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Title: Introduction to the Geant4 Simulation toolkit

Abstract

Geant4 is a Monte Carlo simulation Toolkit, describing the interactions of particles with matter. Geant4 is widely used in radiation physics research, from High Energy Physics, to medical physics and space science, thanks to its sophisticated physics component, coupled with advanced functionality in geometry description. Geant4 is widely used at the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), at the University of Wollongong, to characterise and optimise novel detector concepts, radiotherapy treatments, and imaging solutions. This lecture consists of an introduction to Monte Carlo method, and to Geant4. Particular attention will be devoted to the Geant4 physics component, and to the physics models describing electromagnetic and hadronic physics interactions. The second part of the lecture will be focused on the methodology to adopt to develop a Geant4 simulation application.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW, 2522 (Australia)
  2. Ilawarra Cancer Care Centre (ICCC), Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW, 2500 (Australia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21608107
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1345; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: SSD summer school on concepts and trends in medical radiation dosimetry, Wollongong (Australia), 15-18 Sep 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3576174; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; G CODES; HADRON REACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; BASIC INTERACTIONS; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; INTERACTIONS; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; RADIOLOGY; SIMULATION; THERAPY

Citation Formats

Guatelli, S, Cutajar, D, Rosenfeld, A B, Oborn, B, and Centre for Medical Radiation Physics. Introduction to the Geant4 Simulation toolkit. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3576174.
Guatelli, S, Cutajar, D, Rosenfeld, A B, Oborn, B, & Centre for Medical Radiation Physics. Introduction to the Geant4 Simulation toolkit. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3576174
Guatelli, S, Cutajar, D, Rosenfeld, A B, Oborn, B, and Centre for Medical Radiation Physics. 2011. "Introduction to the Geant4 Simulation toolkit". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3576174.
@article{osti_21608107,
title = {Introduction to the Geant4 Simulation toolkit},
author = {Guatelli, S and Cutajar, D and Rosenfeld, A B and Oborn, B and Centre for Medical Radiation Physics},
abstractNote = {Geant4 is a Monte Carlo simulation Toolkit, describing the interactions of particles with matter. Geant4 is widely used in radiation physics research, from High Energy Physics, to medical physics and space science, thanks to its sophisticated physics component, coupled with advanced functionality in geometry description. Geant4 is widely used at the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), at the University of Wollongong, to characterise and optimise novel detector concepts, radiotherapy treatments, and imaging solutions. This lecture consists of an introduction to Monte Carlo method, and to Geant4. Particular attention will be devoted to the Geant4 physics component, and to the physics models describing electromagnetic and hadronic physics interactions. The second part of the lecture will be focused on the methodology to adopt to develop a Geant4 simulation application.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3576174},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21608107}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1345,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
month = {Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2011}
}