diff --git a/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTException.h b/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTException.h
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+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef IGTEXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
+#define IGTEXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <MitkIGTBaseExports.h>
+#include <mitkException.h>
+#include "mitkExceptionMacro.h"
+
+namespace mitk {
+/**Documentation
+* \brief An object of this class represents an exception of the MITK-IGT module.
+*
+* \ingroup IGT
+*/  class MITKIGTBASE_EXPORT IGTException : public mitk::Exception
+{
+  public:
+    mitkExceptionClassMacro(IGTException,mitk::Exception);
+  };
+} // namespace mitk
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTHardwareException.h b/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTHardwareException.h
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+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef IGTHARDWAREEXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
+#define IGTHARDWAREEXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include "mitkIGTException.h"
+#include "mitkExceptionMacro.h"
+
+namespace mitk {
+  /**Documentation
+  * \brief An object of this class represents an exception of the MITK-IGT module which are releated to the hardware (e.g. connection problems, etc.).
+  *
+  * \ingroup IGT
+  */  class MITKIGTBASE_EXPORT IGTHardwareException : public mitk::IGTException
+  {
+  public:
+    mitkExceptionClassMacro(IGTHardwareException,mitk::IGTException);
+  };
+} // namespace mitk
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTIOException.h b/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTIOException.h
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+++ b/Modules/IGTBase/include/mitkIGTIOException.h
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+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef IGTIOEXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
+#define IGTIOEXCEPTION_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <mitkIGTException.h>
+#include "mitkExceptionMacro.h"
+
+namespace mitk {
+  /**Documentation
+  * \brief An object of this class represents an exception of the MITK-IGT module which are releated to the input/output problems (e.g. reading writing files, etc.).
+  *
+  * \ingroup IGT
+  */  class MITKIGTBASE_EXPORT IGTIOException : public mitk::IGTException
+  {
+  public:
+    mitkExceptionClassMacro(IGTIOException,mitk::IGTException);
+  };
+} // namespace mitk
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTException.cpp b/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTException.cpp
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index 0000000000..b2c4cefa26
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+++ b/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTException.cpp
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+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#include "mitkIGTException.h"
diff --git a/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTHardwareException.cpp b/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTHardwareException.cpp
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index 0000000000..84bf2a068b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTHardwareException.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#include "mitkIGTHardwareException.h"
diff --git a/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTIOException.cpp b/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTIOException.cpp
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index 0000000000..833d81a9eb
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+++ b/Modules/IGTBase/src/mitkIGTIOException.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#include "mitkIGTIOException.h"