Software structure

This is a brainstorming document for the general software structure of the pCT project and the operation of the full pipeline.

General guidelines

• support multiple programming languages
• open for the programming tools best suited for a specific purpose and development group
• use common/open source packages where ever possible
• every component comes with a unit test

Presentations

Some presentations in the course of discussion

• IntroToAutomaticDifferentiationWithCoDiPack Max Aehle 2021-03-22.pdf
• 2021-03-29_mrichter_pct-software-tasks.pdf
• MLPCT_Pres_04122021.pdf

Software Modules

Optimisation

• Intro to Automatic Differentiation with CoDiPack, Max Aehle, 2021-03-22 Media:IntroToAutomaticDifferentiationWithCoDiPack_Max_Aehle_2021-03-22.pdf

Main data path

• Simulation
  • Beam Simulation
  • Phantom Simulation
  • Detector Propagation
• Detector Response Simulation
• Readout Simulation
• Readout and Raw Data reconstruction
  • pct-online
• Detector Reconstruction
  • Most likely entrance step and hull algorithm needed for the single-sided setup
  • Clustering and Tracking
• Phantom reconstruction
• Imaging

Utilities

• Visualization
• Control
• Monitoring

Common software modules

Data model

• Bridge Design Pattern Media:PCT_Design_Pattern_Intro.pdf