diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
index 83a5085ac..74d603529 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <osgVolume/Volume>
 #include <osgVolume/VolumeTile>
+#include <osgVolume/ShaderTechnique>
 
 #ifdef  USE_DCMTK
     #define HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ class ReaderWriterDICOM : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
 
             osg::ref_ptr<osgVolume::VolumeTile> tile = new osgVolume::VolumeTile;
             tile->setVolume(volume.get());
+            tile->setVolumeTechnique(new osgVolume::ShaderTechnique());
             
             osg::ref_ptr<osgVolume::ImageLayer> layer= new osgVolume::ImageLayer(result.getImage());
             layer->rescaleToZeroToOneRange();