Monoenergetic proton pencil beam
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| - | [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/DoseLongitudinalMesh.txt '''DoseLongitudinalMesh.txt'''] and [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/EnergyLongitudinalMesh.txt '''EnergyLongitudinalMesh.txt'''] contain information about the dose and energy deposition in | + | [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/DoseLongitudinalMesh.txt '''DoseLongitudinalMesh.txt'''] and [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/EnergyLongitudinalMesh.txt '''EnergyLongitudinalMesh.txt'''] contain information about the dose and energy deposition in 50 voxels along the beam. |
| - | [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/DoseLateralMesh.txt '''DoseLateralMesh.txt'''] and [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/EnergyLateralMesh.txt '''EnergyLateralMesh.txt'''] contain information about the dose and energy deposition in | + | [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/DoseLateralMesh.txt '''DoseLateralMesh.txt'''] and [http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/EnergyLateralMesh.txt '''EnergyLateralMesh.txt'''] contain information about the dose and energy deposition in 50 voxels in direction perpendicular to the beam at its peak location along the beam. |
=== <span style="color:#000080"> Root file </span> === | === <span style="color:#000080"> Root file </span> === | ||
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<span style="color:#000080"> '''This is the energy deposition along the beam in the absorber:''' </span> | <span style="color:#000080"> '''This is the energy deposition along the beam in the absorber:''' </span> | ||
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<span style="color:#000080"> '''This is the energy deposition along the beam in the absorber, zoomed around the peak:''' </span> | <span style="color:#000080"> '''This is the energy deposition along the beam in the absorber, zoomed around the peak:''' </span> | ||
| - | http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/ | + | http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/BraggPeak_PBzoom1.png |
You can close your ROOT session by typing | You can close your ROOT session by typing | ||
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This will create '''Simulation.root''' file with the following plot: | This will create '''Simulation.root''' file with the following plot: | ||
| - | http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/ | + | http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/Simulation1.png |
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| + | You can also plot the data in '''DoseLongitudinalMesh.txt''' and '''DoseLateralMesh.txt''' which were created using commands '''/score/''' in the macro '''proton.mac'''. The file '''DoseLongitudinalMesh.txt''' will be used later to compare with data from the Clatterbridge Cancer Center. Now, use script '''PlotLateralDoseMesh.C''' to plot the lateral dose distribution. | ||
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| + | <pre style="color: #800000; background-color: #dcdcdc"> | ||
| + | cp /home/username/ProtonPBFolder/ProtonPB_source/RootScripts/PlotLateralDoseMesh.C . | ||
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| + | root -l | ||
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| + | .x PlotLateralDoseMesh.C | ||
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| + | This will create '''LateralDose_Mesh.root''' file with the following plot: | ||
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| + | http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/RadiotherapyWorkbook/skins/common/images/ProtonPB/SimulationLateralMesh.png | ||
=== <span style="color:#000080"> Changes in proton.mac </span> === | === <span style="color:#000080"> Changes in proton.mac </span> === | ||
