The present invention provides for a cooling system for circulating a
coolant to cool the patient bore. In one embodiment, that patient bore
consists of two concentric cylinders separated by spacers running either
longitudinally or helically. In another embodiment of the present
invention, fluid may be passed either helically or longitudinally through
tubes bonded to the outer diameter of the patient bore such that the
parts of the bore that are exposed to the patient are directly cooled. In
a third embodiment, the RF coil could form part of the patient bore, with
the helical or longitudinal fluid channels surrounding the patient bore.
