diff --git a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.dicom/src/internal/QmitkDicomPreferencePage.cpp b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.dicom/src/internal/QmitkDicomPreferencePage.cpp
index 5a8bb28c5b..f127f66bfa 100644
--- a/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.dicom/src/internal/QmitkDicomPreferencePage.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.dicom/src/internal/QmitkDicomPreferencePage.cpp
@@ -1,101 +1,103 @@
 /*=========================================================================
 
 Program:   Medical Imaging & Interaction Toolkit
 Language:  C++
 Date:      $Date$
 Version:   $Revision$
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center, Division of Medical and
 Biological Informatics. All rights reserved.
 See MITKCopyright.txt or http://www.mitk.org/copyright.html for details.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
 the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE.  See the above copyright notices for more information.
 
 =========================================================================*/
 #include "QmitkDicomPreferencePage.h"
 #include "QmitkDicomEditor.h"
 
 #include <berryIPreferencesService.h>
+#include <berryIBerryPreferences.h>
 #include <berryPlatform.h>
 
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 
 QmitkDicomPreferencePage::QmitkDicomPreferencePage() 
 : m_MainControl(0)
 {
    
 }
 
 QmitkDicomPreferencePage::~QmitkDicomPreferencePage()
 {
 
 }
 
 void QmitkDicomPreferencePage::Init(berry::IWorkbench::Pointer )
 {
 
 }
 
 void QmitkDicomPreferencePage::CreateQtControl(QWidget* parent)
 {
   berry::IPreferencesService::Pointer prefService= 
-      berry::Platform::GetServiceRegistry().GetServiceById<berry::IPreferencesService>(berry::IPreferencesService::ID);
+      berry::Platform::GetServiceRegistry().GetServiceById<berry::IPreferencesService>(berry::IPreferencesService::ID);    
 
-  m_DicomPreferencesNode = prefService->GetSystemPreferences()->Node(QmitkDicomEditor::EDITOR_ID);
+  m_DicomPreferencesNode = prefService->GetSystemPreferences()->Node(QmitkDicomEditor::EDITOR_ID).Cast<berry::IBerryPreferences>();;
+  assert( m_DicomPreferencesNode );
 
   m_MainControl = new QWidget(parent); 
   m_EnableSingleEditing = new QCheckBox;
   m_PlaceNewNodesOnTop = new QCheckBox;
   m_ShowHelperObjects = new QCheckBox;
   m_ShowNodesContainingNoData = new QCheckBox;
   m_UseSurfaceDecimation = new QCheckBox;
 
     QFormLayout *formLayout = new QFormLayout; 
   formLayout->addRow("&Single click property editing:", m_EnableSingleEditing);
   formLayout->addRow("&Place new nodes on top:", m_PlaceNewNodesOnTop);
   formLayout->addRow("&Show helper objects:", m_ShowHelperObjects);
   formLayout->addRow("&Show nodes containing no data", m_ShowNodesContainingNoData);
   formLayout->addRow("&Use surface decimation:", m_UseSurfaceDecimation);
 
   m_MainControl->setLayout(formLayout);
   this->Update();
 }
 
 QWidget* QmitkDicomPreferencePage::GetQtControl() const
 {
     return m_MainControl;
 }
 
 bool QmitkDicomPreferencePage::PerformOk()
 {
   m_DicomPreferencesNode->PutBool("Single click property editing"
                                         , m_EnableSingleEditing->isChecked());
   m_DicomPreferencesNode->PutBool("Place new nodes on top"
                                         , m_PlaceNewNodesOnTop->isChecked());
   m_DicomPreferencesNode->PutBool("Show helper objects"
                                         , m_ShowHelperObjects->isChecked());
   m_DicomPreferencesNode->PutBool("Show nodes containing no data"
                                         , m_ShowNodesContainingNoData->isChecked());
   m_DicomPreferencesNode->PutBool("Use surface decimation"
                                         , m_UseSurfaceDecimation->isChecked());
   return true;
 }
 
 void QmitkDicomPreferencePage::PerformCancel()
 {
 
 }
 
 void QmitkDicomPreferencePage::Update()
 {
   m_EnableSingleEditing->setChecked(m_DicomPreferencesNode->GetBool("Single click property editing", true));
   m_PlaceNewNodesOnTop->setChecked(m_DicomPreferencesNode->GetBool("Place new nodes on top", true));
   m_ShowHelperObjects->setChecked(m_DicomPreferencesNode->GetBool("Show helper objects", false));
   m_ShowNodesContainingNoData->setChecked(m_DicomPreferencesNode->GetBool("Show nodes containing no data", false));
   m_UseSurfaceDecimation->setChecked(m_DicomPreferencesNode->GetBool("Use surface decimation", true));
 }
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