<s>
VoluMedic(TM )	O
by	O
VoluMedic	B-Algorithm
LLC	O
is	O
a	O
3d	O
-	O
volume	O
rendering	O
software	O
based	O
on	O
LightWave3d	O
by	O
NewTek	O
(	O
plugin/addon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VoluMedic	B-Algorithm
is	O
capable	O
of	O
importing	O
images	O
or	O
series	O
of	O
images	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
volume	O
datasets	O
in	O
DICOM	B-Algorithm
,	O
EZRT	O
,	O
RAW	O
,	O
Analyze	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
formats	O
(	O
TIFF	O
,	O
TGA	O
,	O
JPEG	O
,	O
HDRI	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
volumetric	O
objects	O
can	O
be	O
rendered	O
together	O
with	O
polygon	O
based	O
geometry	O
which	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
LightWave	B-Device
's	O
own	O
renderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VoluMedic	B-Algorithm
's	O
volumetric	O
objects	O
can	O
receive	O
lights	O
from	O
all	O
of	O
LightWave	B-Device
's	O
light	O
-	O
types	O
and	O
can	O
cast	O
raytraced	O
shadows	O
on	O
geometry	O
or	O
receive	O
shadows	O
from	O
geometry	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
volumetric	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Self-shadowing	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
if	O
VoluMedic	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
with	O
LightWave	B-Device
version	O
9.0	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volumetric	O
objects	O
rendered	O
with	O
VoluMedics	B-Algorithm
software	O
renderer	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
reflections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
's	O
intended	O
uses	O
are	O
for	O
medical	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
,	O
material	O
science	O
,	O
forensic	O
animation	O
and	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
others	O
,	O
VoluMedic	B-Algorithm
is	O
currently	O
used	O
by	O
Zoic	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
of	O
CSI	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crime	I-Application
Scene	I-Application
Investigation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
