BrachyDetectorConstruction.cc

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//                 GEANT 4 - Brachytherapy example
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// Code developed by: S. Guatelli, D. Cutajar, A. Le
// Past developers: S. Agostinelli, F. Foppiano, S. Garelli , M. Tropeano
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#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"
#include "G4CSGSolid.hh"
#include "G4MaterialPropertyVector.hh"
#include "G4SDManager.hh"
#include "G4RunManager.hh"
#include "G4Box.hh"
#include "G4LogicalVolume.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4PVPlacement.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4MaterialTable.hh"
#include "G4TransportationManager.hh"
#include "G4Colour.hh"
#include "G4UserLimits.hh"
#include "G4VisAttributes.hh"
#include "BrachyMaterial.hh"
#include "BrachyFactoryLeipzig.hh"
#include "BrachyFactoryTG186.hh"
#include "BrachyFactoryI.hh"
#include "BrachyFactoryFlexi.hh"
#include "BrachyFactoryOncura6711.hh"
#include "BrachyDetectorMessenger.hh"
#include "BrachyDetectorConstruction.hh"

BrachyDetectorConstruction::BrachyDetectorConstruction(): 
  detectorChoice(0), factory(0),
  World(0), WorldLog(0), WorldPhys(0),
  Phantom(0), PhantomLog(0), PhantomPhys(0),
  phantomAbsorberMaterial(0)
{
 // Define half size of the phantom along the x, y, z axis
 phantomSizeX = 15.*cm;
 phantomSizeY = 15.*cm;
 phantomSizeZ = 15.*cm;
 
 // Define the sizes of the World volume containing the phantom
 worldSizeX = 4.0*m;
 worldSizeY = 4.0*m;
 worldSizeZ = 4.0*m;

 // Define the messenger of the Detector component
 // It is possible to modify geometrical parameters through UI
 detectorMessenger = new BrachyDetectorMessenger(this);

  // Define the Flexi source as default source modelled in the geometry
 factory = new BrachyFactoryFlexi();

  // BrachyMaterial defined the all the materials necessary
  // for the experimental set-up 
 pMaterial = new BrachyMaterial();
}

BrachyDetectorConstruction::~BrachyDetectorConstruction()
{ 
  delete pMaterial;
  delete factory;
  delete detectorMessenger;
}

G4VPhysicalVolume* BrachyDetectorConstruction::Construct()
{
 pMaterial -> DefineMaterials();

 // Model the phantom (water box)
 ConstructPhantom();

 // Model the source in the phantom
 factory -> CreateSource(PhantomPhys);

 return WorldPhys;
}

void BrachyDetectorConstruction::SwitchBrachytherapicSeed()
{
  // Change the source in the water phantom
  factory -> CleanSource();
  G4cout << "Old Source is deleted ..." << G4endl;
  delete factory;

  switch(detectorChoice)
  { 
   case 1:
      factory = new BrachyFactoryI();
      break;
   case 2:
      factory = new BrachyFactoryLeipzig();
      break;
   case 3:
      factory = new BrachyFactoryTG186();
      break;
   case 4:
      factory = new BrachyFactoryFlexi();
      break;
   case 5:
      factory = new BrachyFactoryOncura6711();
      break;
   default:
      factory = new BrachyFactoryFlexi();
      break;
   }

  factory -> CreateSource(PhantomPhys);
  G4cout << "... New source is created ..." << G4endl;

  // Notify run manager that the new geometry has been built
  G4RunManager::GetRunManager() -> GeometryHasBeenModified();
  G4cout << "... Geometry is notified .... THAT'S IT!!!!!" << G4endl;
}

void BrachyDetectorConstruction::SelectBrachytherapicSeed(G4String val)
{
  if (val == "Iodine") 
    detectorChoice = 1;
      else
      {
          if(val=="Leipzig") 
            detectorChoice = 2;
            else
            {
                if(val=="TG186") 
                  detectorChoice = 3;
                  else
                  { 
                if(val=="Flexi") 
                  detectorChoice = 4;
                  else
                  {
                    if(val=="Oncura") 
                      detectorChoice = 5;
                                else 
                                  G4cout << val <<  "is not available!!!!"  << G4endl;  
                  }            
                  }
        }   
  }
 G4cout << "Now the source is " << val << G4endl;
}

void BrachyDetectorConstruction::ConstructPhantom()
{
  // Model the water phantom 

  // Define the light blue color
  G4Colour  lblue   (0.0, 0.0, .75);
  
  G4Material* air = pMaterial -> GetMat("Air") ;
  G4Material* water = pMaterial -> GetMat("Water");

  // World volume
  World = new G4Box("World",worldSizeX,worldSizeY,worldSizeZ);
  WorldLog = new G4LogicalVolume(World,air,"WorldLog",0,0,0);
  WorldPhys = new G4PVPlacement(0,G4ThreeVector(),"WorldPhys",WorldLog,0,false,0);

  // Water Box
  Phantom = new G4Box("Phantom",phantomSizeX,phantomSizeY,phantomSizeZ);

  // Logical volume
  PhantomLog = new G4LogicalVolume(Phantom,water,"PhantomLog",0,0,0);

  // Physical volume
  PhantomPhys = new G4PVPlacement(0,G4ThreeVector(), // Position: rotation and translation
                                  "PhantomPhys", // Name
                                  PhantomLog, // Associated logical volume
                                  WorldPhys, // Mother volume
                                  false,0);
  WorldLog -> SetVisAttributes (G4VisAttributes::GetInvisible());

  // Visualization attributes of the phantom
  G4VisAttributes* simpleBoxVisAtt = new G4VisAttributes(lblue);
  simpleBoxVisAtt -> SetVisibility(true);
  simpleBoxVisAtt -> SetForceWireframe(true);
  PhantomLog -> SetVisAttributes(simpleBoxVisAtt);
}

void BrachyDetectorConstruction::PrintDetectorParameters()
{
  G4cout << "----------------" << G4endl
         << "the phantom is a water box whose size is: " << G4endl
         << phantomSizeX *2./cm
         << " cm * "
         << phantomSizeY *2./cm
         << " cm * "
         << phantomSizeZ *2./cm
         << " cm" << G4endl
         << "The phantom is made of "
         << phantomAbsorberMaterial -> GetName() <<G4endl
         << "the source is at the center of the phantom" << G4endl
         << "----------------"
         << G4endl;
}

void BrachyDetectorConstruction::SetPhantomMaterial(G4String materialChoice)
{
  // It is possible to change the material of the phantom
  // interactively

  // Search the material by its name
  G4Material* pttoMaterial = G4Material::GetMaterial(materialChoice);

  if (pttoMaterial)
  {
    phantomAbsorberMaterial = pttoMaterial;
    PhantomLog -> SetMaterial(pttoMaterial);
    PrintDetectorParameters();
  } else 
    { G4cout << "WARNING: material '" << materialChoice << "' not available!" << G4endl;}
}