14 CET 2015


Hello all!

I am trying to calculate the value of the sensitivity of PET, but the
problem is that it gives me a very low value and I don't know that I can be
doing wrong. I should get a value of 0.95 % = 9.5 but all it gives me is
0.6 %!!
The geometry have it well implemented .
I put a twogamma source , so that the simulation is faster. I also changed
the value of the cut, the threshold and dead-time and gives me the same
thing: S = 0.6 %
Send two photos of the PET manufacturing parameters I want to simulate.
Any ideas???
Thank you
I send you the code if you see anything wrong:

/gate/geometry/setMaterialDatabase
/home/lri/opengate-public/GateMaterials.db

#     WORLD:
/gate/world/geometry/setXLength       400. cm
/gate/world/geometry/setYLength       400. cm
/gate/world/geometry/setZLength       400. cm

#-------------------oooooOOOOO00000OOOOOooooo---------------------#
#                                                                 #
#     DEFINITION AND DESCRITION OF YOUR PET DEVICE                 #
#                                                                 #
#-------------------oooooOOOOO00000OOOOOooooo---------------------#

#    CYLINDRICAL
/gate/world/daughters/name                    cylindricalPET
/gate/world/daughters/insert                  cylinder
/gate/cylindricalPET/placement/setTranslation 0.0 0.0 0.0 cm
/gate/cylindricalPET/geometry/setRmax         47.3 cm
/gate/cylindricalPET/geometry/setRmin         42.1 cm
/gate/cylindricalPET/geometry/setHeight       21.4 cm
/gate/cylindricalPET/setMaterial              Air
#/gate/cylindricalPET/vis/forceWireframe      1
/gate/cylindricalPET/vis/setColor             white

#    HEAD (rsector)
/gate/cylindricalPET/daughters/name           head
/gate/cylindricalPET/daughters/insert         box
/gate/head/placement/setTranslation           42.1 0 0 cm
/gate/head/geometry/setXLength                2 cm
/gate/head/geometry/setYLength                5.2 cm
/gate/head/geometry/setZLength                20.8 cm
/gate/head/setMaterial                        Air
/gate/head/vis/setVisible                     1
/gate/head/vis/setColor                       red

#    BLOCK (module)
/gate/head/daughters/name                     block
/gate/head/daughters/insert                   box
/gate/block/placement/setTranslation          0 0 0 cm
/gate/block/geometry/setXLength               2 cm
/gate/block/geometry/setYLength               5.2 cm
/gate/block/geometry/setZLength               5.2 cm
/gate/block/setMaterial                       Air
/gate/block/vis/setVisible                    1
/gate/block/vis/setColor                       blue

#    CRYSTAL
/gate/block/daughters/name                    crystal
/gate/block/daughters/insert                  box
/gate/crystal/placement/setTranslation        0.0 0.0 0.0 cm
/gate/crystal/geometry/setXLength             2 cm
/gate/crystal/geometry/setYLength             0.4 cm
/gate/crystal/geometry/setZLength             0.4 cm
/gate/crystal/setMaterial                     Air
/gate/crystal/vis/setVisible                  0

#    LSO layer
/gate/crystal/daughters/name                  LSO
/gate/crystal/daughters/insert                box
/gate/LSO/placement/setTranslation            0.0 0.0 0.0 cm
/gate/LSO/geometry/setXLength                 2 cm
/gate/LSO/geometry/setYLength                 0.4 cm
/gate/LSO/geometry/setZLength                 0.4 cm
/gate/LSO/setMaterial                         LSO
/gate/LSO/vis/setVisible                      1
/gate/LSO/vis/setColor                        yellow

#    REPEAT CRYSTAL
/gate/crystal/repeaters/insert                cubicArray
/gate/crystal/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberX     1
/gate/crystal/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberY     13
/gate/crystal/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberZ     13
/gate/crystal/cubicArray/setRepeatVector      0 0.4 0.4 cm

#    REPEAT BLOCK
/gate/block/repeaters/insert                  cubicArray
/gate/block/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberX       1
/gate/block/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberY       1
/gate/block/cubicArray/setRepeatNumberZ       4
/gate/block/cubicArray/setRepeatVector        0 0 5.2 cm

#    REPEAT HEAD
/gate/head/repeaters/insert                   ring
/gate/head/ring/setRepeatNumber               48

#    ATTACH SYSTEM
/gate/systems/cylindricalPET/rsector/attach   head
/gate/systems/cylindricalPET/module/attach    block
/gate/systems/cylindricalPET/crystal/attach   crystal
/gate/systems/cylindricalPET/layer0/attach    LSO

#    ATTACH CRYSTAL SD

/gate/LSO/attachCrystalSD

/gate/systems/cylindricalPET/describe

#/gate/cylindricalPET/moves/insert             orbiting
#/gate/cylindricalPET/orbiting/setSpeed        30 deg/s
#/gate/cylindricalPET/orbiting/setPoint1       0 0 0 cm
#/gate/cylindricalPET/orbiting/setPoint2       0 0 1 cm

#====================================================================
#        PHANTOMS
#====================================================================

#    CYLINDER 5
/gate/world/daughters/name                   phantom5
/gate/world/daughters/insert                 cylinder
/gate/phantom5/setMaterial                   Air
/gate/phantom5/vis/setColor                  grey
/gate/phantom5/geometry/setRmax              0.955 cm
/gate/phantom5/geometry/setRmin              0.83 cm
/gate/phantom5/geometry/setHeight            70 cm
/gate/phantom5/placement/setTranslation      0 0 0 mm

#/gate/phantom5/attachPhantomSD

#    CYLINDER 4
/gate/phantom5/daughters/name                 phantom4
/gate/phantom5/daughters/insert               cylinder
/gate/phantom4/setMaterial                    Air
/gate/phantom4/vis/setColor                   blue
/gate/phantom4/geometry/setRmax               0.795 cm
/gate/phantom4/geometry/setRmin               0.67 cm
/gate/phantom4/geometry/setHeight             70 cm
/gate/phantom4/placement/setTranslation       0 0 0 mm

#/gate/phantom4/attachPhantomSD

#    CYLINDER 3
/gate/phantom4/daughters/name                 phantom3
/gate/phantom4/daughters/insert               cylinder
/gate/phantom3/setMaterial                    Air
/gate/phantom3/vis/setColor                   yellow
/gate/phantom3/geometry/setRmax               0.635 cm
/gate/phantom3/geometry/setRmin               0.51 cm
/gate/phantom3/geometry/setHeight             70 cm
/gate/phantom3/placement/setTranslation       0 0 0 mm

#/gate/phantom3/attachPhantomSD

#    CYLINDER 2
/gate/phantom3/daughters/name                 phantom2
/gate/phantom3/daughters/insert               cylinder
/gate/phantom2/setMaterial                    Air
/gate/phantom2/vis/setColor                   green
/gate/phantom2/geometry/setRmax               0.475 cm
/gate/phantom2/geometry/setRmin               0.35 cm
/gate/phantom2/geometry/setHeight             70 cm
/gate/phantom2/placement/setTranslation       0 0 0 mm

#/gate/phantom2/attachPhantomSD

#    CYLINDER 1
/gate/phantom2/daughters/name                 phantom1
/gate/phantom2/daughters/insert               cylinder
/gate/phantom1/setMaterial                    Air
/gate/phantom1/vis/setColor                   red
/gate/phantom1/geometry/setRmax               0.32 cm
/gate/phantom1/geometry/setRmin               0.195 cm
/gate/phantom1/geometry/setHeight             70 cm
/gate/phantom1/placement/setTranslation       0 0 0 mm

#/gate/phantom1/attachPhantomSD

#=====================================================
#         PHYSICS
#=====================================================
/gate/physics/addProcess                 PhotoElectric
/gate/physics/processes/PhotoElectric/setModel         StandardModel
/gate/physics/addProcess                 Compton
/gate/physics/processes/Compton/setModel         StandardModel
/gate/physics/addProcess                 RayleighScattering
/gate/physics/processes/RayleighScattering/setModel     PenelopeModel

/gate/physics/addProcess                 ElectronIonisation
/gate/physics/processes/ElectronIonisation/setModel     StandardModel e-
/gate/physics/processes/ElectronIonisation/setModel     StandardModel e+
/gate/physics/addProcess                 Bremsstrahlung
/gate/physics/processes/Bremsstrahlung/setModel     StandardModel e-
/gate/physics/processes/Bremsstrahlung/setModel     StandardModel e+
/gate/physics/addProcess                 PositronAnnihilation
/gate/physics/addProcess                 MultipleScattering e+
/gate/physics/addProcess                 MultipleScattering e-

/gate/physics/processList     Enabled
/gate/physics/processList     Initialized

#=====================================================
#         CUTS
#=====================================================
/gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion      LSO 1 cm
/gate/physics/Electron/SetCutInRegion   LSO 1 cm
/gate/physics/Positron/SetCutInRegion   LSO 1 cm

#/gate/physics/Gamma/SetCutInRegion      phantom 0.1 mm
#/gate/physics/Electron/SetCutInRegion   phantom 0.1 mm
#/gate/physics/Positron/SetCutInRegion   phantom 0.1 mm

#/gate/physics/SetMaxStepSizeInRegion    phantom 0.01 mm

#==========================================================================
#         INITIALISATION
#===========================================================================
/gate/run/initialize

#=====================================================
# Show how the geometry moves with time
#=====================================================

/control/execute                        MoveVisu.mac

#========================================================================
#           DIGITALIZADOR: DETECTOR ELECTRONIC RESPONSE
#========================================================================
# ADDER:
/gate/digitizer/convertor/verbose              0
/gate/digitizer/Singles/insert                        adder
/gate/digitizer/Singles/adder/verbose              0

# READOUT:
gate/digitizer/Singles/insert                        readout
/gate/digitizer/Singles/readout/setDepth              1

# BLURRING:
/gate/digitizer/Singles/insert                                blurring
/gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setResolution                0.12
/gate/digitizer/Singles/blurring/setCrystalEnergyOfReference     511. keV

# THRESHOLDER/UPHOLDER:
/gate/digitizer/Singles/insert                        thresholder
/gate/digitizer/Singles/thresholder/setThreshold      435. keV
/gate/digitizer/Singles/insert                        upholder
/gate/digitizer/Singles/upholder/setUphold            700. keV

#====================================================================================
#        COINCIDENCE SORTER
#====================================================================================
/gate/digitizer/Coincidences/setWindow          4.1 ns

/gate/digitizer/name                            delay
/gate/digitizer/insert                          coincidenceSorter
/gate/digitizer/delay/setWindow                 4.1 ns
/gate/digitizer/delay/setOffset                 500. ns

/gate/systems/cylindricalPET/describe

#=====================================================
#          PARTICLE SOURCE
#=====================================================
/gate/source/addSource                twogamma
/gate/source/twogamma/setActivity         1800 becquerel
/gate/source/twogamma/setType             backtoback

/gate/source/twogamma/gps/centre        0. 0. 0. cm

/gate/source/twogamma/gps/particle         gamma
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/energytype        Mono
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/monoenergy        0.511 MeV

/gate/source/twogamma/gps/shape            Cylinder
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/type             Volume
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/radius        0.3 cm
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/halfz            35 cm

/gate/source/twogamma/gps/angtype        iso

/gate/source/twogamma/gps/mintheta        0. deg
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/maxtheta        180. deg
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/minphi        0. deg
/gate/source/twogamma/gps/maxphi        360. deg

/gate/source/list

#=====================================================
#          DATA OUTPUT
#=====================================================
/gate/output/root/enable
/gate/output/root/setFileName             SALIDA_ROOT
/gate/output/root/setRootHitFlag          0
/gate/output/root/setRootSinglesFlag      0
/gate/output/root/setRootCoincidencesFlag 1
/gate/output/root/setRootdelayFlag        0

#====================================================
#          RANDOM ENGINE AND SEED
#====================================================
/gate/random/setEngineName             JamesRandom
/gate/random/setEngineSeed             default
/gate/random/verbose                 0

#=====================================================
#           MEASUREMENT SETTINGS
#=====================================================
/gate/application/setTimeSlice   1 s
/gate/application/setTimeStart   0 s
/gate/application/setTimeStop    1 s

#=====================================================
#         VISUALISATION
#=====================================================
#/vis/disable

/vis/open                           DAWNFILE
/vis/viewer/set/viewpointThetaPhi   60 60
/vis/viewer/zoom                    8.0
/vis/drawVolume
/tracking/storeTrajectory           1
/vis/scene/add/trajectories
/vis/scene/endOfEventAction         accumulate
/vis/viewer/update
/vis/viewer/refresh

/control/execute                    Verbose.mac

/gate/application/startDAQ

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