Re-engineering a nanodosimetry Monte Carlo code into Geant4: Software design and first results

Author

Gargioni, E. ; Grichine, V. ; Pia, M.G.

Author_Institution

Univ. Med. Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009

Firstpage

2174

Lastpage

2177

Abstract

A set of physics models for nanodosimetry simulation is being re-engineered for use in Geant4-based simulations. This extension of Geant4 capabilities is part of a larger scale R&D project for multi-scale simulation involving adaptable, co-working condensed and discrete transport schemes. The project in progress reengineers the physics modeling capabilities associated with an existing FORTRAN track-structure code for nanodosimetry into a software design suitable to collaborate with an object oriented simulation kernel. The first experience and results of the ongoing re-engineering process are presented.

Keywords

FORTRAN; Monte Carlo methods; dosimetry; object-oriented methods; software engineering; FORTRAN track-structure code; Geant4; Monte Carlo code; larger scale R&D project; nanodosimetry simulation; object oriented simulation kernel; physics modeling; process re-engineering; software design; Biological information theory; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Electrons; Ionizing radiation; Monte Carlo methods; Nanobioscience; Object oriented modeling; Physics; Software design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1095-7863

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3961-4

Electronic_ISBN

1095-7863

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402083

Filename

5402083