Main Page
From UCL HEP PBT Wiki
Contents |
Introduction
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.
Accounts and Registration
- Getting a computing account
Apply for a computing account on the HEP Linux cluster by sending e-mail to HEPComputingSupport. 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/.
- Where to get help
You can write to the discussion forum by clicking the “discussion” tab at the top of the page.
The basics of GEANT4
GEANT4 is a toolkit for simulating the passage of particles through matter. You can use GEANT4 by creating your own simulation applications using the available GEANT4 tools.
- Introduction to GEANT4 will help you understand the basics of GEANT4 and what are the necessary ingredients to write your own application.
- Useful links
Basic tutorials
This section includes several basic tutorials:
- Monoenergetic photon pencil beam is a simple code which shows the dose distribution in water along the incident monoenergetic photon beam.
- Monoenergetic proton pencil beam is a simple code which shows the dose distribution in water along the incident monoenergetic proton beam.
- Proton beam with realistic geometry is a more complex code with realistic geometry of the proton beam. It shows the dose distribution in water along the beam. There are two options for the beam geometry:
- Gaussian beam profile
- Beam profile from phase space files
- Several proton beams with spread out Bragg peaks is a complex code which shows the dose distribution in water with several incident monoenergetic proton beams.
Advanced tutorials
This section includes several advanced tutorials:
