MedicalBeam.cc

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//   MedicalBeam.cc
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#include "MedicalBeam.hh"
#include "Randomize.hh"
#include "G4Event.hh"
#include "G4ParticleTable.hh"
#include "G4PrimaryVertex.hh"

using namespace CLHEP;

#include <cmath>

// ====================================================================
//
// class description
//
// ====================================================================

MedicalBeam::MedicalBeam()
  : particle(0),
    kineticE(1.*MeV),
    sourcePosition(G4ThreeVector()),
    SSD(1.*m),
    fieldShape(MedicalBeam::SQUARE),
    fieldR(10.*cm)
{
  fieldXY[0]= fieldXY[1]= 10.*cm;
}


MedicalBeam::~MedicalBeam()
{
}


G4ThreeVector MedicalBeam::GenerateBeamDirection() const
{
  // uniform distribution in a limitted solid angle
  G4double dr;
  if(fieldShape == MedicalBeam::SQUARE) {
    dr= std::sqrt(sqr(fieldXY[0]/2.)+sqr(fieldXY[1]/2.));
  } else {
    dr= fieldR;
  }

  G4double sin0= dr/SSD;
  G4double cos0= std::sqrt(1.-sqr(sin0));

  G4double x= DBL_MAX;
  G4double y= DBL_MAX;

  G4double xmax, ymax;
  if(fieldShape == MedicalBeam::SQUARE) {
    xmax= fieldXY[0]/2./SSD;
    ymax= fieldXY[1]/2./SSD;
  } else {
    xmax= ymax= DBL_MAX-1.;
  }

  G4double dcos{0.0};
  G4double dsin{0.0};
  G4double dphi{0.0};

  while(! (std::abs(x)< xmax && std::abs(y)< ymax) ) {
    dcos= RandFlat::shoot(cos0, 1.);
    dsin= std::sqrt(1.-sqr(dcos));
    dphi= RandFlat::shoot(0., twopi);

    x= std::cos(dphi)*dsin*dcos;
    y= std::sin(dphi)*dsin*dcos;
  }

  G4double z= dcos;

  return G4ThreeVector(x,y,z);
}


void MedicalBeam::GeneratePrimaries(G4Event* anEvent)
{
  if(particle==0) return;

  // create a new vertex
  G4PrimaryVertex* vertex= new G4PrimaryVertex(sourcePosition, 0.*ns);

  // momentum
  G4double mass= particle-> GetPDGMass();
  G4double p= std::sqrt(sqr(mass+kineticE)-sqr(mass));
  G4ThreeVector pmon= p*GenerateBeamDirection();
  G4PrimaryParticle* primary= new G4PrimaryParticle(particle,
                pmon.x(),
                pmon.y(),
                pmon.z());
  // set primary to vertex
  vertex-> SetPrimary(primary);

  // set vertex to event
  anEvent-> AddPrimaryVertex(vertex);
}