The OpenGATE Ecosystem for Monte Carlo Simulation in Medical Physics

Overview

Journal Phys Med Biol

Publisher IOP Publishing

Specialties Biophysics
Nuclear Medicine
Radiology

Date 2022 Aug 24

PMID 36001985

Authors

David Sarrut

Nicolas Arbor

Thomas Baudier

Damian Borys

Ane Etxebeste

Hermann Fuchs

Jan Gajewski

Loic Grevillot

Sebastien Jan

George C Kagadis

Han Gyu Kang

Assen Kirov

Olga Kochebina

Wojciech Krzemien

Antony Lomax

Panagiotis Papadimitroulas

Christian Pommranz

Emilie Roncali

Antoni Rucinski

Carla Winterhalter

Lydia Maigne

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Abstract

This paper reviews the ecosystem of GATE, an open-source Monte Carlo toolkit for medical physics. Based on the shoulders of Geant4, the principal modules (geometry, physics, scorers) are described with brief descriptions of some key concepts (Volume, Actors, Digitizer). The main source code repositories are detailed together with the automated compilation and tests processes (Continuous Integration). We then described how the OpenGATE collaboration managed the collaborative development of about one hundred developers during almost 20 years. The impact of GATE on medical physics and cancer research is then summarized, and examples of a few key applications are given. Finally, future development perspectives are indicated.

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