diff --git a/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.cpp b/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.cpp
index 5474684..cc9a343 100644
--- a/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.cpp
+++ b/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.cpp
@@ -1,72 +1,66 @@
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // RTToolbox - DKFZ radiotherapy quantitative evaluation library
 //
 // Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ),
 // Software development for Integrated Diagnostics and Therapy (SIDT).
 // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 // See rttbCopyright.txt or
 // http://www.dkfz.de/en/sidt/projects/rttb/copyright.html
 //
 // 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.
 //
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/*!
-// @file
-// @version $Revision: 1233 $ (last changed revision)
-// @date    $Date: 2016-01-20 15:47:47 +0100 (Mi, 20 Jan 2016) $ (last change date)
-// @author  $Author: hentsch $ (last changed by)
-*/
 
 #include "BioModelCalcApplicationData.h"
 
 #include "BioModelCmdLineParser.h"
 
 namespace rttb
 {
 	namespace apps
 	{
 		namespace bioModelCalc
 		{
 			ApplicationData::
 			ApplicationData()
 			{
 				this->reset();
 			}
 
 			void
 			ApplicationData::
 			reset()
 			{
 				_doseFileName = "";
 				_outputFileName = "";
 				_doseScaling = 1.0;
                 _nFractions = 1;
                 _modelParameters.clear();
                 _modelParameterMapsFilename.clear();
                 _modelParameterMaps.clear();
 			}
 
 			void populateAppData(boost::shared_ptr<BioModelCmdLineParser> argParser, ApplicationData& appData)
 			{
 				appData._doseFileName = argParser->get<std::string>(argParser->OPTION_DOSE_FILE);
-				appData._doseLoadStyle = argParser->get<std::vector<std::string> >(argParser->OPTION_LOAD_STYLE);
+				appData._doseLoadStyle = argParser->get<std::string>(argParser->OPTION_LOAD_STYLE);
 				appData._doseScaling = argParser->get<double>(argParser->OPTION_DOSE_SCALING);
 				appData._outputFileName = argParser->get<std::string>(argParser->OPTION_OUTPUT_FILE);
 				appData._model = argParser->get<std::string>(argParser->OPTION_MODEL);
                 if (argParser->isSet(argParser->OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS)){
                     appData._modelParameters = argParser->get<std::vector<double> >(argParser->OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS);
                 }
                 else {
                     appData._modelParameterMapsFilename = argParser->get<std::vector<std::string> >(argParser->OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETER_MAPS);
-                    appData._parameterMapsLoadStyle = argParser->get<std::vector<std::string> >(argParser->OPTION_LOAD_STYLE_PARAMETER_MAPS);
+                    appData._parameterMapsLoadStyle = argParser->get<std::string>(argParser->OPTION_LOAD_STYLE_PARAMETER_MAPS);
                 }
                 if (argParser->isSet(argParser->OPTION_N_FRACTIONS)){
                     appData._nFractions = argParser->get<unsigned int>(argParser->OPTION_N_FRACTIONS);
                 }
 			}
 
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.h b/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.h
index 165e3e9..9a27136 100644
--- a/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.h
+++ b/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCalcApplicationData.h
@@ -1,74 +1,62 @@
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // RTToolbox - DKFZ radiotherapy quantitative evaluation library
 //
 // Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ),
 // Software development for Integrated Diagnostics and Therapy (SIDT).
 // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
 // See rttbCopyright.txt or
 // http://www.dkfz.de/en/sidt/projects/rttb/copyright.html
 //
 // 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.
 //
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/*!
-// @file
-// @version $Revision: 1210 $ (last changed revision)
-// @date    $Date: 2015-11-24 15:52:45 +0100 (Di, 24 Nov 2015) $ (last change date)
-// @author  $Author: hentsch $ (last changed by)
-*/
-
 
 #ifndef __BIO_MODEL_CALC_APPLICATION_DATA_H
 #define __BIO_MODEL_CALC_APPLICATION_DATA_H
 
 #include <deque>
 
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include "rttbDoseAccessorInterface.h"
 
 namespace rttb
 {
 	namespace apps
 	{
 		namespace bioModelCalc
 		{
             class BioModelCmdLineParser;
 			/*! @class ApplicationData
 				@brief Class for storing all relevant variables needed in BioModelCalc
 			*/
 			class ApplicationData
 			{
 			public:
-				/**Vector of arguments used to specify the loading style (always the first argument)
-				 * and, if needed, additional arguments for the specified loading style.
-				 */
-				typedef std::vector<std::string> LoadingStyleArgType;
-
 				core::DoseAccessorInterface::DoseAccessorPointer _dose;
                 std::deque<core::AccessorInterface::AccessorPointer> _modelParameterMaps;
 				std::string  _doseFileName;
-				LoadingStyleArgType _doseLoadStyle;
-                LoadingStyleArgType _parameterMapsLoadStyle;
+				std::string _doseLoadStyle;
+				std::string _parameterMapsLoadStyle;
 				double _doseScaling;
                 unsigned int _nFractions;
 
 				std::string  _outputFileName;
 
 				std::string _model;
 				std::vector<double> _modelParameters;
                 std::vector<std::string> _modelParameterMapsFilename;
 
 				void reset();
 
 				ApplicationData();
 			};
 			/*! @brief Reads the necessary arguments from the BioModelCmdLineParser and writes them in the respective variables of ApplicationData
 			*/
 			void populateAppData(boost::shared_ptr<BioModelCmdLineParser> argParser, ApplicationData& appData);
 		}
 	}
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCmdLineParser.cpp b/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCmdLineParser.cpp
index 6738c9a..35d4fb8 100644
--- a/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCmdLineParser.cpp
+++ b/apps/BioModelCalc/BioModelCmdLineParser.cpp
@@ -1,125 +1,141 @@
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// RTToolbox - DKFZ radiotherapy quantitative evaluation library
+//
+// Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ),
+// Software development for Integrated Diagnostics and Therapy (SIDT).
+// ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
+// See rttbCopyright.txt or
+// http://www.dkfz.de/en/sidt/projects/rttb/copyright.html
+//
+// 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 "BioModelCmdLineParser.h"
 
 namespace rttb
 {
 	namespace apps
 	{
 		namespace bioModelCalc
 		{
 			BioModelCmdLineParser::BioModelCmdLineParser(int argc, const char** argv, const std::string& name, const std::string& version,
 				const std::string& description, const std::string& contributor, const std::string& category) :
 				CmdLineParserBase(name, version, description, contributor, category)
 			{
 				//REQUIRED
 				addOption<std::string>(OPTION_DOSE_FILE, OPTION_GROUP_REQUIRED,
 					"The name of the dose file. Can be omitted if used as "
 					"positional argument (see above).", 'd', true);
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_DOSE_FILE, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::INPUT, { "*" });
 
 				addOption<std::string>(OPTION_OUTPUT_FILE, OPTION_GROUP_REQUIRED,
 					"The name of the output file. Can be omitted if used as "
 					"positional argument (see above).", 'o', true);
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_OUTPUT_FILE, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::OUTPUT, { "*" });
 
 				addPositionalOption(OPTION_DOSE_FILE, 1);
 				addPositionalOption(OPTION_OUTPUT_FILE, 1);
 
 				addOptionWithDefaultValue<std::string>(OPTION_MODEL, OPTION_GROUP_REQUIRED,
 					"The used radiobiological model the dose should be analyzed with. Available models are:\n \"LQ\", Formula: exp(-(alpha * D + beta * D^2/n))",
 					"LQ", "LQ", 'm');
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_MODEL, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::STRINGENUMERATION, { "LQ" });
 
 				addOptionWithDefaultValue<double>(OPTION_DOSE_SCALING, OPTION_GROUP_REQUIRED,
 					"Dose scaling that should be applied.", 1.0, "1.0", 'e');
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_DOSE_SCALING, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::DOUBLE);
 
-				std::vector<std::string> defaultLoadingStyle;
-				defaultLoadingStyle.push_back("itk");
+				std::string defaultLoadingStyle;
+				defaultLoadingStyle = "itk";
 
-				std::string doseLoadStyleDescription = "The loading style for the dose. Available styles are:\n"
-					"\"dicom\": normal dicom dose\n"
-					"\"itk\": use itk image loading\n"
-					"\"helax\": load a helax dose (choosing this style, the dose path should only be a directory).";
+				std::string doseLoadStyleDescription = "The loading style for the dose. Available styles are:"
+					"\ndicom: normal dicom dose"
+					"\nitk: use itk image loading"
+					"\nitkDicom: use itk dicom image loading"
+					"\nhelax: load a helax dose (choosing this style, the dose path should only be a directory).";
 
-				addOptionWithDefaultValue<std::vector<std::string> >(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE, OPTION_GROUP_REQUIRED, doseLoadStyleDescription,
-					defaultLoadingStyle, defaultLoadingStyle.at(0),
+				addOptionWithDefaultValue<std::string>(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE, OPTION_GROUP_REQUIRED, doseLoadStyleDescription,
+					defaultLoadingStyle, defaultLoadingStyle,
 					't', true, true);
-				addInformationForXML(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::STRINGENUMERATION, { "itk", "dicom", "helax" });
+				addInformationForXML(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::STRING);
 
 				//OPTIONAL
 				addOption<std::vector<double> >(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS, OPTION_GROUP_OPTIONAL,
 					"The parameters for the radiobiological model.", 'p', false, true);
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::STRING);
 
 				addOption<std::vector<std::string> >(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETER_MAPS, OPTION_GROUP_OPTIONAL,
 					"The parameters maps as itk readable image files for the radiobiological model.", 'a', false, true);
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETER_MAPS, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::INPUT, { "*" });
 
 				addOption<unsigned int>(OPTION_N_FRACTIONS, OPTION_GROUP_OPTIONAL,
 					"The number of fractions (n in the formula).", 'f');
 				addInformationForXML(OPTION_N_FRACTIONS, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::INTEGER);
 
-				addOptionWithDefaultValue<std::vector<std::string> >(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE_PARAMETER_MAPS, OPTION_GROUP_OPTIONAL, doseLoadStyleDescription,
-					defaultLoadingStyle, defaultLoadingStyle.at(0),
+				addOptionWithDefaultValue<std::string>(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE_PARAMETER_MAPS, OPTION_GROUP_OPTIONAL, doseLoadStyleDescription,
+					defaultLoadingStyle, defaultLoadingStyle,
 					'u', true, true);
-				addInformationForXML(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE_PARAMETER_MAPS, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::STRINGENUMERATION, { "itk", "dicom", "helax" });
+				addInformationForXML(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE_PARAMETER_MAPS, cmdlineparsing::XMLGenerator::paramType::STRING);
 
 				parse(argc, argv);
 			}
 
 			void BioModelCmdLineParser::validateInput() const
 			{
 				std::string model = get<std::string>(OPTION_MODEL);
 
 				if (model != "LQ")
 				{
 					throw cmdlineparsing::InvalidConstraintException("Unknown model: " + model +
 					        ".\nPlease refer to the help for valid models.");
 				}
 				else
 				{
                     if (!isSet(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS) && !isSet(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETER_MAPS)){
                         throw cmdlineparsing::InvalidConstraintException("Either the model parameters or model parameter maps must be specified!");
                     }
 
                     if ((isSet(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS) && get<std::vector<double> >(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETERS).size() != 2) || (isSet(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETER_MAPS) && get<std::vector<std::string> >(OPTION_MODEL_PARAMETER_MAPS).size() != 2))
 					{
 						throw cmdlineparsing::InvalidConstraintException("The LQ Model requires two parameters or parameter maps!");
 					}
 				}
 
-				std::vector<std::string> loadStyle = get<std::vector<std::string> >(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE);
-				std::string loadStyleAbbreviation = loadStyle.at(0);
+				std::string loadStyle = get<std::string>(OPTION_LOAD_STYLE);
 
-				if (loadStyleAbbreviation != "dicom"
-				    && loadStyleAbbreviation != "itk"
-				    && loadStyleAbbreviation != "helax")
+				if (loadStyle != "dicom"
+				    && loadStyle != "itk"
+				    && loadStyle != "itkDicom"
+				    && loadStyle != "helax")
 				{
-					throw cmdlineparsing::InvalidConstraintException("Unknown load style: " + loadStyleAbbreviation +
+					throw cmdlineparsing::InvalidConstraintException("Unknown load style: " + loadStyle +
 					        ".\nPlease refer to the help for valid loading style settings.");
 				}
 
 				double doseScaling = get<double>(OPTION_DOSE_SCALING);
 
 				if (doseScaling <= 0)
 				{
 					throw cmdlineparsing::InvalidConstraintException("Negative dose scaling is not allowed. Dose scaling has to be >0.");
 				}
 			}
 
 			void BioModelCmdLineParser::printHelp() const
 			{
 				cmdlineparsing::CmdLineParserBase::printHelp();
 				std::cout << "Example:" << std::endl << std::endl;
 				std::cout << m_programName <<
 				          " dose.mhd result.mhd -m LQ -p 0.2 0.02" <<
 				          std::endl << std::endl;
 				std::cout <<
 				          "This will calculate the Linear quadratic (LQ) BioModel from  \"dose.mhd\" and will write the result to \"result.mhd\". "
 				          "The alpha and beta parameters for the LQ model are 0.2 and 0.02, respectively."
 				          << std::endl;
 			}
 
 		}
 	}
 }