1. A method of acquiring image data from a turbid medium ( 102 ) using a diffuse optical tomography device, comprising: irradiating the turbid medium ( 102 ) at a plurality of first spatial positions ( 106 ), collecting light emanating from the turbid medium ( 102 ) at a plurality of second spatial positions ( 136 ), splitting the light collected per second spatial position ( 136 ) into at least two optical channels ( 140 ), measuring the intensity of the split light in an individual optical channel of the at least two optical channels ( 140 ) using photo detectors ( 142 ), reconstructing ( 152 ) an image of the turbid medium ( 102 ) from the measured intensities.