[Gate-users] Surfaces definition in GATE v9.0
Gabriel Cañizares Ledo
gacale at i3m.upv.es
Wed Dec 16 17:00:34 CET 2020
Hello
I had the same problem a time ago. My problem was to specify all the
surfaces before introducing the physics lists. I do not know if it is
your problem but you can try
Regards
Gabriel
Simon Rit <simon.rit at creatis.insa-lyon.fr> escribió:
> Hi,
> I don't know about opitical simulations and surface
> definitions... but I have observed the same change in behavior for
> the definition of sources. See e.g.
>
> https://github.com/OpenGATE/GateContrib/commit/1344cfdc791bbfce90d2b716bc2f6cbf106525dd
> I never understood this change in behavior, just accepted it...
> Simon
>
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 4:33 PM Carlotta Trigila
> <ctrigila at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dear GATE Users,
>>
>> I am specifically addressing this e-mail to anyone using
>> optical simulations and surface definition with GATE v9.0.
>>
>> I noticed that in the last versions of GATE the definition of
>> the surfaces for optical simulations has to be performed AFTER the
>> "/gate/run/initialize" command.
>> E.g. from /optical.mac/ benchmark example
>> "
>> /gate/run/initialize
>>
>>
>>
>> # Definition of surfaces
>>
>> /gate/detector/surfaces/name Detection1
>>
>> /gate/detector/surfaces/insert Electronics
>>
>> /gate/detector/surfaces/Detection1/setSurface
>> perfect_apd
>>
>> /gate/Electronics/surfaces/name Detection2
>>
>> /gate/Electronics/surfaces/insert detector
>>
>> /gate/Electronics/surfaces/Detection2/setSurface perfect_apd
>> "
>>
>> If we move these commands BEFORE the initialization, the
>> simulation crashes with a message like
>> "[G4-cerr] ***** Illegal application state
>> </gate/detector/surfaces/insert Electronics> *****".
>> However, I am sure that with GATE v8.0 (and older) we were
>> able to define them BEFORE the initialization. I am not sure of
>> what happens with the v8.2.
>>
>> Did someone ever notice it before? Did you have an idea of
>> what could have changed?
>>
>> Many thanks for your help,
>>
>> Carlotta Trigila
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Carlotta Trigila, PhD
>>
>>
>>
>> Department of Biomedical Engineering – GBSF 2505
>>
>> University of California, Davis
>>
>> 451 East Health Sciences Drive
>>
>> Davis, CA 95616
>>
>> ctrigila at ucdavis.edu [1]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------------------------
>> FROM: Gate-users
>> <gate-users-bounces at lists.opengatecollaboration.org> on behalf of
>> Mathieu Dupont <mdupont at cppm.in2p3.fr>
>> SENT: Thursday, October 22, 2020 2:17 AM
>> TO: 강한규 <lovehangulp at naver.com>
>> CC: GATE-users <Gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org>
>> SUBJECT: Re: [Gate-users] GATEv9.0 Scintillation Process is NOT
>> working.(Solved)
>>
>> Thx for your report,
>>
>> The aim of my fix is to make scintillation working for the combination
>> "GATEv9.0 (with my patch) + Geant4.10.06.p02 "
>>
>> Can you test it, if you have time ?
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:52:32 +0900
>> 강한규 <lovehangulp at naver.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Mathieu Dupont and GATE users,
>>>
>>> After downgrading the Geant4 version from Geant4.10.06.p02 to
>>> Geant4.9.05.p01, the scintillation process works in GATEv9.0
>>> (Attached file). (Before)GATEv9.0 + Geant4.10.06.p02 -> Scintillation
>>> Process does NOT work. (After) GATEv9.0 + Geant4.9.05.p01 ->
>>> Scintillation Process does work.
>>> You can find issue and fix on the following links of the GATE git hub.
>>> Issue: https://github.com/OpenGATE/Gate/issues/346
>>> Fix: https://github.com/OpenGATE/Gate/pull/368
>>>
>>> Thanks Mathieu Dupont for your good advice.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Han Gyu Kang
>>>
>>>
>>> --------Han Gyu Kang, Ph.D, Researcher
>>>
>>> National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
>>> National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and
>>> Technology (QST) 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, JAPAN
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "강한규"<lovehangulp at naver.com>
>>> To: "GATE-users"<Gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org>;
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: 2020-06-08 (월) 20:20:02 (GMT+09:00)
>>> Subject: [Gate-users] GATEv9.0 Scintillation Process is NOT working.
>>>
>>> Dear GATE users,
>>>
>>> Is there anyone who checked the scintillation process in GATEv9.0?
>>>
>>> I installed GATEv9.0 on my Ubuntu Linux PC.
>>> Of course, the "GATE_USE_OPTICAL" option was turned ON during the
>>> installation. After GATE installation, I checked that everything
>>> works fine except the scintillation process.
>>> The optical.mac in the benchImaging folder is working well as it uses
>>> "opticalphoton" as a source. I checked that Cerenkov process is also
>>> working well.
>>> However, "Scintillation Process" is NOT working in GATEv9.0 optical
>>> simulation. If there is anyone who succeeded in scintillation process
>>> in GATEv9.0, please let me know.
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Han Gyu Kang
>>>
>>> --------Han Gyu Kang, Ph.D, Researcher
>>>
>>> National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS)
>>> National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and
>>> Technology (QST) 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, JAPAN
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Démobilisé contre la réforme des retraites et la LPPR
>> --
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