[Gate-users] SpekCalc vs GATE x-ray energy spectrum

[Simon Rit]

Hi,
I am not sure I understand what we are looking at. What was the x-ray
source in your Gate simulation? I think it would help to have the full
simulation.
Best regards,
Simon

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 3:47 AM, Emmanuel Marfo <
emmanuel.marfo at postgrad.otago.ac.nz> wrote:

> Hi GATE users,
>
> Find attached file 'SpekCalc vs GATE x-ray energy spectrum' which compares
> the two spectrums. My problem is the  GATE characteristics spectrum is
> shifted to the right a bit when compared to the characteristics energy
> spectrum from SpekCalc. Please, I want to know how I can make it align with
> that of spekcalc. I used the energyspectrum actor definition below
>
> ### E N E R G Y S P E C T R U M ######
> ######################################
> /gate/actor/addActor             EnergySpectrumActor espectrum
> /gate/actor/espectrum/attachTo   phantom
> /gate/actor/espectrum/save     Desktop/PHDthesisGATE/
> MARFO2017/ModellingX-raytube/XraytubeCU/output/cylinderespectrum.root
> /gate/actor/espectrum/addFilter particleFilter
> /gate/actor/espectrum/particleFilter/addParticle gamma
> /gate/actor/espectrum/energySpectrum/setEmin           0 eV
> /gate/actor/espectrum/energySpectrum/setEmax           0.12 MeV
> /gate/actor/espectrum/energySpectrum/setNumberOfBins   120
> /gate/actor/espectrum/energyLossHisto/setEmin          0 eV
> /gate/actor/espectrum/energyLossHisto/setEmax          0.12 MeV
> /gate/actor/espectrum/energyLossHisto/setNumberOfBins  120
>
> Thanks
>
> Best regards,
>
> Emmanuel Marfo
>
> University of Otago
>
> Student
>
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