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This is a tutorial about applications of GEANT4 to medical physics. The GEANT4 is installed on the HEP Linux cluster at UCL. You will need an account on that cluster to be able to use this software, run example tutorials and create your own applications. | This is a tutorial about applications of GEANT4 to medical physics. The GEANT4 is installed on the HEP Linux cluster at UCL. You will need an account on that cluster to be able to use this software, run example tutorials and create your own applications. | ||
| - | == <span style="color:#000080"> Accounts and | + | == <span style="color:#000080"> Accounts and Discussion forum </span> == |
* Getting a computing account | * Getting a computing account | ||
| - | Apply for a computing account on the HEP Linux cluster by sending e-mail to | + | Apply for a computing account on the HEP Linux cluster by sending e-mail to UCL HEP Computing Support. In your e-mail you have to state the reason for your application (e.g. medical physics student who will use GEANT4 on the HEP cluster). |
| - | You will receive an e-mail from the HEP computing support with your ''username'' and ''password''. Now you can log in to the HEP cluster plus1 via ssh ''username''@plus1.hep.ucl.ac.uk. Your personal area on plus1 cluster will be at /home/''username''/. | + | You will receive an e-mail from the HEP computing support with your ''username'' and ''password''. Now you can log in to the HEP cluster plus1 via ssh ''username''@plus1.hep.ucl.ac.uk. Your personal area on plus1 cluster will be at /home/''username''/. |
* Discussion about the tutorials | * Discussion about the tutorials | ||
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This section includes several basic tutorials: | This section includes several basic tutorials: | ||
| - | * [[Monoenergetic photon pencil beam]] is a simple code which shows the dose | + | * [[Monoenergetic photon pencil beam]] is a simple code which shows the dose deposition in water along the incident monoenergetic photon beam. |
| - | * [[Monoenergetic proton pencil beam]] is a simple code which shows the dose | + | * [[Monoenergetic proton pencil beam]] is a simple code which shows the dose deposition in water along the incident monoenergetic proton beam. |
| - | * [[Proton beam with realistic geometry]] is a simple code with realistic geometry of the proton beam. The primary particles are generated with initial energy, position and direction described by Gaussian distributions. Computed is the dose | + | * [[Proton beam with realistic geometry]] is a simple code with realistic geometry of the proton beam. The primary particles are generated with initial energy, position and direction described by Gaussian distributions. Computed is the dose deposition in water along the beam. |
| - | * [[Several proton beams with spread out Bragg peaks]] is a | + | * [[Several proton beams with spread out Bragg peaks]] is a simple code which shows the dose deposition in water from several incident monoenergetic proton beams. |
| + | * [[Electron beam using phase-space files]] is a simple code which shows the dose deposition in water along the incident electron beam using phase-space data files. | ||
== <span style="color:#000080"> Advanced tutorials </span> == | == <span style="color:#000080"> Advanced tutorials </span> == | ||
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This section includes several advanced tutorials: | This section includes several advanced tutorials: | ||
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* [[Computed tomography]] | * [[Computed tomography]] | ||
* [[High-precision dosimetry]] | * [[High-precision dosimetry]] | ||
