diff --git a/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp b/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
index cf4343a87..d24fcfeb9 100644
--- a/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgvolume/osgvolume.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #include <osg/ImageUtils>
 #include <osgVolume/Volume>
 #include <osgVolume/VolumeTile>
-#include <osgVolume/ShaderTechnique>
+#include <osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique>
 #include <osgVolume/FixedFunctionTechnique>
 
 typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> > ImageList;
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
             layer->addProperty(new osgVolume::TransferFunctionProperty(transferFunction.get()));
         }
 
-        tile->setVolumeTechnique(new osgVolume::ShaderTechnique);
+        tile->setVolumeTechnique(new osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/include/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique b/include/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique
similarity index 75%
rename from include/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique
rename to include/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique
index d9a2e3007..6d08818a5 100644
--- a/include/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique
+++ b/include/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
 
-#ifndef OSGVOLUME_SHADERTECHNIQUE
-#define OSGVOLUME_SHADERTECHNIQUE 1
+#ifndef OSGVOLUME_RAYTRACEDTECHNIQUE
+#define OSGVOLUME_RAYTRACEDTECHNIQUE 1
 
 #include <osgVolume/VolumeTechnique>
 
 namespace osgVolume {
 
-class OSGVOLUME_EXPORT ShaderTechnique : public VolumeTechnique
+class OSGVOLUME_EXPORT RayTracedTechnique : public VolumeTechnique
 {
     public:
 
-        ShaderTechnique();
+        RayTracedTechnique();
 
-        ShaderTechnique(const ShaderTechnique&,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+        RayTracedTechnique(const RayTracedTechnique&,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
         
-        META_Object(osgVolume, ShaderTechnique);
+        META_Object(osgVolume, RayTracedTechnique);
 
         virtual void init();
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class OSGVOLUME_EXPORT ShaderTechnique : public VolumeTechnique
 
     protected:
     
-        virtual ~ShaderTechnique();
+        virtual ~RayTracedTechnique();
         
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> _geode;
 };
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
index 279b5e2a2..402ba9af4 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <osgVolume/Volume>
 #include <osgVolume/VolumeTile>
-#include <osgVolume/ShaderTechnique>
+#include <osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique>
 
 #ifdef  USE_DCMTK
     #define HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -122,7 +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());
+            tile->setVolumeTechnique(new osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique());
             
             osg::ref_ptr<osgVolume::ImageLayer> layer= new osgVolume::ImageLayer(result.getImage());
             layer->rescaleToZeroToOneRange();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a37b5b62..c5699210f 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SET(TARGET_SRC
     Layer.cpp
     Volume.cpp
     VolumeTile.cpp
-    ShaderTechnique.cpp
+    RayTracedTechnique.cpp
     FixedFunctionTechnique.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49dda53e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <osg/Vec3>
+#include <osg/Vec4>
+#include <osg/io_utils>
+
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+#include <osgDB/ParameterOutput>
+
+bool RayTracedTechnique_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr);
+bool RayTracedTechnique_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw);
+
+osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy RayTracedTechnique_Proxy
+(
+    new osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique,
+    "RayTracedTechnique",
+    "RayTracedTechnique Object",
+    RayTracedTechnique_readLocalData,
+    RayTracedTechnique_writeLocalData
+);
+
+
+bool RayTracedTechnique_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
+{
+    //osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique& st = static_cast<osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique&>(obj);
+    bool itrAdvanced = false;
+    return itrAdvanced;
+}
+
+bool RayTracedTechnique_writeLocalData(const osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Output& fw)
+{
+    //const osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique& st = static_cast<const osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique&>(obj);
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e8aba253..000000000
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#include <osgVolume/ShaderTechnique>
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-
-#include <osg/Vec3>
-#include <osg/Vec4>
-#include <osg/io_utils>
-
-#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
-#include <osgDB/Registry>
-#include <osgDB/Input>
-#include <osgDB/Output>
-#include <osgDB/ParameterOutput>
-
-bool ShaderTechnique_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr);
-bool ShaderTechnique_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw);
-
-osgDB::RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy ShaderTechnique_Proxy
-(
-    new osgVolume::ShaderTechnique,
-    "ShaderTechnique",
-    "ShaderTechnique Object",
-    ShaderTechnique_readLocalData,
-    ShaderTechnique_writeLocalData
-);
-
-
-bool ShaderTechnique_readLocalData(osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
-{
-    //osgVolume::ShaderTechnique& st = static_cast<osgVolume::ShaderTechnique&>(obj);
-    bool itrAdvanced = false;
-    return itrAdvanced;
-}
-
-bool ShaderTechnique_writeLocalData(const osg::Object& obj, osgDB::Output& fw)
-{
-    //const osgVolume::ShaderTechnique& st = static_cast<const osgVolume::ShaderTechnique&>(obj);
-    return true;
-}
diff --git a/src/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt
index f65d02eba..e4f27a98e 100644
--- a/src/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgVolume/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SET(LIB_PUBLIC_HEADERS
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Layer
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Locator
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Property
-    ${HEADER_PATH}/ShaderTechnique
+    ${HEADER_PATH}/RayTracedTechnique
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Version
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Volume
     ${HEADER_PATH}/VolumeTechnique
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(${LIB_NAME}
     Layer.cpp
     Locator.cpp
     Property.cpp
-    ShaderTechnique.cpp
+    RayTracedTechnique.cpp
     Version.cpp
     Volume.cpp
     VolumeTechnique.cpp
diff --git a/src/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp b/src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from src/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp
rename to src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
index 376e4e98b..a7a8e6943 100644
--- a/src/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp
+++ b/src/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
 
-#include <osgVolume/ShaderTechnique>
+#include <osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique>
 #include <osgVolume/VolumeTile>
 
 #include <osg/Geometry>
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@
 
 using namespace osgVolume;
 
-ShaderTechnique::ShaderTechnique()
+RayTracedTechnique::RayTracedTechnique()
 {
 }
 
-ShaderTechnique::ShaderTechnique(const ShaderTechnique& fft,const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
+RayTracedTechnique::RayTracedTechnique(const RayTracedTechnique& fft,const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
     VolumeTechnique(fft,copyop)
 {
 }
 
-ShaderTechnique::~ShaderTechnique()
+RayTracedTechnique::~RayTracedTechnique()
 {
 }
 
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ enum ShadingModel
     MaximumIntensityProjection
 };
 
-void ShaderTechnique::init()
+void RayTracedTechnique::init()
 {
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"ShaderTechnique::init()"<<std::endl;
+    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RayTracedTechnique::init()"<<std::endl;
     
      if (!_volumeTile) return;
      
@@ -432,28 +432,28 @@ void ShaderTechnique::init()
 
 }
 
-void ShaderTechnique::update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv)
+void RayTracedTechnique::update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* uv)
 {
-//    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"ShaderTechnique:update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* nv):"<<std::endl;
+//    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RayTracedTechnique:update(osgUtil::UpdateVisitor* nv):"<<std::endl;
 }
 
-void ShaderTechnique::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv)
+void RayTracedTechnique::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* cv)
 {
-    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"ShaderTechnique::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* nv)"<<std::endl;    
+    //osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RayTracedTechnique::cull(osgUtil::CullVisitor* nv)"<<std::endl;    
     if (_geode.valid())
     {
         _geode->accept(*cv);
     }
 }
 
-void ShaderTechnique::cleanSceneGraph()
+void RayTracedTechnique::cleanSceneGraph()
 {
-    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"ShaderTechnique::cleanSceneGraph()"<<std::endl;
+    osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RayTracedTechnique::cleanSceneGraph()"<<std::endl;
 }
 
-void ShaderTechnique::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
+void RayTracedTechnique::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)
 {
-    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"ShaderTechnique::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)"<<std::endl;
+    // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"RayTracedTechnique::traverse(osg::NodeVisitor& nv)"<<std::endl;
     if (!_volumeTile) return;
 
     // if app traversal update the frame count.
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
similarity index 87%
rename from src/osgWrappers/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp
rename to src/osgWrappers/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
index 2b5e626aa..9910d6870 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/osgVolume/ShaderTechnique.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <osg/Object>
 #include <osgUtil/CullVisitor>
 #include <osgUtil/UpdateVisitor>
-#include <osgVolume/ShaderTechnique>
+#include <osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique>
 
 // Must undefine IN and OUT macros defined in Windows headers
 #ifdef IN
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 #undef OUT
 #endif
 
-BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osgVolume::ShaderTechnique)
-	I_DeclaringFile("osgVolume/ShaderTechnique");
+BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique)
+	I_DeclaringFile("osgVolume/RayTracedTechnique");
 	I_BaseType(osgVolume::VolumeTechnique);
-	I_Constructor0(____ShaderTechnique,
+	I_Constructor0(____RayTracedTechnique,
 	               "",
 	               "");
-	I_ConstructorWithDefaults2(IN, const osgVolume::ShaderTechnique &, x, , IN, const osg::CopyOp &, copyop, osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY,
-	                           ____ShaderTechnique__C5_ShaderTechnique_R1__C5_osg_CopyOp_R1,
+	I_ConstructorWithDefaults2(IN, const osgVolume::RayTracedTechnique &, x, , IN, const osg::CopyOp &, copyop, osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY,
+	                           ____RayTracedTechnique__C5_RayTracedTechnique_R1__C5_osg_CopyOp_R1,
 	                           "",
 	                           "");
 	I_Method0(osg::Object *, cloneType,