Creating SDD files¶
The SDD file¶
The SDD header¶
| Field | Value | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SDD version | Version number of SDD definition | String (e.g. SDDv1.0) |
| 2 | Software | Program name, version and access link if any | String (Free text) |
| 3 | Author | Corresponding author, date, references | String (Free text) |
| 4 | Simulation details | Description of details of simulation settings and parameters | String (Free text) |
| 5 | Source | Description of source properties | String (Free text) |
| 6 | Source Type | Monoenergetic, distribution, phase space, GCR, … | Int |
| 7 | Incident particles | Definition of primary incident irradiation particle(s) in PDG code format | Int(s) |
| 8 | Mean Particle Energy | Mean incident energy for each particle in MeV | Float(s) |
| 9 | Energy Distribution | Fully energy distribution specification | String(s) + Floats |
| 10 | Particle fraction | Fraction of fluence of each particle in field | Float(s) |
| 11 | Dose or fluence | Define dose of fluence in each exposure, or note that the simulation was for a single track | Int + Float (+ Float) |
| 12 | Dose Rate | Dose rate of irradiation field | Float |
| 13 | Irradiation Target | Description of simulated cell of target (DNA) region and microenviroment | String (Free text) |
| 14 | Volumes | Shape parameter plus X,Y,Z extents (µm) | 2x (Int + 6 Float) |
| 15 | Chromosome sizes | Number and base pair size of chromosomes | Int + (Int) Floats |
| 16 | DNA Density | Density of base pairs in volume (MBP/µm^3) | Float |
| 17 | Cell Cycle Phase | Cell cycle phase index and progression | Int + Float |
| 18 | DNA structure | Additional field to define DNA structure | 2 Ints |
| 19 | In vitro / in vivo | Experimental condition | Int |
| 20 | Proliferation status | Proliferative or quiescent and status details | Int + String (Free text) |
| 21 | Microenviroment | Temperature (°C) and molar O_2 concentration | 2 Float |
| 22 | Damage definition | Define how types of damage were determined | 1 Float + 1 Int + 1 Bool + 2 Float |
| 23 | Time | Time point at which damages were recorded | Float |
| 24 | Damage and primary count | Number of distant damage lesions scored & primaries simulated | 2 Int |
| 25 | Data Entries | Number of fields included in the data section | 14 Bool |
| 26 | Additional Information | Field of additional information that may be relevant | String (Free text) |
| 27 | ***EndOfHeader*** | Empty field to mark end of header. |