[Gate-users] Memory leak issue when using voxelized source/phantom

[Behzad REZAEIFAR]

Dear David,

I am using Gate8.2 on ubuntu. I have reported the issue on the Github
(issue #278) and included the macro there.
I hope this helps finding a possible bug in Gate.

Kind regards,
Behzad


On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 at 17:02, David Boersma <david.boersma at acmit.at> wrote:

> Dear Behzad Rezaeifar,
>
>
> Please keep the conversation on the mailing list. Other users may have a
> similar issue and would like to see how this was resolved.
>
>
> Thanks for the additional information. Which version of GATE are you
> using? Memory leaks are always bad, regardless of how they are caused. So I
> think that it would still be useful if you could provide us with a
> simplified mac file that reproduces the issue.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> David
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *Von:* Behzad REZAEIFAR <behzad.rezaeifar at uhasselt.be>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 30. Jänner 2020 16:12:27
> *An:* David Boersma
> *Betreff:* Re: [Gate-users] Memory leak issue when using voxelized
> source/phantom
>
> Dear David Boersma,
>
> I managed to find the problem after going through every line of my
> simulation. I realized the issue isn't actually related to the voxelized
> geometry and the cause was attaching a phantomSD to it. I don't know if
> this is a bug or normal behaviour of Gate, but the memory leakage speed was
> related to the voxelized geometry and it's specification. Once I deleted
> the phantomSD line, the problem was solved.
>
> Let me know if you still want me to report the problem on Github.
>
> Kind regards,
> Behzad Rezaeifar
>
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 17:00, David Boersma <david.boersma at acmit.at>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Behzad Rezaeifar,
>>
>>
>> Could you please create a minimal example Gate macro that demonstrates
>> this memory leak issue? Before we can fix a problem we must first be able
>> to reproduce it, and that is always much easier if you provide us with a
>> concrete example.
>>
>>
>> And since this is going to be a bug report, you can post it as an "issue"
>> on github. So go here:
>>
>> https://github.com/OpenGATE/Gate/issues
>>
>> and click on the green "New Issue" button.
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> David Boersma
>> ------------------------------
>> *Von:* Gate-users <gate-users-bounces at lists.opengatecollaboration.org>
>> im Auftrag von Behzad REZAEIFAR <behzad.rezaeifar at uhasselt.be>
>> *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 29. Jänner 2020 16:15:40
>> *An:* gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org;
>> David.Sarrut at creatis.insa-lyon.fr
>> *Betreff:* [Gate-users] Memory leak issue when using voxelized
>> source/phantom
>>
>> Dear Gaters,
>>
>> I have noticed a serious memory leakage problem while running my
>> simulations in Gate. I ran some tests and noticed that it might be related
>> to voxelized phantom and source in my simulations. Specifically, when I add
>> a voxelized source with user defined energy spectrum, the memory leak would
>> be almost two times faster than when I have voxelized source with mono
>> energy. In case of voxelized phantom the memory leak is almost 5 times
>> faster than usual.
>>
>> I would appreciate if someone can help me with this issue.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> --
>>
>> Behzad Rezaeifar
>> Doctoraatsbursaal - PhD student
>> Faculty of Engineering Technology
>> CMK - NuTeC
>>
>> T - GSM +32(0)477686103
>>
>> www.uhasselt.be
>> Universiteit Hasselt - Campus Diepenbeek
>> Agoralaan Gebouw H - B-3590 Diepenbeek
>> Kantoor B107
>>
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>
> --
>
> Behzad Rezaeifar
> Doctoraatsbursaal - PhD student
> Faculty of Engineering Technology
> CMK - NuTeC
>
> T - GSM +32(0)477686103
>
> www.uhasselt.be
> Universiteit Hasselt - Campus Diepenbeek
> Agoralaan Gebouw H - B-3590 Diepenbeek
> Kantoor B107
>
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Behzad Rezaeifar
Doctoraatsbursaal - PhD student
Faculty of Engineering Technology
CMK - NuTeC

T - GSM +32(0)477686103

www.uhasselt.be
Universiteit Hasselt - Campus Diepenbeek
Agoralaan Gebouw H - B-3590 Diepenbeek
Kantoor B107
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