Edward J. Hoffman
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 20 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 1,1942 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | St. Louis |
| Missouri | |
| United States | |
| Died | Los Angeles |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 1,2004 |
| Education | Bishop DuBourg High School |
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| ID | 3943062 |
Edward J. Hoffman Life story
Edward Joseph Hoffman helped invent the first human PET scanner, a commonly used whole-body scanning procedure for detecting diseases like cancer. Hoffman, with Michel Ter-Pogossian and Michael E. Phelps, developed the Positron Emission Tomography scanner in 1973. Hoffman was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
