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Gate RTion project
The OpenGATE collaboration is willing to help clinical users setting-up GATE into the clinics. We are currently about 6 different ion therapy centers using, or about to use, GATE for clinical purposes. For more information, have a look at the new home page of the GateRTion project at the OpenGATE collaboration web site.
- Providing a stable and long term GATE release, called GATE-RTion, having all necessary features for dosimetric applications in Light Ion Beam Therapy facilities equipped with the Pencil Beam Scanning delivery technique.
- Providing a collection of tools necessary for the clinical users to interface GATE with the clinical environment
- Developing guidelines for clinical users on how to implement GATE into the clinical routine using the provided tools
GATE-RTion release1.0 available! GATE-RTion1.0!
Configuration: GEANT4-10.3, ROOTv6.08.06, Physics-builder: QBBC_EMZ or QGSP_BIC_EMZ
- GATE-RTion V 1.0: all necessary features for dosimetric applications in Light Ion Beam Therapy facilities equipped with the Pencil Beam Scanning delivery technique for Protons + a set of Tools for the user
- GATE-RTion V2.0: Extension of V1.0 to carbon ion delivery
| LIBT facility | City | Country | Representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedAustron | Wiener Neustadt | Austria | Loïc Grevillot |
| Medical University of Vienna | Vienna | Austria | Hermann Fuchs |
| ACMIT | Wienner Neustadt | Austria | David Boersma |
| The Christie Fundation Trust | Manchster | UK | Adam Aitkenhead |
| UCL / UCLH | London | UK | Andrew Gosling |
| CPO | Orsay | France | Ludovic De Marzi |
| CAL | Nice | France | Marie Vidal |
| Skandion | Uppsala | Sweden | Erik Almhagen |
| CREATIS lab | Lyon | France | David Sarrut |
| Test Name | Type of test | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPSPencilBeam source | Functional testing (acceptance) | Verifying that the spot positions at isocenter and number of particles delivered are as planned; and that the beam optics and energy properties are as set in the source file. | Available |
| DoseActor | Functional testing (acceptance) | Verifying that the energy/dose/dose-to-water are scored correctly for non-voxelized and voxelized geometries. | Available |
The Open Resources for GATE Monte Carlo simulations (Open-ReGate) platform will be used to share and document all necessary Tools, including guidelines. https://public.kitware.com/open-regate/index.php/Main_Page
New functionalities provided by the members of the OpenGATE collaboration will be available in the standard GATE release, however they will only be part of a new GATE-RTion release if clinical user interest is raised and common effort agreed with the uses to validate the features. The developments listed below have been identified of potentially interest for the clinical users in future:
- RBE modeling and implementation of the MKM model (Lydia Maigne)
- 4D simulations including 4D CT and 4D treatment delivery (David Boersma)