diff --git a/AUG/loadAUGdata.m b/AUG/loadAUGdata.m
index 208fa2efb6130445481c21271ab97df8932b228b..50ebb6cdb5be3643f8b7edfa413d972d53ae58dc 100644
--- a/AUG/loadAUGdata.m
+++ b/AUG/loadAUGdata.m
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ function [trace,error,varargout]=loadAUGdata(shot,data_type,varargin)
 %                                 like SXR, ECE, etc.)
 %                  varargin{3}:  zmag for varargout{1} computation
 %                  varargin{4}:  time range [t1 t2] (to limit data collected)
+%                  varargin{5}:  nth to keep only nth time points of traces
+%                  varargin{6}:  camera to use: 'B' (default), 'A', 
 %
 % OUTPUT:
 % trace.data:   data structure
@@ -301,10 +303,14 @@ switch AUGkeywrdcase{index}
     else
       nth=13;
     end
+    if  nargin>=8 & ~isempty(varargin{6})
+      tracename=varargin{6};
+    else
+      tracename='B';
+    end
     trace.t=[];
     trace.x=[];
     ppftype='SXR';
-    tracename='B';
     [a,e]=rdaAUG_eff(shot,ppftype,tracename,timerange);
     trace=a;
     trace.dim=[{[starti:endi]'} ; {trace.t}];
@@ -324,7 +330,14 @@ switch AUGkeywrdcase{index}
         zmag=loadAUGdata(shot,'zmag');
       end
       zmageff=interp1(zmag.t,zmag.data,trace.t);
-      [R_B, Z_B, ang_B,Rsxr]=sxrbgeometry(zmageff);
+      if strcmp(tracename,'B')
+        [R_B, Z_B, ang_B,Rsxr]=sxrbgeometry(zmageff);
+      elseif strcmp(tracename,'A')
+        [R_A, Z_A, ang_A,Rsxr]=sxrageometry(zmageff);
+      else
+        disp(['sxr camera: ' tracename ' not set yet for calculating R projection'])
+        break
+      end
       radius.data=Rsxr;
       radius.t=trace.t;
       varargout{1}={radius};