Low Energy Electromagnetic Physics
 Advanced Examples - Test & Analysis

Development Projects and Release Milestones 2004

Physics

Project Status on 30 June 2004 Status on 31 Dec 2004

Release Milestone: June 2004

Design and code review of Penelope processes 1st iteration done  
Optimised Bremsstrahlung angular distribution Done  
Prototype of photoelectric angular distribution Done  
Precise range (p/ion) Done (VI), design not acceptable  
Use new models for fluctuations (p/ion) Done (VI), design not acceptable  
Option to select Tmax to build tables (p/ion) Done  

Release Milestone: December 2004

New model of photoelectric angular distribution   OOAD done, errors found in theoretical papers, implementation postponed, subject to corrected theoretical calculations
New or improved model of PIXE   Done
Improved hadron/ion system testing   Done
Precise range (electron)   Done (VI), design not acceptable
Use new models for fluctuations (electron)   Done (VI), design not acceptable
Option to select Tmax to build tables (electron)   Done

Currently under investigation

OOAD - Design iteration in atomic relaxation    

Advanced Examples

Project Status on 30 June 2004 Status on 31 Dec 2004

Release Milestone: June 2004

Code review of examples Done  
Hadrontherapy
1st release + validation with experimental data
Done  
Treatment head
1st release

Done

 
Radioprotection
Refocused to 'shielding in space environment'
Done  

Release Milestone: December 2004

Gamma-ray telescope   Maintenance
X-ray telescope   Maintenance
Brachytherapy   Maintenance
Fluorescence
Introduce PIXE
  Done
Underground   Maintenance
Composite calorimeter   Maintenance
lAr calorimeter   Maintenance
RICH   Maintenance
Radioprotection
Extended release
  Done
Hadrontherapy
Extended release
  Done
Treatment head
Extended release
  Done

Currently under investigation

Cosmic Ray Experiment example    
Medical Imaging example    
Integration of PI analysis tools   Done
General purpose dosimetric example    
Improved documentation of DICOM extended example   Done

Test & Analysis

Project Status on 30 June 2004 Status on 31 Dec 2004

Release Milestone: June 2004

Additional GoF algorithms Done  
Extended set of quantitative validation results Done  

Release Milestone: December 2004

Filtering   Done for internal release, general OOAD to be planned
Treatment of errors   Done for internal release, general OOAD to be planned
Extended set of quantitative validation results   Done
Design iteration of test50 (with test plug-ins)   Done

Currently under investigation

Automated regression testing    
GoF for 2-D distributions    

Other projects

Project Status on 30 June 2004 Status on 31 Dec 2004
Geant4 Physics Book NIST validation, production in progress NIST validation: results presented at conferences, publication writing in progress
 

Last update 30 December 2004 - Maria Grazia Pia