Cyton Calculator
The Cyton Calculator is free software that reads CFSE data from a file and calculates cyton model parameters.
For information on the cyton model see the following publication:
- Hawkins ED, Turner ML, Dowling MR, van Gend C, Hodgkin PD.
A model of immune regulation as a consequence of randomized lymphocyte division and death times.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 20;104(12):5032-7. Epub 2007 Mar 14. PMID: 17360353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Cyton Calculator comes in two verions. One for Mac OS X (v10.3.9 or later) and one for Windows and other operating systems. Regardless of the type of computer you will need to have a copy of Java installed. This can be freely downloaded from the Sun web site.
To obtain a copy of the software, please complete the online form and licence agreement here. Once you have received your copy follow the instructions below.
Mac OS X (v10.3.9 or later)
Open disc image and copy the CytonCalculator application to its final resting place and then double click to launch.
Windows and other
Use Winzip or similar to decompress it. Copy the CytonCalculator application to its final resting place and then double click to launch.
Documentation and Sample Data
Here are some instructions on how to use the CytonCalculator
Here is a speadsheet containing sample data that CytonCalculator can read