G4MIRDThymus.cc

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// Authors: S. Guatelli , M. G. Pia, INFN Genova and F. Ambroglini INFN Perugia, Italy
// 
// Based on code developed by the undergraduate student G. Guerrieri 
// Note: this is a preliminary beta-version of the code; an improved 
// version will be distributed in the next Geant4 public release, compliant
// with the design in a forthcoming publication, and subject to a 
// design and code review.
//
#include "G4MIRDThymus.hh"

#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4SystemOfUnits.hh"
#include "G4SDManager.hh"
#include "G4VisAttributes.hh"
#include "G4Ellipsoid.hh"
#include "G4ThreeVector.hh"
#include "G4VPhysicalVolume.hh"
#include "G4RotationMatrix.hh"
#include "G4Material.hh"
#include "G4LogicalVolume.hh"
#include "G4HumanPhantomMaterial.hh"
#include "G4VPhysicalVolume.hh"
#include "G4PVPlacement.hh"
#include "G4UnionSolid.hh"
#include "G4HumanPhantomColour.hh"

G4MIRDThymus::G4MIRDThymus()
{
}

G4MIRDThymus::~G4MIRDThymus()
{

}


G4VPhysicalVolume* G4MIRDThymus::Construct(const G4String& volumeName, G4VPhysicalVolume* mother, 
                       const G4String& colourName, G4bool wireFrame,G4bool)
{ 
  G4cout<<"Construct "<<volumeName<<" with mother volume "<<mother->GetName()<<G4endl;

 
  G4HumanPhantomMaterial* material = new G4HumanPhantomMaterial();
  G4Material* soft = material -> GetMaterial("soft_tissue");
  delete material;
 
  G4double ax= 3. *cm;
  G4double by= 0.5*cm;
  G4double cz= 4.*cm;

  G4Ellipsoid* Thymus = new G4Ellipsoid("Thymus",
                    ax, by, cz);

  G4LogicalVolume* logicThymus = new G4LogicalVolume(Thymus,
                             soft,
                             "logical" + volumeName,
                             0, 0, 0);
  
  // Define rotation and position here!
  G4VPhysicalVolume* physThymus = new G4PVPlacement(0,
                            G4ThreeVector(2.*cm,-6.*cm, 25.5*cm),
                            "physicalThymus",
                            logicThymus,
                            mother,
                            false,
                            0, true);
  


  // Visualization Attributes
  // G4VisAttributes* ThymusVisAtt = new G4VisAttributes(G4Colour(0.85,0.44,0.84));
  G4HumanPhantomColour* colourPointer = new G4HumanPhantomColour();
  G4Colour colour = colourPointer -> GetColour(colourName);
  G4VisAttributes* ThymusVisAtt = new G4VisAttributes(colour);
  ThymusVisAtt->SetForceSolid(wireFrame);
  logicThymus->SetVisAttributes(ThymusVisAtt);

  G4cout << "Thymus created !!!!!!" << G4endl;

  // Testing Thymus Volume
  G4double ThymusVol = logicThymus->GetSolid()->GetCubicVolume();
  G4cout << "Volume of Thymus = " << ThymusVol/cm3 << " cm^3" << G4endl;
  
  // Testing Thymus Material
  G4String ThymusMat = logicThymus->GetMaterial()->GetName();
  G4cout << "Material of Thymus = " << ThymusMat << G4endl;
  
  // Testing Density
  G4double ThymusDensity = logicThymus->GetMaterial()->GetDensity();
  G4cout << "Density of Material = " << ThymusDensity*cm3/g << " g/cm^3" << G4endl;

  // Testing Mass
  G4double ThymusMass = (ThymusVol)*ThymusDensity;
  G4cout << "Mass of Thymus = " << ThymusMass/gram << " g" << G4endl;
  
  return physThymus;
}