Patent ID: 8018717

Claim:
A detection device, comprising: at least one detector unit embodied as a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) detector: a processing unit linked electrically with the at least one detector unit for processing electrical signals of the detector unit: a facility for cooling the detection device, the facility including, at least one first cooling unit in thermal contact with the detection device to remove heat arising during operation of the detection device; and at least one second cooling unit, arranged to discharge heat from an environment of the detection device through the at least one second cooling unit, wherein the processing unit includes at least one circuit board on which electronic components are arranged such that each of the components is in thermal contact with one of the at least one first cooling unit and the at least one second cooling unit and a number of circuit boards are provided with components which are arranged to alternate with the at least one first and at least one second cooling units.