EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2024)
GATE Monte Carlo simulation toolkit for medical physics
- Kochebina Olga,
- Sarrut David,
- Arbor Nicolas,
- Baudier Thomas,
- Borys Damian,
- Favaretto Martina,
- Etxebeste Ane,
- Fuchs Hermann,
- Gajewski Jan,
- Grevillot Loïc,
- Jacquet Maxime,
- Jan Sébastien,
- Kagadis George C.,
- Kang Han Gyu,
- Kirov Assen,
- Krah Nils,
- Krzemien Wojciech,
- Lomax Antony,
- Papadimitroulas Panagiotis,
- Pereda Alexis,
- Pommranz Christian,
- Resch Andreas,
- Roncali Emilie,
- Rucinski Antoni,
- Winterhalter Carla,
- Maigne Lydia
Affiliations
- Kochebina Olga
- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale (BioMaps)
- Sarrut David
- Université de Lyon; CREATIS; CNRS UMR5220; Inserm U1294; INSA-Lyon
- Arbor Nicolas
- Université de Strasbourg, IPHC, CNRS, UMR7178
- Baudier Thomas
- Université de Lyon; CREATIS; CNRS UMR5220; Inserm U1294; INSA-Lyon
- Borys Damian
- Department of Systems Biology and Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
- Favaretto Martina
- MedAustron Ion Therapy Center
- Etxebeste Ane
- Université de Lyon; CREATIS; CNRS UMR5220; Inserm U1294; INSA-Lyon
- Fuchs Hermann
- MedAustron Ion Therapy Center
- Gajewski Jan
- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
- Grevillot Loïc
- MedAustron Ion Therapy Center
- Jacquet Maxime
- Université de Lyon; CREATIS; CNRS UMR5220; Inserm U1294; INSA-Lyon
- Jan Sébastien
- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale (BioMaps)
- Kagadis George C.
- University of Patras, Department of Medical Physics
- Kang Han Gyu
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba
- Kirov Assen
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
- Krah Nils
- Université de Lyon; CREATIS; CNRS UMR5220; Inserm U1294; INSA-Lyon
- Krzemien Wojciech
- High Energy Physics Division, National Centre for Nuclear Research
- Lomax Antony
- Center for Proton Therapy, PSI
- Papadimitroulas Panagiotis
- Bioemission Technology Solutions IKE, BIOEMTECH
- Pereda Alexis
- Université Clermont Auvergne, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont,CNRS
- Pommranz Christian
- Werner Siemens Imaging Center, Department of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen,
- Resch Andreas
- MedAustron Ion Therapy Center
- Roncali Emilie
- University of California Davis, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
- Rucinski Antoni
- Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
- Winterhalter Carla
- Center for Proton Therapy, PSI
- Maigne Lydia
- Bioemission Technology Solutions IKE, BIOEMTECH
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430216002
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 302
p. 16002
Abstract
The GATE toolkit (GEANT4 Application for Tomographic Emission) is a GEANT4-based (GEometry ANd Tracking) platform for Monte Carlo simulations in medical physics. GATE applications can be divided into two main axes: radiation-based medical imaging and radiotherapy/dosimetry. The accurate modeling of the first one is crucial for system design and optimization as well as for development and refinement of image analysis algorithms. The importance of the precise simulation of the second is essential for characterisation of external beam radiotherapy (proton therapy and carbon ion therapy) and absorbed dose assessment. Within this paper, we discuss the main features of GATE and give a general view on applications, followed by insights into future development perspectives.
