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Geant4 Radiation Labs
A four-lab series taking you from a fresh Linux install to a working PET-scanner simulation, using Geant4 for the physics and Python (pandas, matplotlib) for analysis.
Read the labs at: https://jwinterm.github.io/geant4-radiation-labs/
Labs
| Title | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Setting Up Linux and Building Geant4 | Ubuntu VM + Geant4 build with Qt visualization |
| 2 | First Simulation: Building and Running B1 | Compile B1, run interactively + via macros, vary particle/energy |
| 3 | Acquiring and Analyzing Simulation Data | Patch B1 to write CSV via G4AnalysisManager; analyze in Python |
| 4 | Medical Physics Application: A PET Scanner | Use B3a PET example; identify 511 keV photopeak; reconstruct lines of response |
Building locally
This site is built with Quarto. To preview locally:
quarto preview
To regenerate a single lab as PDF:
quarto render lab1_setup/lab1.qmd --to pdf
License
This repository uses a dual license:
- Code (Python, C++ snippets, Quarto/YAML config, diagram-generation scripts) is licensed under the MIT License.
- Lab content (prose, diagrams, screenshots, generated figures) is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0).
In short: use, modify, redistribute, and even commercialize freely — just keep attribution to such.software and the lab authors.
Instructors and inquiries
Using these labs in a course, want a customized version, or interested in CE-accredited or on-site delivery? Email info@such.software.
Authors
John Murphy and Steven Carlson · such.software