IORTStepMax.cc

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// This is the *BASIC* version of IORT, a Geant4-based application
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// Main Authors: G.Russo(a,b), C.Casarino*(c), G.C. Candiano(c), G.A.P. Cirrone(d), F.Romano(d)
// Contributor Authors: S.Guatelli(e)
// Past Authors: G.Arnetta(c), S.E.Mazzaglia(d)
//    
//   (a) Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele G.Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
//   (b) IBFM-CNR , Segrate (Milano), Italy
//   (c) LATO (Laboratorio di Tecnologie Oncologiche), Cefalù, Italy
//   (d) Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of the INFN, Catania, Italy
//   (e) University of Wallongong, Australia
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//   *Corresponding author, email to carlo.casarino@polooncologicocefalu.it

#include "IORTStepMax.hh"
#include "IORTStepMaxMessenger.hh"

IORTStepMax::IORTStepMax(const G4String& processName)
 : G4VDiscreteProcess(processName),MaxChargedStep(DBL_MAX)
{
  pMess = new IORTStepMaxMessenger(this);
}
 
IORTStepMax::~IORTStepMax() { delete pMess; }

G4bool IORTStepMax::IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition& particle) 
{ 
  return (particle.GetPDGCharge() != 0.);
}

void IORTStepMax::SetMaxStep(G4double step) {MaxChargedStep = step;}

G4double IORTStepMax::PostStepGetPhysicalInteractionLength(const G4Track& aTrack,
                                                  G4double,
                                                  G4ForceCondition* condition )
{
  // condition is set to "Not Forced"
  *condition = NotForced;
  
  G4double ProposedStep = DBL_MAX;

  if((MaxChargedStep > 0.) &&
     (aTrack.GetVolume() != 0) &&
     (aTrack.GetVolume()->GetName() == "DetectorPhys"))
     ProposedStep = MaxChargedStep;
  /*                              IMPORTED FROM eliot_geant4.9.3p01_version
 if((MaxChargedStep > 0.) &&       // ATTENZIONE 1) CI POSSONO ESSERE + DI 2 DISCHI
     (aTrack.GetVolume() != 0) &&  // ATTENZIONE 2) ANCORA NON HO INSERITO I DISCHI CHE ANDREBBERO NEL PASSPROTONBL
     (aTrack.GetVolume()->GetName() == "DiscoIORTPhys"))
     ProposedStep = MaxChargedStep;

 if((MaxChargedStep > 0.) &&
     (aTrack.GetVolume() != 0) &&
     (aTrack.GetVolume()->GetName() == "DiscoIORTPhys1"))
     ProposedStep = MaxChargedStep;
    */
  return ProposedStep;
}

G4VParticleChange* IORTStepMax::PostStepDoIt(const G4Track& aTrack, const G4Step&)
{
   // do nothing
   aParticleChange.Initialize(aTrack);
   return &aParticleChange;
}