Merge pull request #94 from wjp/cuda_options2

Improve option passing via CudaProjector(2D/3D)

16 files changed, 298 insertions, 281 deletions

diff --git a/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
index 365e058..a73f895 100644
--- a/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@ bool CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 // Initialize - C++
 bool CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
                                      CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
-                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction,
-                                     int _iGPUindex, int _iPixelSuperSampling)
+                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction)
 {
-	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction, _iGPUindex, 1, _iPixelSuperSampling);
+	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction);
 
 	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp b/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp
index e8e0433..c9d9447 100644
--- a/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ $Id$
 #include "astra/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry3D.h"
 #include "astra/ConeVecProjectionGeometry3D.h"
 
+#include "astra/Logging.h"
+
 #include "../cuda/3d/astra3d.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -87,6 +89,24 @@ bool CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D::_check()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D::initializeFromProjector()
+{
+	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
+
+	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
+			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector3D passed to BP3D_CUDA");
+		}
+	} else {
+		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
+
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - Config
 bool CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
@@ -103,21 +123,18 @@ bool CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = 0;
-	pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
-	if (!pCudaProjector) {
-		// TODO: Report
-	}
-
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
-
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
-	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector)
-		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+	// Deprecated options
 	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("VoxelSuperSampling", m_iVoxelSuperSampling);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", m_iGPUIndex);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUIndex", m_iGPUIndex);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("VoxelSuperSampling");
+	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUIndex");
+	if (!_cfg.self.hasOption("GPUIndex"))
+		CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
+
+
 
 	CFloat32ProjectionData3DMemory* pSinoMem = dynamic_cast<CFloat32ProjectionData3DMemory*>(m_pSinogram);
 	ASTRA_ASSERT(pSinoMem);
@@ -151,6 +168,8 @@ bool CCudaBackProjectionAlgorithm3D::initialize(CProjector3D* _pProjector,
 	m_pSinogram = _pSinogram;
 	m_pReconstruction = _pReconstruction;
 
+	initializeFromProjector();
+
 	// success
 	m_bIsInitialized = _check();
 	return m_bIsInitialized;
diff --git a/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm.cpp
index 0cedff6..9dd4f78 100644
--- a/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,9 @@ bool CCudaCglsAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 // Initialize - C++
 bool CCudaCglsAlgorithm::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
                                     CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
-                                    CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction,
-                                    int _iGPUindex, int _iDetectorSuperSampling,
-                                    int _iPixelSuperSampling)
+                                    CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction)
 {
-	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction, _iGPUindex, _iDetectorSuperSampling, _iPixelSuperSampling);
+	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction);
 
 	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm3D.cpp b/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm3D.cpp
index f527dc5..1cccb6a 100644
--- a/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaCglsAlgorithm3D.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ $Id$
 #include "astra/ParallelVecProjectionGeometry3D.h"
 #include "astra/ConeVecProjectionGeometry3D.h"
 
+#include "astra/Logging.h"
+
 #include "../cuda/3d/astra3d.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -90,6 +92,26 @@ bool CCudaCglsAlgorithm3D::_check()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CCudaCglsAlgorithm3D::initializeFromProjector()
+{
+	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
+
+	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
+			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector3D passed to CGLS3D_CUDA");
+		}
+	} else {
+		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
+
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - Config
 bool CCudaCglsAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
@@ -107,27 +129,20 @@ bool CCudaCglsAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = 0;
-	pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
-	if (!pCudaProjector) {
-		// TODO: Report
-	}
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
-
-	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector) {
-		// New interface
-		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
-		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
-	}
 	// Deprecated options
 	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("VoxelSuperSampling", m_iVoxelSuperSampling);
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", m_iDetectorSuperSampling);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", m_iGPUIndex);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUIndex", m_iGPUIndex);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("VoxelSuperSampling");
 	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
+	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUIndex");
+	if (!_cfg.self.hasOption("GPUIndex"))
+		CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
+
+
 
 	m_pCgls = new AstraCGLS3d();
 
@@ -155,6 +170,8 @@ bool CCudaCglsAlgorithm3D::initialize(CProjector3D* _pProjector,
 	m_pSinogram = _pSinogram;
 	m_pReconstruction = _pReconstruction;
 
+	initializeFromProjector();
+
 	m_pCgls = new AstraCGLS3d;
 
 	m_bAstraCGLSInit = false;
diff --git a/src/CudaEMAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaEMAlgorithm.cpp
index 5c71f3d..d0afd80 100644
--- a/src/CudaEMAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaEMAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ bool CCudaEMAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 // Initialize - C++
 bool CCudaEMAlgorithm::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
                                      CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
-                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction,
-                                     int _iGPUindex, int _iDetectorSuperSampling,
-                                     int _iPixelSuperSampling)
+                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction)
 {
-	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction, _iGPUindex, _iDetectorSuperSampling, _iPixelSuperSampling);
+	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction);
 
 	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp b/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp
index 667d926..625d02a 100644
--- a/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaFDKAlgorithm3D.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ $Id$
 #include "astra/CudaProjector3D.h"
 #include "astra/ConeProjectionGeometry3D.h"
 
+#include "astra/Logging.h"
+
 #include "../cuda/3d/astra3d.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -85,6 +87,24 @@ bool CCudaFDKAlgorithm3D::_check()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CCudaFDKAlgorithm3D::initializeFromProjector()
+{
+	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
+
+	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
+			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector3D passed to FDK_CUDA");
+		}
+	} else {
+		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
+
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - Config
 bool CCudaFDKAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
@@ -101,20 +121,18 @@ bool CCudaFDKAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = 0;
-	pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
-	if (!pCudaProjector) {
-		// TODO: Report
-	}
-
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
-	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector)
-		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+	// Deprecated options
 	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("VoxelSuperSampling", m_iVoxelSuperSampling);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", m_iGPUIndex);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUIndex", m_iGPUIndex);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("VoxelSuperSampling");
+	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUIndex");
+	if (!_cfg.self.hasOption("GPUIndex"))
+		CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
+
+
 
 	m_bShortScan = _cfg.self.getOptionBool("ShortScan", false);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("ShortScan");
diff --git a/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
index 6353c46..bcd70c4 100644
--- a/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,24 @@ CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::~CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm()
 	}
 }
 
+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();
+	}
+
+}
+
 bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
 	ASTRA_ASSERT(_cfg.self);
@@ -163,27 +181,24 @@ bool CCudaFilteredBackProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 	}
 	CC.markNodeParsed("FilterD"); // TODO: Only for some types!
 
-	// GPU number
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
-
-	m_iPixelSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector) {
-		// New interface
-		m_iPixelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
-	}
-	// Deprecated options
-	m_iPixelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("PixelSuperSampling", m_iPixelSuperSampling);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("PixelSuperSampling");
-
-
 	// Fan beam short scan mode
 	if (m_pSinogram && dynamic_cast<CFanFlatProjectionGeometry2D*>(m_pSinogram->getGeometry())) {
 		m_bShortScan = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionBool("ShortScan", false);
 		CC.markOptionParsed("ShortScan");
 	}
 
+	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;
diff --git a/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
index b382f2e..9ca13ae 100644
--- a/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ $Id$
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
 #include "astra/AstraObjectManager.h"
+#include "astra/ParallelProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 #include "astra/FanFlatProjectionGeometry2D.h"
 #include "astra/FanFlatVecProjectionGeometry2D.h"
+#include "astra/Float32ProjectionData2D.h"
+#include "astra/Float32VolumeData2D.h"
 #include "astra/CudaProjector2D.h"
 
 #include "astra/Logging.h"
@@ -66,6 +69,24 @@ CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::~CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initializeFromProjector()
+{
+	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
+
+	// Projector
+	CCudaProjector2D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector2D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
+			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector2D passed to FP_CUDA");
+		}
+	} else {
+		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - Config
 bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
@@ -74,14 +95,9 @@ bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 
 	// Projector
 	XMLNode node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectorId");
-	CCudaProjector2D* pCudaProjector = 0;
 	if (node) {
 		int id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
-		CProjector2D *projector = CProjector2DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
-		pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector2D*>(projector);
-		if (!pCudaProjector) {
-			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector2D passed to FP_CUDA");
-		}
+		m_pProjector = CProjector2DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
 	}
 	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectorId");
 
@@ -101,22 +117,18 @@ bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 	m_pVolume = dynamic_cast<CFloat32VolumeData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
 	CC.markNodeParsed("VolumeDataId");
 
+	initializeFromProjector();
+
+	// Deprecated options
+	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", m_iDetectorSuperSampling);
+	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
 	// 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");
+	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUIndex");
+	if (!_cfg.self.hasOption("GPUIndex"))
+		CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
 
-	// Detector supersampling factor
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector) {
-		// New interface
-		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
-	}
-	// Deprecated option
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", m_iDetectorSuperSampling);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
 
 
 	// return success
@@ -125,20 +137,16 @@ bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - C++
-bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(CProjectionGeometry2D* _pProjectionGeometry,
-												 CVolumeGeometry2D* _pReconstructionGeometry,
+bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
 												 CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pVolume,
-												 CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram,
-												 int _iGPUindex, int _iDetectorSuperSampling)
+												 CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram)
 {
 	// store classes
-	//m_pProjectionGeometry = _pProjectionGeometry;
-	//m_pReconstructionGeometry = _pReconstructionGeometry;
+	m_pProjector = _pProjector;
 	m_pVolume = _pVolume;
 	m_pSinogram = _pSinogram;
 
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = _iDetectorSuperSampling;
-	m_iGPUIndex = _iGPUindex;
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
 	// return success
 	return check();
diff --git a/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp b/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp
index 46dab12..6498885 100644
--- a/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,23 @@ CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D::~CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D::initializeFromProjector()
+{
+	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
+
+	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
+			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector3D passed to FP3D_CUDA");
+		}
+	} else {
+		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - Config
 bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
@@ -97,29 +114,21 @@ bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 
 	// optional: projector
 	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectorId");
-	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = 0;
 	m_pProjector = 0;
 	if (node) {
 		id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
 		m_pProjector = CProjector3DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
-		pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(CProjector3DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-		m_pProjector = pCudaProjector;
-		if (!pCudaProjector) {
-			// TODO: Report
-		}
 	}
 	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectorId");
 
-	// GPU number
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
-
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector)
-		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
+	// Deprecated options
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", m_iDetectorSuperSampling);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", m_iGPUIndex);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
+	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
+
 
 	// success
 	m_bIsInitialized = check();
@@ -142,8 +151,15 @@ bool CCudaForwardProjectionAlgorithm3D::initialize(CProjector3D* _pProjector,
 	m_pProjections = _pProjections;
 	m_pVolume = _pVolume;
 
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = _iDetectorSuperSampling;
-	m_iGPUIndex = _iGPUindex;
+	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		// TODO: Report
+		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = _iDetectorSuperSampling;
+		m_iGPUIndex = _iGPUindex;
+	} else {
+		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
 
 	// success
 	m_bIsInitialized = check();
diff --git a/src/CudaProjector2D.cpp b/src/CudaProjector2D.cpp
index a26e32d..acf6000 100644
--- a/src/CudaProjector2D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaProjector2D.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void CCudaProjector2D::_clear()
 	m_projectionKernel = ker2d_default;
 	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,18 +126,18 @@ bool CCudaProjector2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", 1);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
 
+	// 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_bIsInitialized = _check();
 	return m_bIsInitialized;
 }
 
-/*
-bool CProjector2D::initialize(astra::CProjectionGeometry2D *, astra::CVolumeGeometry2D *)
-{
-	ASTRA_ASSERT(false);
-
-	return false;
-}
-*/
 
 std::string CCudaProjector2D::description() const
 {
diff --git a/src/CudaProjector3D.cpp b/src/CudaProjector3D.cpp
index d2fd74c..bbfbd34 100644
--- a/src/CudaProjector3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaProjector3D.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void CCudaProjector3D::_clear()
 	m_projectionKernel = ker3d_default;
 	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -128,6 +129,12 @@ bool CCudaProjector3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", 1);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
 
+	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_bIsInitialized = _check();
 	return m_bIsInitialized;
 }
diff --git a/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp b/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
index 18627fc..71dddf7 100644
--- a/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
@@ -84,111 +84,51 @@ void CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::_clear()
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Initialize - Config
-bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
+void CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initializeFromProjector()
 {
-	ASTRA_ASSERT(_cfg.self);
-	ConfigStackCheck<CAlgorithm> CC("CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D", this, _cfg);
-
-	// if already initialized, clear first
-	if (m_bIsInitialized) {
-		clear();
-	}
+	m_iPixelSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
 
 	// Projector
-	XMLNode node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectorId");
-	CCudaProjector2D* pCudaProjector = 0;
-	if (node) {
-		int id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
-		CProjector2D *projector = CProjector2DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
-		pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector2D*>(projector);
-		if (!pCudaProjector) {
+	CCudaProjector2D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector2D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
 			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector2D passed");
 		}
-	}
-	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectorId");
-
-
-	// sinogram data
-	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectionDataId");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "CudaSirt2", "No ProjectionDataId tag specified.");
-	int id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
-	m_pSinogram = dynamic_cast<CFloat32ProjectionData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectionDataId");
-
-	// reconstruction data
-	node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ReconstructionDataId");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "CudaSirt2", "No ReconstructionDataId tag specified.");
-	id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
-	m_pReconstruction = dynamic_cast<CFloat32VolumeData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-	CC.markNodeParsed("ReconstructionDataId");
-
-	// fixed mask
-	if (_cfg.self.hasOption("ReconstructionMaskId")) {
-		m_bUseReconstructionMask = true;
-		id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(_cfg.self.getOption("ReconstructionMaskId"));
-		m_pReconstructionMask = dynamic_cast<CFloat32VolumeData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstructionMask, "CudaReconstruction2D", "Invalid ReconstructionMaskId.");
-	}
-	CC.markOptionParsed("ReconstructionMaskId");
-	// fixed mask
-	if (_cfg.self.hasOption("SinogramMaskId")) {
-		m_bUseSinogramMask = true;
-		id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(_cfg.self.getOption("SinogramMaskId"));
-		m_pSinogramMask = dynamic_cast<CFloat32ProjectionData2D*>(CData2DManager::getSingleton().get(id));
-		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogramMask, "CudaReconstruction2D", "Invalid SinogramMaskId.");
-	}
-	CC.markOptionParsed("SinogramMaskId");
-
-	// Constraints - NEW
-	if (_cfg.self.hasOption("MinConstraint")) {
-		m_bUseMinConstraint = true;
-		m_fMinValue = _cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("MinConstraint", 0.0f);
-		CC.markOptionParsed("MinConstraint");
-	} else {
-		// Constraint - OLD
-		m_bUseMinConstraint = _cfg.self.getOptionBool("UseMinConstraint", false);
-		CC.markOptionParsed("UseMinConstraint");
-		if (m_bUseMinConstraint) {
-			m_fMinValue = _cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("MinConstraintValue", 0.0f);
-			CC.markOptionParsed("MinConstraintValue");
-		}
-	}
-	if (_cfg.self.hasOption("MaxConstraint")) {
-		m_bUseMaxConstraint = true;
-		m_fMaxValue = _cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("MaxConstraint", 255.0f);
-		CC.markOptionParsed("MaxConstraint");
 	} else {
-		// Constraint - OLD
-		m_bUseMaxConstraint = _cfg.self.getOptionBool("UseMaxConstraint", false);
-		CC.markOptionParsed("UseMaxConstraint");
-		if (m_bUseMaxConstraint) {
-			m_fMaxValue = _cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("MaxConstraintValue", 0.0f);
-			CC.markOptionParsed("MaxConstraintValue");
-		}
-	}
-
-	// 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");
-
-	// Supersampling factors
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
-	m_iPixelSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector) {
-		// New interface
 		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
 		m_iPixelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
 	}
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Initialize - Config
+bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
+{
+	ASTRA_ASSERT(_cfg.self);
+	ConfigStackCheck<CAlgorithm> CC("CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D", this, _cfg);
+
+	m_bIsInitialized = CReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_cfg);
+
+	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
+		return false;
+
+	initializeFromProjector();
+
 	// Deprecated options
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", m_iDetectorSuperSampling);
 	m_iPixelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("PixelSuperSampling", m_iPixelSuperSampling);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
 	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");
 
 	return _check();
 }
@@ -199,32 +139,18 @@ bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
                                      CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
                                      CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction)
 {
-	return initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction, 0, 1);
-}
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Initialize - C++
-bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
-                                     CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
-                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction,
-                                     int _iGPUindex,
-                                     int _iDetectorSuperSampling,
-                                     int _iPixelSuperSampling)
-{
 	// if already initialized, clear first
 	if (m_bIsInitialized) {
 		clear();
 	}
 	
-	m_pProjector = 0;
+	m_pProjector = _pProjector;
 	
 	// required classes
 	m_pSinogram = _pSinogram;
 	m_pReconstruction = _pReconstruction;
 
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = _iDetectorSuperSampling;
-	m_iPixelSuperSampling = _iPixelSuperSampling;
-	m_iGPUIndex = _iGPUindex;
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
 	return _check();
 }
@@ -234,40 +160,13 @@ bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
 // Check
 bool CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::_check() 
 {
-	// TODO: CLEAN UP
-
-
-	// check pointers
-	//ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjector, "Reconstruction2D", "Invalid Projector Object.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram, "SIRT_CUDA", "Invalid Projection Data Object.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction, "SIRT_CUDA", "Invalid Reconstruction Data Object.");
-
-	// check initializations
-	//ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjector->isInitialized(), "Reconstruction2D", "Projector Object Not Initialized.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->isInitialized(), "SIRT_CUDA", "Projection Data Object Not Initialized.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->isInitialized(), "SIRT_CUDA", "Reconstruction Data Object Not Initialized.");
-
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iDetectorSuperSampling >= 1, "SIRT_CUDA", "DetectorSuperSampling must be a positive integer.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iPixelSuperSampling >= 1, "SIRT_CUDA", "PixelSuperSampling must be a positive integer.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iGPUIndex >= -1, "SIRT_CUDA", "GPUIndex must be a non-negative integer.");
-
-	// check compatibility between projector and data classes
-//	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->isEqual(m_pProjector->getProjectionGeometry()), "SIRT_CUDA", "Projection Data not compatible with the specified Projector.");
-//	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->getGeometry()->isEqual(m_pProjector->getVolumeGeometry()), "SIRT_CUDA", "Reconstruction Data not compatible with the specified Projector.");
-
-	// todo: turn some of these back on
+	if (!CReconstructionAlgorithm2D::_check())
+		return false;
 
-// 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjectionGeometry, "SIRT_CUDA", "ProjectionGeometry not specified.");
-// 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjectionGeometry->isInitialized(), "SIRT_CUDA", "ProjectionGeometry not initialized.");
-// 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstructionGeometry, "SIRT_CUDA", "ReconstructionGeometry not specified.");
-// 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstructionGeometry->isInitialized(), "SIRT_CUDA", "ReconstructionGeometry not initialized.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iDetectorSuperSampling >= 1, "CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D", "DetectorSuperSampling must be a positive integer.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iPixelSuperSampling >= 1, "CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D", "PixelSuperSampling must be a positive integer.");
+	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_iGPUIndex >= -1, "CudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D", "GPUIndex must be a non-negative integer or -1.");
 
-	// check dimensions
-	//ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->getAngleCount() == m_pProjectionGeometry->getProjectionAngleCount(), "SIRT_CUDA", "Sinogram data object size mismatch.");
-	//ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->getDetectorCount() == m_pProjectionGeometry->getDetectorCount(), "SIRT_CUDA", "Sinogram data object size mismatch.");
-	//ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->getWidth() == m_pReconstructionGeometry->getGridColCount(), "SIRT_CUDA", "Reconstruction data object size mismatch.");
-	//ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->getHeight() == m_pReconstructionGeometry->getGridRowCount(), "SIRT_CUDA", "Reconstruction data object size mismatch.");
-	
 	// check restrictions
 	// TODO: check restrictions built into cuda code
 
diff --git a/src/CudaSartAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaSartAlgorithm.cpp
index 8c0c6d7..d202847 100644
--- a/src/CudaSartAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaSartAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -116,10 +116,9 @@ bool CCudaSartAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 // Initialize - C++
 bool CCudaSartAlgorithm::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
                                      CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
-                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction,
-                                     int _iGPUindex, int _iDetectorSuperSampling)
+                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction)
 {
-	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction, _iGPUindex, _iDetectorSuperSampling, 1);
+	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction);
 
 	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm.cpp b/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm.cpp
index d424915..ab0a418 100644
--- a/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm.cpp
@@ -98,11 +98,9 @@ bool CCudaSirtAlgorithm::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 // Initialize - C++
 bool CCudaSirtAlgorithm::initialize(CProjector2D* _pProjector,
                                      CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pSinogram, 
-                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction,
-                                     int _iGPUindex, int _iDetectorSuperSampling,
-                                     int _iPixelSuperSampling)
+                                     CFloat32VolumeData2D* _pReconstruction)
 {
-	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction, _iGPUindex, _iDetectorSuperSampling, _iPixelSuperSampling);
+	m_bIsInitialized = CCudaReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(_pProjector, _pSinogram, _pReconstruction);
 
 	if (!m_bIsInitialized)
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm3D.cpp b/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm3D.cpp
index abbb9fd..67594f4 100644
--- a/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm3D.cpp
+++ b/src/CudaSirtAlgorithm3D.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ $Id$
 #include "astra/ConeVecProjectionGeometry3D.h"
 #include "astra/CudaProjector3D.h"
 
+#include "astra/Logging.h"
+
 #include "../cuda/3d/astra3d.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -90,7 +92,27 @@ bool CCudaSirtAlgorithm3D::_check()
 	return true;
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CCudaSirtAlgorithm3D::initializeFromProjector()
+{
+	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
+	m_iGPUIndex = -1;
+
+	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
+	if (!pCudaProjector) {
+		if (m_pProjector) {
+			ASTRA_WARN("non-CUDA Projector3D passed to SIRT3D_CUDA");
+		}
+	} else {
+		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
+		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
+		m_iGPUIndex = pCudaProjector->getGPUIndex();
+	}
+
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize - Config
 bool CCudaSirtAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 {
@@ -108,28 +130,20 @@ bool CCudaSirtAlgorithm3D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	CCudaProjector3D* pCudaProjector = 0;
-	pCudaProjector = dynamic_cast<CCudaProjector3D*>(m_pProjector);
-	if (!pCudaProjector) {
-		// TODO: Report
-	}
+	initializeFromProjector();
 
-	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", -1);
-	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
-
-
-	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = 1;
-	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = 1;
-	if (pCudaProjector) {
-		// New interface
-		m_iVoxelSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getVoxelSuperSampling();
-		m_iDetectorSuperSampling = pCudaProjector->getDetectorSuperSampling();
-	}
 	// Deprecated options
 	m_iVoxelSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("VoxelSuperSampling", m_iVoxelSuperSampling);
 	m_iDetectorSuperSampling = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("DetectorSuperSampling", m_iDetectorSuperSampling);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUindex", m_iGPUIndex);
+	m_iGPUIndex = (int)_cfg.self.getOptionNumerical("GPUIndex", m_iGPUIndex);
 	CC.markOptionParsed("VoxelSuperSampling");
 	CC.markOptionParsed("DetectorSuperSampling");
+	CC.markOptionParsed("GPUIndex");
+	if (!_cfg.self.hasOption("GPUIndex"))
+		CC.markOptionParsed("GPUindex");
+
+
 
 	m_pSirt = new AstraSIRT3d();
 
diff --git a/src/ReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp b/src/ReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
index 767efe6..4575ff7 100644
--- a/src/ReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
+++ b/src/ReconstructionAlgorithm2D.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,16 @@ bool CReconstructionAlgorithm2D::initialize(const Config& _cfg)
 	
 	// projector
 	XMLNode node = _cfg.self.getSingleNode("ProjectorId");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "Reconstruction2D", "No ProjectorId tag specified.");
-	int id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
-	m_pProjector = CProjector2DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
+	if (requiresProjector()) {
+		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(node, "Reconstruction2D", "No ProjectorId tag specified.");
+	}
+	int id;
+	if (node) {
+		id = boost::lexical_cast<int>(node.getContent());
+		m_pProjector = CProjector2DManager::getSingleton().get(id);
+	} else {
+		m_pProjector = 0;
+	}
 	CC.markNodeParsed("ProjectorId");
 
 	// sinogram data
@@ -205,18 +212,22 @@ void CReconstructionAlgorithm2D::setSinogramMask(CFloat32ProjectionData2D* _pMas
 bool CReconstructionAlgorithm2D::_check() 
 {
 	// check pointers
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjector, "Reconstruction2D", "Invalid Projector Object.");
+	if (requiresProjector())
+		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjector, "Reconstruction2D", "Invalid Projector Object.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram, "Reconstruction2D", "Invalid Projection Data Object.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction, "Reconstruction2D", "Invalid Reconstruction Data Object.");
 
 	// check initializations
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjector->isInitialized(), "Reconstruction2D", "Projector Object Not Initialized.");
+	if (requiresProjector())
+		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pProjector->isInitialized(), "Reconstruction2D", "Projector Object Not Initialized.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->isInitialized(), "Reconstruction2D", "Projection Data Object Not Initialized.");
 	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->isInitialized(), "Reconstruction2D", "Reconstruction Data Object Not Initialized.");
 
 	// check compatibility between projector and data classes
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->isEqual(m_pProjector->getProjectionGeometry()), "Reconstruction2D", "Projection Data not compatible with the specified Projector.");
-	ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->getGeometry()->isEqual(m_pProjector->getVolumeGeometry()), "Reconstruction2D", "Reconstruction Data not compatible with the specified Projector.");
+	if (requiresProjector()) {
+		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pSinogram->getGeometry()->isEqual(m_pProjector->getProjectionGeometry()), "Reconstruction2D", "Projection Data not compatible with the specified Projector.");
+		ASTRA_CONFIG_CHECK(m_pReconstruction->getGeometry()->isEqual(m_pProjector->getVolumeGeometry()), "Reconstruction2D", "Reconstruction Data not compatible with the specified Projector.");
+	}
 
 	// success
 	return true;