Programme for optimizing, simulating and creating 3D printable HEDGEHOGs (3D range modulators for proton therapy)
A HEDGEHOG designed using this code to spread out a proton beam to irradiate a volume with uniform dose.
HEDGEHOGs have been successfully used to modulate a proton beam at TRIUMF in Vancouver, Canada.
Installation:
- create and activate a virtual environment - makes step 4 easier.
- clone repo with "git clone git@github.com:roddydr123/hedgehog.git".
- install requirements using "pip install -r requirements.txt"
- copy nist_materials.txt and nist_elements.txt into pyg4ometry package directory "pyg4ometry/geant4/".
Use runner.py as example of setting up to produce a HEDGEHOG.
- For FLUKA simulation input generation, easiest to use 'template.inp' and change the geometry and settings from there.
- Alternatively, look through 'template.inp' and 'gdml2f.py' for clues on the essential components.