Chaste Release::3.1
RandomCellKiller.cpp
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00035 
00036 #include "RandomCellKiller.hpp"
00037 
00038 template<unsigned DIM>
00039 RandomCellKiller<DIM>::RandomCellKiller(AbstractCellPopulation<DIM>* pCellPopulation, double probabilityOfDeathInAnHour)
00040         : AbstractCellKiller<DIM>(pCellPopulation),
00041           mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour(probabilityOfDeathInAnHour)
00042 {
00043     if ((mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour<0) || (mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour>1))
00044     {
00045         EXCEPTION("Probability of death must be between zero and one");
00046     }
00047 }
00048 
00049 template<unsigned DIM>
00050 double RandomCellKiller<DIM>::GetDeathProbabilityInAnHour() const
00051 {
00052     return mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour;
00053 }
00054 
00055 template<unsigned DIM>
00056 void RandomCellKiller<DIM>::CheckAndLabelSingleCellForApoptosis(CellPtr pCell)
00057 {
00058     /*
00059      * We assume a constant time step and that there are an integer number (n = 1/dt)
00060      * of time steps per hour. We also assume that this method is called every time step
00061      * and that the probabilities of dying at different times are independent.
00062      *
00063      * Let q=mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour and p="probability of death in a given time step".
00064      *
00065      * Probability of not dying in an hour:
00066      * (1-q) = (1-p)^n = (1-p)^(1/dt).
00067      *
00068      * Rearranging for p:
00069      * p = 1 - (1-q)^dt.
00070      */
00071     double death_prob_this_timestep = 1.0 - pow((1.0 - mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour), SimulationTime::Instance()->GetTimeStep());
00072 
00073     if (!pCell->HasApoptosisBegun() &&
00074         RandomNumberGenerator::Instance()->ranf() < death_prob_this_timestep)
00075     {
00076         pCell->StartApoptosis();
00077     }
00078 }
00079 
00080 template<unsigned DIM>
00081 void RandomCellKiller<DIM>::CheckAndLabelCellsForApoptosisOrDeath()
00082 {
00083     for (typename AbstractCellPopulation<DIM>::Iterator cell_iter = this->mpCellPopulation->Begin();
00084          cell_iter != this->mpCellPopulation->End();
00085          ++cell_iter)
00086     {
00087         CheckAndLabelSingleCellForApoptosis(*cell_iter);
00088     }
00089 }
00090 
00091 template<unsigned DIM>
00092 void RandomCellKiller<DIM>::OutputCellKillerParameters(out_stream& rParamsFile)
00093 {
00094     *rParamsFile << "\t\t\t<ProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour>" << mProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour << "</ProbabilityOfDeathInAnHour>\n";
00095 
00096     // Call method on direct parent class
00097     AbstractCellKiller<DIM>::OutputCellKillerParameters(rParamsFile);
00098 }
00099 
00101 // Explicit instantiation
00103 
00104 template class RandomCellKiller<1>;
00105 template class RandomCellKiller<2>;
00106 template class RandomCellKiller<3>;
00107 
00108 // Serialization for Boost >= 1.36
00109 #include "SerializationExportWrapperForCpp.hpp"
00110 EXPORT_TEMPLATE_CLASS_SAME_DIMS(RandomCellKiller)