Merge branch 'parallel_vec'

19 files changed, 678 insertions, 504 deletions

diff --git a/src/ConeProjectionGeometry3D.cpp b/src/ConeProjectionGeometry3D.cpp
index 217a916..e8b95f1 100644
--- a/src/ConeProjectionGeometry3D.cpp
+++ b/src/ConeProjectionGeometry3D.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ CVector3D CConeProjectionGeometry3D::getProjectionDirection(int _iProjectionInde
 
 	#undef ROTATE
 
-	CVector3D ret(fDetX - fSrcX, fDetY - fSrcY, fDetZ - fDetZ);
+	CVector3D ret(fDetX - fSrcX, fDetY - fSrcY, fDetZ - fSrcZ);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp b/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp
index e7c65be..f94a24f 100644
--- a/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool CCudaFDKAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		const CProjectionGeometry3D* projgeom = m_pSinogram->getGeometry();
 		const CProjectionGeometry2D* filtgeom = pFilterData->getGeometry();
 		int iPaddedDetCount = calcNextPowerOfTwo(2 * projgeom->getDetectorColCount());
-		int iHalfFFTSize = calcFFTFourSize(iPaddedDetCount);
+		int iHalfFFTSize = astraCUDA::calcFFTFourierSize(iPaddedDetCount);
 		if(filtgeom->getDetectorCount()!=iHalfFFTSize || filtgeom->getProjectionAngleCount()!=projgeom->getProjectionCount()){
 			ASTRA_ERROR("Filter size does not match required size (%i angles, %i detectors)",projgeom->getProjectionCount(),iHalfFFTSize);
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
index a5d7b93..f3cca12 100644
--- a/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ along with the ASTRA Toolbox. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "astra/AstraObjectManager.h"
 #include "astra/CudaProjector2D.h"
 #include "../cuda/2d/astra.h"
+#include "../cuda/2d/fbp.h"
 
 #include "astra/Logging.h"
 
@@ -43,8 +44,7 @@ string CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::type = "FBP_CUDA";
 CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm()
 {
 	m_bIsInitialized = false;
-	CReconstructionAlgorithm2D::_clear();
-	m_pFBP = 0;
+	CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::_clear();
 	m_pfFilter = NULL;
 	m_fFilterParameter = -1.0f;
 	m_fFilterD = 1.0f;
@@ -52,35 +52,8 @@ CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm()
 
 CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::~CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm()
 {
-	if(m_pfFilter != NULL)
-	{
-		delete [] m_pfFilter;
-		m_pfFilter = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if(m_pFBP != NULL)
-	{
-		delete m_pFBP;
-		m_pFBP = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-void CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initializeFromProjector()
-{
-	m_iPixelSuperSampling = 1;
-	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
-
-	// Projector
-	CCudaProjector2D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector2D*>(m_pProjector);
-	if (!pCudaProjector) {
-		if (m_pProjector) {
-			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector2D passed to FBP_CUDA");
-		}
-	} else {
-		m_iPixelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
-		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
-	}
-
+	delete[] m_pfFilter;
+	m_pfFilter = NULL;
 }
 
 bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
@@ -94,51 +67,24 @@ bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		clear();
 	}
 
-	// Projector
-	XMLNode node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectorId");
-	CCudaProjector2D* pCudaProjector = 0;
-	if (node) {
-		int id = node.getContentInt();
-		CProjector2D *projector = CProjector2DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
-		pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector2D*>(projector);
-		if (!pCudaProjector) {
-			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector2D passed");
-		}
-	}
-	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectorId");
-
-
-	// sinogram data
-	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectionDataId");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "CudaFBP", "No ProjectionDataId tag specified.");
-	int id = node.getContentInt();
-	m_pSinogram = dynamic_cast<CFloat32ProjectionData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectionDataId");
+	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_cfg);
+	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
+		return false;
 
-	// reconstruction data
-	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ReconstructionDataId");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "CudaFBP", "No ReconstructionDataId tag specified.");
-	id = node.getContentInt();
-	m_pReconstruction = dynamic_cast<CFloat32VolumeData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-	CC.markNodeParsed("ReconstructionDataId");
 
 	// filter type
-	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("FilterType");
+	XMLNode node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("FilterType");
 	if (node)
-	{
 		m_eFilter = _convertStringToFilter(node.getContent().c_str());
-	}
 	else
-	{
 		m_eFilter = FILTER_RAMLAK;
-	}
 	CC.markNodeParsed("FilterType");
 
 	// filter
 	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("FilterSinogramId");
 	if (node)
 	{
-		id = node.getContentInt();
+		int id = node.getContentInt();
 		const CFloat32ProjectionData2D * pFilterData = dynamic_cast<CFloat32ProjectionData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
 		m_iFilterWidth = pFilterData->getGeometry()->getDetectorCount();
 		int iFilterProjectionCount = pFilterData->getGeometry()->getProjectionAngleCount();
@@ -187,20 +133,9 @@ bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 
 	initializeFromProjector();
 
-	// Deprecated options
-	m_iPixelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("PixelSuperSampling", m_iPixelSuperSampling);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("PixelSuperSampling");
 
-	// GPU number
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUIndex", m_iGPUIndex);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUIndex");
-	if (!_cfg.self.hasOption("GPUIndex"))
-		CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
-
-
-	m_pFBP = new AstraFBP;
-	m_bAstraFBPInit = false;
+	m_pAlgo = new astraCUDA::FBP();
+	m_bAlgoInit = false;
 
 	return check();
 }
@@ -225,9 +160,8 @@ bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(CFloat32ProjectionData2D *
 	// success
 	m_bIsInitialized = true;
 
-	m_pFBP = new AstraFBP;
-
-	m_bAstraFBPInit = false;
+	m_pAlgo = new astraCUDA::FBP();
+	m_bAlgoInit = false;
 
 	if(_pfFilter != NULL)
 	{
@@ -255,107 +189,26 @@ bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(CFloat32ProjectionData2D *
 	return check();
 }
 
-void CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::run(int _iNrIterations /* = 0 */)
-{
-	// check initialized
-	ASTRA_ASSERT(m_bIsInitialized);
-
-	if (!m_bAstraFBPInit) {
-
-		const CVolumeGeometry2D& volgeom = *m_pReconstruction->getGeometry();
-		const CParallelProjectionGeometry2D* parprojgeom = dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-		const CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D* fanprojgeom = dynamic_cast<CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-
-		bool ok = true;
-
-		// TODO: non-square pixels?
-		ok &= m_pFBP->setReconstructionGeometry(volgeom.getGridColCount(),
-		                                         volgeom.getGridRowCount(),
-		                                         volgeom.getPixelLengthX());
-		int iDetectorCount;
-		if (parprojgeom) {
-
-			float *offsets, *angles, detSize, outputScale;
-
-			ok = convertAstraGeometry(&volgeom, parprojgeom, offsets, angles, detSize, outputScale);
-
-
-			ok &= m_pFBP->setProjectionGeometry(parprojgeom->getProjectionAngleCount(),
-			                                     parprojgeom->getDetectorCount(),
-			                                     angles,
-			                                     parprojgeom->getDetectorWidth());
-			iDetectorCount = parprojgeom->getDetectorCount();
-
-			// TODO: Are detSize and outputScale handled correctly?
 
-			if (offsets)
-				ok &= m_pFBP->setTOffsets(offsets);
-			ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
-
-			delete[] offsets;
-			delete[] angles;
-
-		} else if (fanprojgeom) {
-
-			astraCUDA::SFanProjection* projs;
-			float outputScale;
-
-			// FIXME: Implement this, and clean up the interface to AstraFBP.
-			if (abs(volgeom.getWindowMinX() + volgeom.getWindowMaxX()) > 0.00001 * volgeom.getPixelLengthX()) {
-				// Off-center volume geometry isn't supported yet
-				ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
-			}
-			if (abs(volgeom.getWindowMinY() + volgeom.getWindowMaxY()) > 0.00001 * volgeom.getPixelLengthY()) {
-				// Off-center volume geometry isn't supported yet
-				ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
-			}
-
-			ok = convertAstraGeometry(&volgeom, fanprojgeom, projs, outputScale);
-
-			// CHECKME: outputScale?
-
-			ok &= m_pFBP->setFanGeometry(fanprojgeom->getProjectionAngleCount(),
-			                             fanprojgeom->getDetectorCount(),
-			                             projs,
-			                             fanprojgeom->getProjectionAngles(),
-			                             fanprojgeom->getOriginSourceDistance(),
-			                             fanprojgeom->getOriginDetectorDistance(),
-
-		                                     fanprojgeom->getDetectorWidth(),
-			                             m_bShortScan);
-
-			iDetectorCount = fanprojgeom->getDetectorCount();
-
-			delete[] projs;
-		} else {
-			assert(false);
-		}
-
-		ok &= m_pFBP->setPixelSuperSampling(m_iPixelSuperSampling);
-
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
-
-		ok &= m_pFBP->init(m_iGPUIndex);
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
+void CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initCUDAAlgorithm()
+{
+	CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initCUDAAlgorithm();
 
-		ok &= m_pFBP->setSinogram(m_pSinogram->getDataConst(), iDetectorCount);
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
+	astraCUDA::FBP* pFBP = dynamic_cast<astraCUDA::FBP*>(m_pAlgo);
 
-		ok &= m_pFBP->setFilter(m_eFilter, m_pfFilter, m_iFilterWidth, m_fFilterD, m_fFilterParameter);
+	bool ok = pFBP->setFilter(m_eFilter, m_pfFilter, m_iFilterWidth, m_fFilterD, m_fFilterParameter);
+	if (!ok) {
+		ASTRA_ERROR("CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm: Failed to set filter");
 		ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
-
-		m_bAstraFBPInit = true;
 	}
 
-	bool ok = m_pFBP->run();
-	ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
-
-	const CVolumeGeometry2D& volgeom = *m_pReconstruction->getGeometry();
-	ok &= m_pFBP->getReconstruction(m_pReconstruction->getData(), volgeom.getGridColCount());
-
-	ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
+	ok &= pFBP->setShortScan(m_bShortScan);
+	if (!ok) {
+		ASTRA_ERROR("CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm: Failed to set short-scan mode");
+	}
 }
 
+
 bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::check()
 {
 	// check pointers
@@ -382,28 +235,6 @@ bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::check()
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int calcNextPowerOfTwo(int _iValue)
-{
-	int iOutput = 1;
-
-	while(iOutput < _iValue)
-	{
-		iOutput *= 2;
-	}
-
-	return iOutput;
-}
-
-int CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::calcIdealRealFilterWidth(int _iDetectorCount)
-{
-	return calcNextPowerOfTwo(_iDetectorCount);
-}
-
-int CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::calcIdealFourierFilterWidth(int _iDetectorCount)
-{
-	return (calcNextPowerOfTwo(_iDetectorCount) / 2 + 1);
-}
-
 static bool stringCompareLowerCase(const char * _stringA, const char * _stringB)
 {
 	int iCmpReturn = 0;
diff --git a/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
index bac1251..f4cafe6 100644
--- a/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -220,56 +220,48 @@ void CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::run(int)
 	// check initialized
 	assert(m_bIsInitialized);
 
-	CVolumeGeometry2D* pVolGeom = m_pVolume->getGeometry();
-	const CParallelProjectionGeometry2D* parProjGeom = dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-	const CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D* fanProjGeom = dynamic_cast<CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-	const CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D* fanVecProjGeom = dynamic_cast<CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
+	bool ok;
 
-	bool ok = false;
-	if (parProjGeom) {
+	const CVolumeGeometry2D* pVolGeom = m_pVolume->getGeometry();
+	const CProjectionGeometry2D* pProjGeom = m_pSinogram->getGeometry();
+	astraCUDA::SDimensions dims;
 
-		float *offsets, *angles, detSize, outputScale;
-		ok = convertAstraGeometry(pVolGeom, parProjGeom, offsets, angles, detSize, outputScale);
+	ok = convertAstraGeometry_dims(pVolGeom, pProjGeom, dims);
 
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(ok); // FIXME
+	if (!ok)
+		return;
 
-		// FIXME: Output scaling
+	astraCUDA::SParProjection* pParProjs = 0;
+	astraCUDA::SFanProjection* pFanProjs = 0;
+	float fOutputScale = 1.0f;
 
-		ok = astraCudaFP(m_pVolume->getDataConst(), m_pSinogram->getData(),
-		                 pVolGeom->getGridColCount(), pVolGeom->getGridRowCount(),
-		                 parProjGeom->getProjectionAngleCount(),
-		                 parProjGeom->getDetectorCount(),
-		                 angles, offsets, detSize,
-		                 m_iDetectorSuperSampling, 1.0f * outputScale, m_iGPUIndex);
-
-		delete[] offsets;
-		delete[] angles;
+	ok = convertAstraGeometry(pVolGeom, pProjGeom, pParProjs, pFanProjs, fOutputScale);
+	if (!ok)
+		return;
 
-	} else if (fanProjGeom || fanVecProjGeom) {
+	if (pParProjs) {
+		assert(!pFanProjs);
 
-		astraCUDA::SFanProjection* projs;
-		float outputScale;
+		ok = astraCudaFP(m_pVolume->getDataConst(), m_pSinogram->getData(),
+		                 pVolGeom->getGridColCount(), pVolGeom->getGridRowCount(),
+		                 pProjGeom->getProjectionAngleCount(),
+		                 pProjGeom->getDetectorCount(),
+		                 pParProjs,
+		                 m_iDetectorSuperSampling, 1.0f * fOutputScale, m_iGPUIndex);
 
-		if (fanProjGeom) {
-			ok = convertAstraGeometry(pVolGeom, fanProjGeom, projs, outputScale);
-		} else {
-			ok = convertAstraGeometry(pVolGeom, fanVecProjGeom, projs, outputScale);
-		}
+		delete[] pParProjs;
 
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(ok);
+	} else {
+		assert(pFanProjs);
 
 		ok = astraCudaFanFP(m_pVolume->getDataConst(), m_pSinogram->getData(),
 		                    pVolGeom->getGridColCount(), pVolGeom->getGridRowCount(),
-		                    m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->getProjectionAngleCount(),
-		                    m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->getDetectorCount(),
-		                    projs,
-		                    m_iDetectorSuperSampling, outputScale, m_iGPUIndex);
-
-		delete[] projs;
-
-	} else {
+		                    pProjGeom->getProjectionAngleCount(),
+		                    pProjGeom->getDetectorCount(),
+		                    pFanProjs,
+		                    m_iDetectorSuperSampling, fOutputScale, m_iGPUIndex);
 
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
+		delete[] pFanProjs;
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp b/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
index 96f52f0..f37647c 100644
--- a/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
@@ -249,69 +249,14 @@ bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::setupGeometry()
 	ok = m_pAlgo->setGPUIndex(m_iGPUIndex);
 	if (!ok) return false;
 
-	astraCUDA::SDimensions dims;
-
 	const CVolumeGeometry2D& volgeom = *m_pReconstruction->getGeometry();
+	const CProjectionGeometry2D& projgeom = *m_pSinogram->getGeometry();
 
-	// TODO: non-square pixels?
-	dims.iVolWidth = volgeom.getGridColCount();
-	dims.iVolHeight = volgeom.getGridRowCount();
-	float fPixelSize = volgeom.getPixelLengthX();
-
-	dims.iRaysPerDet = m_iDetectorSuperSampling;
-	dims.iRaysPerPixelDim = m_iPixelSuperSampling;
-
-
-	const CParallelProjectionGeometry2D* parProjGeom = dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-	const CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D* fanProjGeom = dynamic_cast<CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-	const CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D* fanVecProjGeom = dynamic_cast<CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry());
-
-	if (parProjGeom) {
-
-		float *offsets, *angles, detSize, outputScale;
-
-		ok = convertAstraGeometry(&volgeom, parProjGeom, offsets, angles, detSize, outputScale);
-
-		dims.iProjAngles = parProjGeom->getProjectionAngleCount();
-		dims.iProjDets = parProjGeom->getDetectorCount();
-		dims.fDetScale = parProjGeom->getDetectorWidth() / fPixelSize;
-
-		ok = m_pAlgo->setGeometry(dims, parProjGeom->getProjectionAngles());
-		ok &= m_pAlgo->setTOffsets(offsets);
-
-		// CHECKME: outputScale? detSize?
-
-		delete[] offsets;
-		delete[] angles;
-
-	} else if (fanProjGeom || fanVecProjGeom) {
-
-		astraCUDA::SFanProjection* projs;
-		float outputScale;
-
-		if (fanProjGeom) {
-			ok = convertAstraGeometry(&volgeom, fanProjGeom, projs, outputScale);
-		} else {
-			ok = convertAstraGeometry(&volgeom, fanVecProjGeom, projs, outputScale);
-		}
-
-		dims.iProjAngles = m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->getProjectionAngleCount();
-		dims.iProjDets = m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->getDetectorCount();
-		dims.fDetScale = m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->getDetectorWidth() / fPixelSize;
-
-		ok = m_pAlgo->setFanGeometry(dims, projs);
-
-		// CHECKME: outputScale?
-
-		delete[] projs;
-
-	} else {
-
-		ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
-
-	}
+	ok = m_pAlgo->setGeometry(&volgeom, &projgeom);
 	if (!ok) return false;
 
+	ok = m_pAlgo->setSuperSampling(m_iDetectorSuperSampling, m_iPixelSuperSampling);
+	if (!ok) return false;
 
 	if (m_bUseReconstructionMask)
 		ok &= m_pAlgo->enableVolumeMask();
diff --git a/src/FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp b/src/FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp
index 4bfff58..7bec351 100644
--- a/src/FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool CFanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D::_check()
 
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry) || dynamic_cast<CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() == m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY(), "FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(abs(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() / m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY()) - 1 < eps, "FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
 	
 	// success
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/FanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp b/src/FanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp
index 198c0ea..de12d49 100644
--- a/src/FanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/FanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ bool CFanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D::_check()
 
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "FanFlatBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() == m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY(), "FanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(abs(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() / m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY()) - 1 < eps, "FanFlatBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
 	
 	// success
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.cpp b/src/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
index 28bc75e..697550c 100644
--- a/src/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
+++ b/src/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ along with the ASTRA Toolbox. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "astra/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 
+#include "astra/GeometryUtil2D.h"
+
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -213,7 +215,21 @@ Config* CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D::getConfiguration() const
 	cfg->self.addChildNode("ProjectionAngles", m_pfProjectionAngles, m_iProjectionAngleCount);
 	return cfg;
 }
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D* CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D::toVectorGeometry()
+{
+	SFanProjection* vectors = genFanProjections(m_iProjectionAngleCount,
+	                                            m_iDetectorCount,
+	                                            m_fOriginSourceDistance,
+	                                            m_fOriginDetectorDistance,
+	                                            m_fDetectorWidth,
+	                                            m_pfProjectionAngles);
+
+	CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D* vecGeom = new CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D();
+	vecGeom->initialize(m_iProjectionAngleCount, m_iDetectorCount, vectors);
+	delete[] vectors;
+	return vecGeom;
+}
 
 } // namespace astra
diff --git a/src/Float32Data2D.cpp b/src/Float32Data2D.cpp
index 56ea7cc..c5d2cc8 100644
--- a/src/Float32Data2D.cpp
+++ b/src/Float32Data2D.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void CFloat32Data2D::_allocateData()
 	ASTRA_ASSERT(!m_bInitialized);
 
 	ASTRA_ASSERT(m_iSize > 0);
-	ASTRA_ASSERT(m_iSize == (size_t)m_iWidth * m_iHeight);
+	ASTRA_ASSERT((size_t)m_iSize == (size_t)m_iWidth * m_iHeight);
 	ASTRA_ASSERT(m_pfData == NULL);
 	ASTRA_ASSERT(m_ppfData2D == NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/GeometryUtil2D.cpp b/src/GeometryUtil2D.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee6185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GeometryUtil2D.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/*
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Copyright: 2010-2015, iMinds-Vision Lab, University of Antwerp
+           2014-2015, CWI, Amsterdam
+
+Contact: astra@uantwerpen.be
+Website: http://sf.net/projects/astra-toolbox
+
+This file is part of the ASTRA Toolbox.
+
+
+The ASTRA Toolbox is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+The ASTRA Toolbox is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with the ASTRA Toolbox. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$Id$
+*/
+
+#include "astra/GeometryUtil2D.h"
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace astra {
+
+SParProjection* genParProjections(unsigned int iProjAngles,
+                                  unsigned int iProjDets,
+                                  double fDetSize,
+                                  const float *pfAngles,
+                                  const float *pfExtraOffsets)
+{
+	SParProjection base;
+	base.fRayX = 0.0f;
+	base.fRayY = 1.0f;
+
+	base.fDetSX = iProjDets * fDetSize * -0.5f;
+	base.fDetSY = 0.0f;
+
+	base.fDetUX = fDetSize;
+	base.fDetUY = 0.0f;
+
+	SParProjection* p = new SParProjection[iProjAngles];
+
+#define ROTATE0(name,i,alpha) do { p[i].f##name##X = base.f##name##X * cos(alpha) - base.f##name##Y * sin(alpha); p[i].f##name##Y = base.f##name##X * sin(alpha) + base.f##name##Y * cos(alpha); } while(0)
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < iProjAngles; ++i) {
+		if (pfExtraOffsets) {
+			// TODO
+		}
+
+		ROTATE0(Ray, i, pfAngles[i]);
+		ROTATE0(DetS, i, pfAngles[i]);
+		ROTATE0(DetU, i, pfAngles[i]);
+
+		if (pfExtraOffsets) {
+			float d = pfExtraOffsets[i];
+			p[i].fDetSX -= d * p[i].fDetUX;
+			p[i].fDetSY -= d * p[i].fDetUY;
+		}
+	}
+
+#undef ROTATE0
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+
+SFanProjection* genFanProjections(unsigned int iProjAngles,
+                                  unsigned int iProjDets,
+                                  double fOriginSource, double fOriginDetector,
+                                  double fDetSize,
+                                  const float *pfAngles)
+//                                  const float *pfExtraOffsets)
+{
+	SFanProjection *pProjs = new SFanProjection[iProjAngles];
+
+	float fSrcX0 = 0.0f;
+	float fSrcY0 = -fOriginSource;
+	float fDetUX0 = fDetSize;
+	float fDetUY0 = 0.0f;
+	float fDetSX0 = iProjDets * fDetUX0 / -2.0f;
+	float fDetSY0 = fOriginDetector;
+
+#define ROTATE0(name,i,alpha) do { pProjs[i].f##name##X = f##name##X0 * cos(alpha) - f##name##Y0 * sin(alpha); pProjs[i].f##name##Y = f##name##X0 * sin(alpha) + f##name##Y0 * cos(alpha); } while(0)
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < iProjAngles; ++i) {
+		ROTATE0(Src, i, pfAngles[i]);
+		ROTATE0(DetS, i, pfAngles[i]);
+		ROTATE0(DetU, i, pfAngles[i]);
+	}
+
+#undef ROTATE0
+
+	return pProjs;
+}
+
+// Convert a SParProjection back into its set of "standard" circular parallel
+// beam parameters. This is always possible.
+bool getParParameters(const SParProjection &proj, unsigned int iProjDets, float &fAngle, float &fDetSize, float &fOffset)
+{
+	// Take part of DetU orthogonal to Ray
+	double ux = proj.fDetUX;
+	double uy = proj.fDetUY;
+
+	double t = (ux * proj.fRayX + uy * proj.fRayY) / (proj.fRayX * proj.fRayX + proj.fRayY * proj.fRayY);
+
+	ux -= t * proj.fRayX;
+	uy -= t * proj.fRayY;
+
+	double angle = atan2(uy, ux);
+
+	fAngle = (float)angle;
+
+	double norm2 = uy * uy + ux * ux;
+
+	fDetSize = (float)sqrt(norm2);
+
+	// CHECKME: SIGNS?
+	fOffset = (float)(-0.5*iProjDets - (proj.fDetSY*uy + proj.fDetSX*ux) / norm2);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+// Convert a SFanProjection back into its set of "standard" circular fan beam
+// parameters. This will return false if it can not be represented in this way.
+bool getFanParameters(const SFanProjection &proj, unsigned int iProjDets, float &fAngle, float &fOriginSource, float &fOriginDetector, float &fDetSize, float &fOffset)
+{
+	// angle
+	// det size
+	// offset
+	// origin-source
+	// origin-detector
+
+	// Need to check if line source-origin is orthogonal to vector ux,uy
+	// (including the case source==origin)
+
+	// (equivalent: source and origin project to same point on detector)
+
+	double dp = proj.fSrcX * proj.fDetUX + proj.fSrcY * proj.fDetUY;
+
+	double rel = (proj.fSrcX*proj.fSrcX + proj.fSrcY*proj.fSrcY) * (proj.fDetUX*proj.fDetUX + proj.fDetUY*proj.fDetUY);
+	rel = sqrt(rel);
+
+	if (std::abs(dp) > rel * 0.0001)
+		return false;
+
+	fOriginSource = sqrt(proj.fSrcX*proj.fSrcX + proj.fSrcY*proj.fSrcY);
+
+	fDetSize = sqrt(proj.fDetUX*proj.fDetUX + proj.fDetUY*proj.fDetUY);
+
+	// project origin on detector line ( == project source on detector line)
+
+	double t = (- proj.fDetSX) * proj.fDetUX + (- proj.fDetSY) * proj.fDetUY;
+
+	fOffset = (float)t - 0.5*iProjDets;
+
+	// TODO: CHECKME
+	fOriginDetector = sqrt((proj.fDetSX + t * proj.fDetUX)*(proj.fDetSX + t * proj.fDetUX) + (proj.fDetSY + t * proj.fDetUY)*(proj.fDetSY + t * proj.fDetUY));
+
+	//float fAngle = atan2(proj.fDetSX + t * proj.fDetUX - proj.fSrcX, proj.fDetSY + t * proj.fDetUY); // TODO: Fix order + sign
+	fAngle = atan2(proj.fDetUY, proj.fDetUX); // TODO: Check order + sign
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+}
diff --git a/src/ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D.cpp b/src/ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D.cpp
index 5cc9174..7ff13e9 100644
--- a/src/ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool CParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D::_check()
 	// check base class
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(CProjector2D::_check(), "ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D", "Error in Projector2D initialization");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry) || dynamic_cast<CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
 
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iBlobSampleCount > 0, "ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D", "m_iBlobSampleCount should be strictly positive.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pfBlobValues, "ParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D", "Invalid Volume Geometry Object.");
@@ -154,17 +154,6 @@ bool CParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		for (int i = 0; i < m_iBlobSampleCount; i++) {
 			m_pfBlobValues[i] = values[i];
 		}
-
-		// Required: KernelValues
-		node2 = node.getSingleNode("KernelValuesNeg");
-		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node2, "BlobProjector", "No Kernel/KernelValuesNeg tag specified.");
-		vector<float32> values2 = node2.getContentNumericalArray();
-		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(values2.size() == (unsigned int)m_iBlobSampleCount, "BlobProjector", "Number of specified values doesn't match SampleCount.");
-		m_pfBlobValuesNeg = new float32[m_iBlobSampleCount];
-		for (int i = 0; i < m_iBlobSampleCount; i++) {
-			m_pfBlobValuesNeg[i] = values2[i];
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	// success
@@ -227,44 +216,44 @@ void CParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D::computeSingleRayWeights(int _iProjectio
 // Splat a single point
 std::vector<SDetector2D> CParallelBeamBlobKernelProjector2D::projectPoint(int _iRow, int _iCol)
 {
-	float32 x = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol);
-	float32 y = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow);
-
-	std::vector<SDetector2D> res;
-	// loop projectors and detectors
-	for (int iProjection = 0; iProjection < m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(); ++iProjection) {
-
-		// get projection angle
-		float32 theta = m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngle(iProjection);
-		if (theta >= 7*PIdiv4) theta -= 2*PI;
-		bool inverse = false;
-		if (theta >= 3*PIdiv4) {
-			theta -= PI;
-			inverse = true;
-		}
-
-		// calculate distance from the center of the voxel to the ray though the origin
-		float32 t = x * cos(theta) + y * sin(theta);
-		if (inverse) t *= -1.0f;
-
-		// calculate the offset on the detectorarray (in indices)
-		float32 d = m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(t);
-		int dmin = (int)ceil(d - m_fBlobSize);
-		int dmax = (int)floor(d + m_fBlobSize);
-
-		// add affected detectors to the list
-		for (int i = dmin; i <= dmax; ++i) {
-			if (d >= 0 && d < m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount()) {
-				SDetector2D det;
-				det.m_iAngleIndex = iProjection;
-				det.m_iDetectorIndex = i;
-				det.m_iIndex = iProjection * getProjectionGeometry()->getDetectorCount() + i;
-				res.push_back(det);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// return result vector
-	return res;
-
+	// float32 x = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol);
+	// float32 y = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow);
+
+	// std::vector<SDetector2D> res;
+	// // loop projectors and detectors
+	// for (int iProjection = 0; iProjection < m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(); ++iProjection) {
+
+	// 	// get projection angle
+	// 	float32 theta = m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngle(iProjection);
+	// 	if (theta >= 7*PIdiv4) theta -= 2*PI;
+	// 	bool inverse = false;
+	// 	if (theta >= 3*PIdiv4) {
+	// 		theta -= PI;
+	// 		inverse = true;
+	// 	}
+
+	// 	// calculate distance from the center of the voxel to the ray though the origin
+	// 	float32 t = x * cos(theta) + y * sin(theta);
+	// 	if (inverse) t *= -1.0f;
+
+	// 	// calculate the offset on the detectorarray (in indices)
+	// 	float32 d = m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(t);
+	// 	int dmin = (int)ceil(d - m_fBlobSize);
+	// 	int dmax = (int)floor(d + m_fBlobSize);
+
+	// 	// add affected detectors to the list
+	// 	for (int i = dmin; i <= dmax; ++i) {
+	// 		if (d >= 0 && d < m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount()) {
+	// 			SDetector2D det;
+	// 			det.m_iAngleIndex = iProjection;
+	// 			det.m_iDetectorIndex = i;
+	// 			det.m_iIndex = iProjection * getProjectionGeometry()->getDetectorCount() + i;
+	// 			res.push_back(det);
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	// // return result vector
+	// return res;
+	return std::vector<SDetector2D>();
 }
diff --git a/src/ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp b/src/ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp
index a5f46a7..a7d72d4 100644
--- a/src/ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ bool CParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D::_check()
 	// check base class
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(CProjector2D::_check(), "ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Error in Projector2D initialization");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry) || dynamic_cast<CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() == m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY(), "ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(abs(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() / m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY()) - 1 < eps, "ParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
 
 	// success
 	return true;
@@ -161,61 +161,63 @@ void CParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D::computeSingleRayWeights(int _iProjectio
 // Project Point
 std::vector<SDetector2D> CParallelBeamLineKernelProjector2D::projectPoint(int _iRow, int _iCol)
 {
-	float32 xUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-	float32 xUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-	float32 xLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-	float32 xLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-
 	std::vector<SDetector2D> res;
-	// loop projectors and detectors
-	for (int iProjection = 0; iProjection < m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(); ++iProjection) {
-
-		// get projection angle
-		float32 theta = m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngle(iProjection);
-		if (theta >= 7*PIdiv4) theta -= 2*PI;
-		bool inverse = false;
-		if (theta >= 3*PIdiv4) {
-			theta -= PI;
-			inverse = true;
-		}
-
-		// calculate distance from the center of the voxel to the ray though the origin
-		float32 tUL = xUL * cos(theta) + yUL * sin(theta);
-		float32 tUR = xUR * cos(theta) + yUR * sin(theta);
-		float32 tLL = xLL * cos(theta) + yLL * sin(theta);
-		float32 tLR = xLR * cos(theta) + yLR * sin(theta);
-		if (inverse) {
-			tUL *= -1.0f;
-			tUR *= -1.0f;
-			tLL *= -1.0f;
-			tLR *= -1.0f;
-		}
-		float32 tMin = min(tUL, min(tUR, min(tLL,tLR)));
-		float32 tMax = max(tUL, max(tUR, max(tLL,tLR)));
-
-		// calculate the offset on the detectorarray (in indices)
-		int dmin = (int)floor(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMin));
-		int dmax = (int)ceil(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMax));
-
-		// add affected detectors to the list
-		for (int i = dmin; i <= dmax; ++i) {
-			if (i >= 0 && i < m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount()) {
-				SDetector2D det;
-				det.m_iAngleIndex = iProjection;
-				det.m_iDetectorIndex = i;
-				det.m_iIndex = iProjection * getProjectionGeometry()->getDetectorCount() + i;
-				res.push_back(det);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// return result vector
 	return res;
 
+	// float32 xUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+
+	// std::vector<SDetector2D> res;
+	// // loop projectors and detectors
+	// for (int iProjection = 0; iProjection < m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(); ++iProjection) {
+
+	// 	// get projection angle
+	// 	float32 theta = m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngle(iProjection);
+	// 	if (theta >= 7*PIdiv4) theta -= 2*PI;
+	// 	bool inverse = false;
+	// 	if (theta >= 3*PIdiv4) {
+	// 		theta -= PI;
+	// 		inverse = true;
+	// 	}
+
+	// 	// calculate distance from the center of the voxel to the ray though the origin
+	// 	float32 tUL = xUL * cos(theta) + yUL * sin(theta);
+	// 	float32 tUR = xUR * cos(theta) + yUR * sin(theta);
+	// 	float32 tLL = xLL * cos(theta) + yLL * sin(theta);
+	// 	float32 tLR = xLR * cos(theta) + yLR * sin(theta);
+	// 	if (inverse) {
+	// 		tUL *= -1.0f;
+	// 		tUR *= -1.0f;
+	// 		tLL *= -1.0f;
+	// 		tLR *= -1.0f;
+	// 	}
+	// 	float32 tMin = min(tUL, min(tUR, min(tLL,tLR)));
+	// 	float32 tMax = max(tUL, max(tUR, max(tLL,tLR)));
+
+	// 	// calculate the offset on the detectorarray (in indices)
+	// 	int dmin = (int)floor(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMin));
+	// 	int dmax = (int)ceil(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMax));
+
+	// 	// add affected detectors to the list
+	// 	for (int i = dmin; i <= dmax; ++i) {
+	// 		if (i >= 0 && i < m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount()) {
+	// 			SDetector2D det;
+	// 			det.m_iAngleIndex = iProjection;
+	// 			det.m_iDetectorIndex = i;
+	// 			det.m_iIndex = iProjection * getProjectionGeometry()->getDetectorCount() + i;
+	// 			res.push_back(det);
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	// // return result vector
+	// return res;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D.cpp b/src/ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D.cpp
index e9034bf..98946a8 100644
--- a/src/ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ bool CParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D::_check()
 	// check base class
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(CProjector2D::_check(), "ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D", "Error in Projector2D initialization");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry) || dynamic_cast<CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
 
 	/// TODO: ADD PIXEL H/W LIMITATIONS
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() == m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY(), "ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(abs(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() / m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY()) - 1 < eps, "ParallelBeamLinearKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
 
 	// success
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp b/src/ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp
index ab4e49e..5a0767b 100644
--- a/src/ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ bool CParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D::_check()
 	// check base class
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(CProjector2D::_check(), "ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Error in Projector2D initialization");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(dynamic_cast<CParallelProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry) || dynamic_cast<CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pProjectionGeometry), "ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Unsupported projection geometry");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() == m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY(), "ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(abs(m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() / m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY()) - 1 < eps, "ParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D", "Pixel height must equal pixel width.");
 	
 	// success
 	return true;
@@ -163,57 +163,57 @@ void CParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D::computeSingleRayWeights(int _iProjecti
 // Splat a single point
 std::vector<SDetector2D> CParallelBeamStripKernelProjector2D::projectPoint(int _iRow, int _iCol)
 {
-	float32 xUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-	float32 xUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-	float32 xLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
-	float32 xLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
-	float32 yLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yUL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yUR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) - m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yLL = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 xLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelColToCenterX(_iCol) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthX() * 0.5f;
+	// float32 yLR = m_pVolumeGeometry->pixelRowToCenterY(_iRow) + m_pVolumeGeometry->getPixelLengthY() * 0.5f;
 
 	std::vector<SDetector2D> res;
-	// loop projectors and detectors
-	for (int iProjection = 0; iProjection < m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(); ++iProjection) {
-
-		// get projection angle
-		float32 theta = m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngle(iProjection);
-		if (theta >= 7*PIdiv4) theta -= 2*PI;
-		bool inverse = false;
-		if (theta >= 3*PIdiv4) {
-			theta -= PI;
-			inverse = true;
-		}
-
-		// calculate distance from the center of the voxel to the ray though the origin
-		float32 tUL = xUL * cos(theta) + yUL * sin(theta);
-		float32 tUR = xUR * cos(theta) + yUR * sin(theta);
-		float32 tLL = xLL * cos(theta) + yLL * sin(theta);
-		float32 tLR = xLR * cos(theta) + yLR * sin(theta);
-		if (inverse) {
-			tUL *= -1.0f;
-			tUR *= -1.0f;
-			tLL *= -1.0f;
-			tLR *= -1.0f;
-		}
-		float32 tMin = min(tUL, min(tUR, min(tLL,tLR)));
-		float32 tMax = max(tUL, max(tUR, max(tLL,tLR)));
-
-		// calculate the offset on the detectorarray (in indices)
-		int dmin = (int)floor(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMin));
-		int dmax = (int)ceil(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMax));
-
-		// add affected detectors to the list
-		for (int i = dmin; i <= dmax; ++i) {
-			if (i >= 0 && i < m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount()) {
-				SDetector2D det;
-				det.m_iAngleIndex = iProjection;
-				det.m_iDetectorIndex = i;
-				det.m_iIndex = iProjection * getProjectionGeometry()->getDetectorCount() + i;
-				res.push_back(det);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	// // loop projectors and detectors
+	// for (int iProjection = 0; iProjection < m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(); ++iProjection) {
+
+	// 	// get projection angle
+	// 	float32 theta = m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngle(iProjection);
+	// 	if (theta >= 7*PIdiv4) theta -= 2*PI;
+	// 	bool inverse = false;
+	// 	if (theta >= 3*PIdiv4) {
+	// 		theta -= PI;
+	// 		inverse = true;
+	// 	}
+
+	// 	// calculate distance from the center of the voxel to the ray though the origin
+	// 	float32 tUL = xUL * cos(theta) + yUL * sin(theta);
+	// 	float32 tUR = xUR * cos(theta) + yUR * sin(theta);
+	// 	float32 tLL = xLL * cos(theta) + yLL * sin(theta);
+	// 	float32 tLR = xLR * cos(theta) + yLR * sin(theta);
+	// 	if (inverse) {
+	// 		tUL *= -1.0f;
+	// 		tUR *= -1.0f;
+	// 		tLL *= -1.0f;
+	// 		tLR *= -1.0f;
+	// 	}
+	// 	float32 tMin = min(tUL, min(tUR, min(tLL,tLR)));
+	// 	float32 tMax = max(tUL, max(tUR, max(tLL,tLR)));
+
+	// 	// calculate the offset on the detectorarray (in indices)
+	// 	int dmin = (int)floor(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMin));
+	// 	int dmax = (int)ceil(m_pProjectionGeometry->detectorOffsetToIndexFloat(tMax));
+
+	// 	// add affected detectors to the list
+	// 	for (int i = dmin; i <= dmax; ++i) {
+	// 		if (i >= 0 && i < m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount()) {
+	// 			SDetector2D det;
+	// 			det.m_iAngleIndex = iProjection;
+	// 			det.m_iDetectorIndex = i;
+	// 			det.m_iIndex = iProjection * getProjectionGeometry()->getDetectorCount() + i;
+	// 			res.push_back(det);
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// }
 
 	// return result vector
 	return res;
diff --git a/src/ParallelProjectionGeometry2D.cpp b/src/ParallelProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
index f73df50..3cc506a 100644
--- a/src/ParallelProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ParallelProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ along with the ASTRA Toolbox. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "astra/ParallelProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 
+#include "astra/GeometryUtil2D.h"
+
 #include <cstring>
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -47,15 +49,13 @@ CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::CParallelProjectionGeometry2D() :
 CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::CParallelProjectionGeometry2D(int _iProjectionAngleCount, 
 															 int _iDetectorCount, 
 															 float32 _fDetectorWidth, 
-															 const float32* _pfProjectionAngles,
-															 const float32* _pfExtraDetectorOffsets)
+															 const float32* _pfProjectionAngles)
 {
 	_clear();
 	initialize(_iProjectionAngleCount,
 				_iDetectorCount, 
 				_fDetectorWidth, 
-				_pfProjectionAngles,
-				_pfExtraDetectorOffsets);
+				_pfProjectionAngles);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::CParallelProjectionGeometry2D(const CParallelProj
 	initialize(_projGeom.m_iProjectionAngleCount,
 				_projGeom.m_iDetectorCount, 
 				_projGeom.m_fDetectorWidth, 
-				_projGeom.m_pfProjectionAngles,
-				_projGeom.m_pfExtraDetectorOffset);
+				_projGeom.m_pfProjectionAngles);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -115,14 +114,12 @@ bool CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 bool CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(int _iProjectionAngleCount, 
 											   int _iDetectorCount, 
 											   float32 _fDetectorWidth, 
-											   const float32* _pfProjectionAngles,
-											   const float32* _pfExtraDetectorOffsets)
+											   const float32* _pfProjectionAngles)
 {
 	_initialize(_iProjectionAngleCount, 
 			    _iDetectorCount, 
 			    _fDetectorWidth, 
-			    _pfProjectionAngles,
-				_pfExtraDetectorOffsets);
+			    _pfProjectionAngles);
 
 	// success
 	m_bInitialized = _check();
@@ -178,15 +175,10 @@ Config* CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::getConfiguration() const
 	cfg->self.addChildNode("DetectorCount", getDetectorCount());
 	cfg->self.addChildNode("DetectorWidth", getDetectorWidth());
 	cfg->self.addChildNode("ProjectionAngles", m_pfProjectionAngles, m_iProjectionAngleCount);
-	if(m_pfExtraDetectorOffset!=NULL){
-		XMLNode opt = cfg->self.addChildNode("Option");
-		opt.addAttribute("key","ExtraDetectorOffset");
-		opt.setContent(m_pfExtraDetectorOffset, m_iProjectionAngleCount);
-	}
 	return cfg;
 }
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CVector3D CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::getProjectionDirection(int _iProjectionIndex, int _iDetectorIndex /* = 0 */)
 {
 	CVector3D vOutput;
@@ -200,4 +192,18 @@ CVector3D CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::getProjectionDirection(int _iProjection
 	return vOutput;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D* CParallelProjectionGeometry2D::toVectorGeometry()
+{
+	SParProjection* vectors = genParProjections(m_iProjectionAngleCount,
+	                                            m_iDetectorCount,
+	                                            m_fDetectorWidth,
+	                                            m_pfProjectionAngles, 0);
+	// TODO: ExtraOffsets?
+	CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D* vecGeom = new CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D();
+	vecGeom->initialize(m_iProjectionAngleCount, m_iDetectorCount, vectors);
+	delete[] vectors;
+	return vecGeom;
+}
+
 } // end namespace astra
diff --git a/src/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D.cpp b/src/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1503076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+/*
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Copyright: 2010-2015, iMinds-Vision Lab, University of Antwerp
+           2014-2015, CWI, Amsterdam
+
+Contact: astra@uantwerpen.be
+Website: http://sf.net/projects/astra-toolbox
+
+This file is part of the ASTRA Toolbox.
+
+
+The ASTRA Toolbox is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+The ASTRA Toolbox is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with the ASTRA Toolbox. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$Id$
+*/
+
+#include "astra/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D.h"
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace astra
+{
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Default constructor. Sets all variables to zero. 
+CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D()
+{
+	_clear();
+	m_pProjectionAngles = 0;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Constructor.
+CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D(int _iProjectionAngleCount, 
+                                                                 int _iDetectorCount, 
+                                                                 const SParProjection* _pProjectionAngles)
+{
+	this->initialize(_iProjectionAngleCount, 
+	                 _iDetectorCount, 
+	                 _pProjectionAngles);
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copy Constructor
+CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D(const CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D& _projGeom)
+{
+	_clear();
+	this->initialize(_projGeom.m_iProjectionAngleCount,
+	                 _projGeom.m_iDetectorCount,
+	                 _projGeom.m_pProjectionAngles);
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Destructor.
+CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::~CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D()
+{
+	// TODO
+	delete[] m_pProjectionAngles;
+}
+
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Initialization.
+bool CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(int _iProjectionAngleCount, 
+											  int _iDetectorCount, 
+											  const SParProjection* _pProjectionAngles)
+{
+	m_iProjectionAngleCount = _iProjectionAngleCount;
+	m_iDetectorCount = _iDetectorCount;
+	m_pProjectionAngles = new SParProjection[m_iProjectionAngleCount];
+	for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; ++i)
+		m_pProjectionAngles[i] = _pProjectionAngles[i];
+
+	// TODO: check?
+
+	// success
+	m_bInitialized = _check();
+	return m_bInitialized;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Initialization with a Config object
+bool CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
+{
+	ASTRA_ASSERT(_cfg.self);
+	ConfigStackCheck<CProjectionGeometry2D> CC("ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D", this, _cfg);	
+
+	// TODO: Fix up class hierarchy... this class doesn't fit very well.
+	// initialization of parent class
+	//CProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(_cfg);
+
+	// Required: DetectorCount
+	XMLNode node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("DetectorCount");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D", "No DetectorRowCount tag specified.");
+	m_iDetectorCount = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
+	CC.markNodeParsed("DetectorCount");
+
+	// Required: Vectors
+	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("Vectors");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D", "No Vectors tag specified.");
+	vector<float32> data = node.getContentNumericalArray();
+	CC.markNodeParsed("Vectors");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(data.size() % 6 == 0, "ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D", "Vectors doesn't consist of 6-tuples.");
+	m_iProjectionAngleCount = data.size() / 6;
+	m_pProjectionAngles = new SParProjection[m_iProjectionAngleCount];
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; ++i) {
+		SParProjection& p = m_pProjectionAngles[i];
+		p.fRayX  = data[6*i +  0];
+		p.fRayY  = data[6*i +  1];
+		p.fDetUX = data[6*i +  4];
+		p.fDetUY = data[6*i +  5];
+
+		// The backend code currently expects the corner of the detector, while
+		// the matlab interface supplies the center
+		p.fDetSX = data[6*i +  2] - 0.5f * m_iDetectorCount * p.fDetUX;
+		p.fDetSY = data[6*i +  3] - 0.5f * m_iDetectorCount * p.fDetUY;
+	}
+
+	// success
+	m_bInitialized = _check();
+	return m_bInitialized;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Clone
+CProjectionGeometry2D* CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::clone()
+{
+	return new CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D(*this);
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// is equal
+bool CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::isEqual(CProjectionGeometry2D* _pGeom2) const
+{
+	if (_pGeom2 == NULL) return false;
+
+	// try to cast argument to CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D
+	CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D* pGeom2 = dynamic_cast<CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D*>(_pGeom2);
+	if (pGeom2 == NULL) return false;
+
+	// both objects must be initialized
+	if (!m_bInitialized || !pGeom2->m_bInitialized) return false;
+
+	// check all values
+	if (m_iProjectionAngleCount != pGeom2->m_iProjectionAngleCount) return false;
+	if (m_iDetectorCount != pGeom2->m_iDetectorCount) return false;
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; ++i) {
+		if (memcmp(&m_pProjectionAngles[i], &pGeom2->m_pProjectionAngles[i], sizeof(m_pProjectionAngles[i])) != 0) return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Is of type
+bool CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::isOfType(const std::string& _sType)
+{
+	return (_sType == "parallel_vec");
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+CVector3D CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::getProjectionDirection(int _iProjectionIndex, int _iDetectorIndex /* = 0 */)
+{
+	CVector3D vOutput(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+
+	// not implemented
+	ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
+
+	return vOutput;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::getRayParams(int _iRow, int _iColumn, float32& _fT, float32& _fTheta) const
+{
+	// not implemented
+	ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::_check()
+{
+	// TODO
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Get the configuration object
+Config* CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D::getConfiguration() const 
+{
+	Config* cfg = new Config();
+	cfg->initialize("ProjectionGeometry2D");
+	cfg->self.addAttribute("type", "parallel_vec");
+	cfg->self.addChildNode("DetectorCount", getDetectorCount());
+	std::string vectors = "";
+	for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; ++i) {
+		SParProjection& p = m_pProjectionAngles[i];
+		vectors += boost::lexical_cast<string>(p.fRayX) + ",";
+		vectors += boost::lexical_cast<string>(p.fRayY) + ",";
+		vectors += boost::lexical_cast<string>(p.fDetSX + 0.5f * m_iDetectorCount * p.fDetUX) + ",";
+		vectors += boost::lexical_cast<string>(p.fDetSY + 0.5f * m_iDetectorCount * p.fDetUY) + ",";
+		vectors += boost::lexical_cast<string>(p.fDetUX) + ",";
+		vectors += boost::lexical_cast<string>(p.fDetUY);
+		if (i < m_iProjectionAngleCount-1) vectors += ';';
+	}
+	cfg->self.addChildNode("Vectors", vectors);
+	return cfg;
+}
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+} // namespace astra
diff --git a/src/ProjectionGeometry2D.cpp b/src/ProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
index e9f08ec..54605a7 100644
--- a/src/ProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ProjectionGeometry2D.cpp
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ CProjectionGeometry2D::CProjectionGeometry2D() : configCheckData(0)
 CProjectionGeometry2D::CProjectionGeometry2D(int _iAngleCount, 
 											 int _iDetectorCount, 
 											 float32 _fDetectorWidth, 
-											 const float32* _pfProjectionAngles,
-											 const float32* _pfExtraDetectorOffsets) : configCheckData(0)
+											 const float32* _pfProjectionAngles) : configCheckData(0)
 {
 	_clear();
-	_initialize(_iAngleCount, _iDetectorCount, _fDetectorWidth, _pfProjectionAngles,_pfExtraDetectorOffsets);
+	_initialize(_iAngleCount, _iDetectorCount, _fDetectorWidth, _pfProjectionAngles);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ void CProjectionGeometry2D::_clear()
 	m_iDetectorCount = 0;
 	m_fDetectorWidth = 0.0f;
 	m_pfProjectionAngles = NULL;
-	m_pfExtraDetectorOffset = NULL;
 	m_bInitialized = false;
 }
 
@@ -82,10 +80,8 @@ void CProjectionGeometry2D::clear()
 	m_fDetectorWidth = 0.0f;
 	if (m_bInitialized){
 		delete[] m_pfProjectionAngles;
-		delete[] m_pfExtraDetectorOffset;
 	}
 	m_pfProjectionAngles = NULL;
-	m_pfExtraDetectorOffset = NULL;
 	m_bInitialized = false;
 }
 
@@ -144,19 +140,6 @@ bool CProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 	}
 	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectionAngles");
 
-	vector<float32> offset = _cfg.self.getOptionNumericalArray("ExtraDetectorOffset");
-	m_pfExtraDetectorOffset = new float32[m_iProjectionAngleCount];
-	if (offset.size() == (size_t)m_iProjectionAngleCount) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; i++) {
-			m_pfExtraDetectorOffset[i] = offset[i];
-		}
-	} else {
-		for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; i++) {
-			m_pfExtraDetectorOffset[i] = 0.0f;
-		}	
-	}
-	CC.markOptionParsed("ExtraDetectorOffset");
-
 	// some checks
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iDetectorCount > 0, "ProjectionGeometry2D", "DetectorCount should be positive.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fDetectorWidth > 0.0f, "ProjectionGeometry2D", "DetectorWidth should be positive.");
@@ -171,8 +154,7 @@ bool CProjectionGeometry2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 bool CProjectionGeometry2D::_initialize(int _iProjectionAngleCount, 
 									    int _iDetectorCount, 
 									    float32 _fDetectorWidth, 
-									    const float32* _pfProjectionAngles,
-										const float32* _pfExtraDetectorOffsets)
+									    const float32* _pfProjectionAngles)
 {
 	if (m_bInitialized) {
 		clear();
@@ -183,10 +165,8 @@ bool CProjectionGeometry2D::_initialize(int _iProjectionAngleCount,
 	m_iDetectorCount = _iDetectorCount;
 	m_fDetectorWidth = _fDetectorWidth;
 	m_pfProjectionAngles = new float32[m_iProjectionAngleCount];
-	m_pfExtraDetectorOffset = new float32[m_iProjectionAngleCount];
 	for (int i = 0; i < m_iProjectionAngleCount; i++) {
 		m_pfProjectionAngles[i] = _pfProjectionAngles[i];		
-		m_pfExtraDetectorOffset[i] = _pfExtraDetectorOffsets ? _pfExtraDetectorOffsets[i]:0;
 	}
 
 	// Interface class, so don't set m_bInitialized to true
diff --git a/src/Projector2D.cpp b/src/Projector2D.cpp
index 78412e6..ced5b84 100644
--- a/src/Projector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/Projector2D.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ along with the ASTRA Toolbox. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "astra/Projector2D.h"
 
+#include "astra/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 #include "astra/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 #include "astra/FanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 #include "astra/SparseMatrixProjectionGeometry2D.h"
@@ -130,6 +131,10 @@ bool CProjector2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D* pFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry = new CFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D();
 		pFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry->initialize(Config(node));
 		m_pProjectionGeometry = pFanFlatVecProjectionGeometry;
+	} else if (type == "parallel_vec") {
+		CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D* pParallelVecProjectionGeometry = new CParallelVecProjectionGeometry2D();
+		pParallelVecProjectionGeometry->initialize(Config(node));
+		m_pProjectionGeometry = pParallelVecProjectionGeometry;
 	} else {
 		m_pProjectionGeometry = new CParallelProjectionGeometry2D();
 		m_pProjectionGeometry->initialize(Config(node));
diff --git a/src/VolumeGeometry2D.cpp b/src/VolumeGeometry2D.cpp
index dd056ae..75d0dfc 100644
--- a/src/VolumeGeometry2D.cpp
+++ b/src/VolumeGeometry2D.cpp
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ bool CVolumeGeometry2D::_check()
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fWindowMinX < m_fWindowMaxX, "VolumeGeometry2D", "WindowMinX should be lower than WindowMaxX.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fWindowMinY < m_fWindowMaxY, "VolumeGeometry2D", "WindowMinY should be lower than WindowMaxY.");
 
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iGridTotCount == (m_iGridColCount * m_iGridRowCount), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fWindowLengthX == (m_fWindowMaxX - m_fWindowMinX), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fWindowLengthY == (m_fWindowMaxY - m_fWindowMinY), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fWindowArea == (m_fWindowLengthX * m_fWindowLengthY), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fPixelLengthX == (m_fWindowLengthX / (float32)m_iGridColCount), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fPixelLengthY == (m_fWindowLengthY / (float32)m_iGridRowCount), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_fPixelArea == (m_fPixelLengthX * m_fPixelLengthY), "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fDivPixelLengthX * m_fPixelLengthX - 1.0f) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fDivPixelLengthY * m_fPixelLengthY - 1.0f) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_iGridTotCount - (m_iGridColCount * m_iGridRowCount)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_iGridTotCount).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fWindowLengthX - (m_fWindowMaxX - m_fWindowMinX)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fWindowLengthX).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fWindowLengthY - (m_fWindowMaxY - m_fWindowMinY)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fWindowLengthY).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fWindowArea - (m_fWindowLengthX * m_fWindowLengthY)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fWindowArea).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fPixelLengthX - (m_fWindowLengthX / (float32)m_iGridColCount)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fPixelLengthX).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fPixelLengthY - (m_fWindowLengthY / (float32)m_iGridRowCount)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fPixelLengthY).");
+
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fPixelArea - (m_fPixelLengthX * m_fPixelLengthY)) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fPixelArea).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fDivPixelLengthX * m_fPixelLengthX - 1.0f) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fDivPixelLengthX).");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(fabsf(m_fDivPixelLengthY * m_fPixelLengthY - 1.0f) < eps, "VolumeGeometry2D", "Internal configuration error (m_fDivPixelLengthY).");
 
 	return true;
 }