Optimisation: Added early termination on zero alpha. Removed back-to-front support. #178
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Removed support for back-to-front rendering, as this doesn't really serve any purposes anymore.
Also added early termination when alpha is zero after applying transfer function. This makes performance a lot better on most datasets, especially when cubic interpolation and lighting is enabled (in direct volume rendering mode).