at IEEE NSS-MIC 2008

2008 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium - Medical Imaging Conference
Dresden, International Conference Center, 18 October 2008

Lecture notes are available for download from this web page.
PLEASE NOTE that no paper copies will be distributed during the course

Geant4: Simulation of Particle Interactions with Matter

Abstract

Geant4 is a software toolkit for the simulation of the interaction of particles with matter, developed and maintained by a world-wide collaboration of physicists and computer scientists. Its application areas include high energy physics experiments, astrophysics and astroparticle physics, space science, medical physics and medical imaging, nuclear physics, radioprotection and radiation background studies. It exploits advanced software engineering techniques and the Object Oriented technology to achieve transparency of the physics implementation, as well as openness to extension and evolution.

Geant4 encompasses a wide set of tools for all the domains of detector simulation, such as Geometry modeling, Detector Response, Run and Event management, Tracking, Visualisation and User Interface. An abundant set of Physics Processes handle the diverse interactions of particles with matter across a wide energy range, as required by Geant4 multi-disciplinary nature; for many physics processes a choice among different models is available. The Geant4 source code, libraries and user documentation are freely available

This Short Course provides an overview of Geant4 capabilities and illustrates the major features available in the toolkit to simulate an experimental set-up. Further information can be found in Geant4 User Documentation.

To best profit of the course, some basic knowledge of the C++ programming language and of the object oriented technology is recommended.

Please feel free to contact the Geant4 Course Organizer, or  the IEEE NSS 2008 Short Course Coordinator, for further information.


Programme

Presentation of the course - Introduction to Geant4-based simulation

Overview of Geant4

Refresher of basic concepts of Object Oriented Programming and C++ features (optional)

Concepts of a Geant4 user application

Elements of Geant4 kernel

Modelling an experimental set-up with Geant4

Geant4 physics

Overview of additional capabilities

Geant4 in practice

How to learn more

Conclusion and outlook


Course Organizer  

Maria Grazia Pia is a physicist at INFN Genova, Italy. She has been a member of the Geant4 Collaboration since its R&D phase and has contributed to Geant4 physics design, development and validation. She has lead various projects within Geant4, including Low Energy Electromagnetic Physics, and R&D for applications in high energy physics, astrophysics and medical physics. Currently she leads a project aiming to revisit Geant4 kernel design to address new application domains. She launched the Geant4 Training Programme and is active in the field of technology transfer. She is also involved in software projects for Data Analysis.
INFN Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genova, Italy - Phone: +39 010 353 6328, Fax: +39 010 313358

Registration

The registration formalities are handled by the IEEE-NSS/MIC Organization. The registration to the Geant4 Course is distinct from the registration to the Conference, i.e. one can attend just the Geant4 Course, or both the Conference and the Geant4 Course.
Please note that the course and training material are provided by the Organizer at no cost to the participants and to IEEE. 
Please contact the IEEE NSS-MIC 2008 Short Course Coordinator, if you wish further information about how to attend the Geant4 Course.


Last update 18 ottobre 2008 - Maria Grazia Pia