Geant4 Training Course in Medicine 2023

Name: Geant4 Training Course in Medicine 2023
Start: 2023-09-26T08:00:00+09:00
End: 2023-09-28T19:10:00+09:00
Location: Hokkaido University

26 Sept 2023, 08:00 → 28 Sept 2023, 19:10 Asia/Tokyo

Hokkaido University

Faculty of Engineering

Tsukasa Aso (NIT, Toyama)

Description

We are pleased to announce that the Geant4 training course in medicine 2023 will be held at Hokkaido University. The tutorial is focused on novice users of Geant4 medical applications. The tutorial is composed of 3-day sessions, including lectures and hands-on. The participants should bring their PC, in which Geant4-VM is installed for the hands-on session. Registration is required for the participants. 50 persons are the maximum capacity.

Language: English / Japanese

Co-locate event:

28th Geant4 Collaboration Meeting

Program Commitee

Marc Verderi (LLR)
Tsukasa Aso (NIT, Toyama)
Susanna Guatelli (University of Wollongong)

Local Organizing Committee

Takashi Sasaki (KEK)
Koichi Murakami (KEK)
Shogo Okada (KEK)
Taeko Matsuura (Hokkaido University)
Chen Ye (Hokkaido University)

Platinum Sponsor

MPEXS LLC

Contact

g4cm2023@ml.post.kek.jp

Tuesday, 26 September
- 08:00 → 09:20
  
  Registration
- 09:20 → 09:30
  
  Welcome and greetings
  
  0926_00_G4TrainingCourseMedicine2023.pdf
- 09:30 → 10:00
  
  L01: Introduction to Geant4
  
  Convener: Marc Verderi (IN2P3/LLR)
  
  0926_L01_IntroductionToGeant4.pdf
- 10:10 → 10:40
  
  L02: Basics of Monte Carlo Simulation
  
  Convener: Alexei Sytov (KISTI)
  
  0926_L02_AlexeiSytov_BasicsOfMC.pdf
- 10:40 → 10:55
  
  Break 15m
- 10:55 → 11:25
  
  L03: Overall Class structure in Geant4
  
  Convener: Einar Elén (Lund University)
  
  0926_L03_OverallClassStructureInGeant4.pdf
- 11:25 → 11:55
  
  L04: Primary Generator
  
  Convener: David Bolst (Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University Wollongong)
  
  0926_L04_PrimaryGenerator-v3.pdf
- 11:55 → 12:10
  
  H01: Virtual machine setup (Troubleshooting)
  
  Convener: Koichi Murakami (KEK)
  
  G4VM-2023.pdf
- 12:10 → 13:30
  
  Lunch break 1h 20m
- 13:30 → 14:20
  
  L05: Geometry description
  
  Convener: Tomohiro Yamashita (Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center)
  
  0926_L05_GEOMETRY_DESCRIPTION_4.pdf
- 14:20 → 15:00
  
  H02: Introduction of medical application example in Geant4 and the hands-on code
  
  Using the medical application example code in Geant4, you learn:
  - How to build an example application
  - How to run the application
  - How to use the user interface commands.
  
  Convener: Tsukasa Aso (NIT-Toyama)
  
  0926_H02_G4Tut_MedicalApplicationExamples_v1.pdf
  
  Galet-v11-MedEx-01.tar.gz
- 15:00 → 15:15
  
  Break 15m
- 15:15 → 17:30
  
  Hands-on exercises (1)
  
  Exercises for:
  - User interface commands of General particle source
  - Geometry implementation
  - Simple beam-line modeling.
  
  0926_HE1_G4Tut_GPS_v2.pdf
  
  0926_HE2_G4Tut_Geometry_v2.pdf
  
  0926_HE3_G4Tut_BeamLineModeling.pdf
Wednesday, 27 September
- 09:00 → 09:30
  
  L06: Scoring
  
  Convener: Tsukasa Aso (NIT-Totama)
  
  0927_L07_G4Tut_Scoring_v1.pdf
- 09:30 → 10:15
  
  L07: Physics processes
  
  Convener: Toshiyuki Toshito (Nagoya Proton Therapy Center)
  
  0927_L07_physicsprocesses(Toshito)_20230913.pdf
- 10:15 → 10:45
  
  L08: Magnetic field
  
  Convener: Chihiro Omachi (Nagoya Proton Therapy Center)
  
  0927_L08_Magnetic Field.pdf
- 10:45 → 11:00
  
  Break 15m
- 11:00 → 11:30
  
  L09: DICOM-CT interface in Geant4 example
  
  Convener: Chihiro Omachi (Nagoya Proton Therapy Center)
  
  0927_L09_DICOM.pdf
- 11:30 → 12:00
  
  L10: Anthropomorphic phantoms in Geant4 example
  
  Convener: Jay Archer (Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University Wollongong)
  
  0927_L10_G4Sapporo-HumanPhantoms.pdf
- 12:00 → 12:30
  
  L11: Parallel world and additional scoring functionalities
  
  Convener: Makoto Asai (Jefferson Lab, US)
  
  0927_L11_ParallelWorldAndAdditionalScoring.pdf
- 12:30 → 14:00
  
  Lunch break 1h 30m
- 14:00 → 15:30
  
  Hands-on exercises (2)
  
  Exercises for the Scoring and analysis.
  
  0927_HE4_G4Tut_ScoringAndAnalysis.pdf
  
  0927_HE5_02_G4Tut_PhysicsList.pdf
  
  DCMTK_install.pdf
  
  Galet-v11-MedEx-02.tar.gz
- 15:30 → 15:45
  
  Break 15m
- 15:45 → 17:30
  
  Hands-on exercises (3)
  
  Exercises depending on user's interest.
  - Dose calculation in DICOM-CT geometry
  - Magnetic field implementation
  - Layered geometry.
  
  Galet_DICOM.tgz
  
  Galet_MagneticField_MRgRT.tgz
  
  Galet_MagneticField_scan.tgz
  
  Galet_ParallelWorld_Marker.tgz
  
  Galet_ParallelWorld_Score.tgz
  
  HandsOn_DICOM.pdf
  
  HandsOn_MagneticField.pdf
  
  HandsOn_ParallelWorld.pdf
Thursday, 28 September
- 09:00 → 09:30
  
  L12: Multi-threading
  
  Convener: Shogo Okada (KEK)
  
  0928_L12_Multi-threading.pdf
- 09:30 → 10:10
  
  L13: Introduction to PTSIM
  
  Convener: Tsukasa Aso (NIT-Toyama)
  
  0928_L13_IntroductionToPTSIM.pdf
- 10:10 → 10:50
  
  L14: Introduction to Geant4-DNA
  
  Convener: Dousatsu Sakata (Osaka University)
  
  0928_L14_DousatsuSakata_Geant4-DNA.pdf
- 10:50 → 11:10
  
  Break 20m
- 11:10 → 12:15
  Hands-on exercises/Q&A/Discussion
  - Questions and Answers for the lectures and exercises.
  - Discussions
  HandsOn_DICOM.pdf
- 12:15 → 12:25
  
  Closing of tutorial course
- 12:25 → 14:00
  
  Lunch break 1h 35m
- 14:00 → 16:00
  
  Geant4 Technical Forum
  
  The Geant4 Technical Forum will be hold in Geant4 Collaboration meeting. The participants can join the technical forum. Please check the program of Geant4 collaboration meeting.
- 16:00 → 16:10
  
  Closing remarks