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* when using volumeFromDescription and volumeFromData, these numpy types are now properly supported:
numpy.int8, numpy.int16, numpy.int32, numpy.float32, numpy.float64, numpy.uint8, numpy.uint16, numpy.uint32
numpy.dtype("int8"), numpy.dtype("int16"), numpy.dtype("int32"), numpy.dtype("float32"), numpy.dtype("float64"),
numpy.dtype("uint8"), numpy.dtype("uint16"), numpy.dtype("uint32")
* changed the "from numpy import *" to "import numpy as numpy" to avoid possible name space clashes