Edward J. Hoffman

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name = Edward J. Hoffman


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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
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Edward J. Hoffman, (1942 - July 1, 2004) helped invent the first human PET scanner, a commonly used whole-body scanning procedure for detecting diseases like cancer. Hoffman, with Michael Phelps, developed the Positron Emission Tomography scanner in 1973.

Hoffman was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a BS chemistry from St. Louis University in 1963, his Ph.D. in Nuclear Chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis in 1970 and completed postgraduate work in nuclear chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1972 he joined the faculty of Washington University’s School of Medicine, where he and Dr. Michael Phelps began developing what later became known as the PET scanner, used to detect cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses. In 1975 , Phelps and Hoffman moved to the University of Pennsylvania. [" [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/inmemoriam/edwardjhoffman.htm IN MEMORIAM] Edward J. Hoffman, Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Los Angeles, 1942—2004", Univ of California webpage, accessed online 21 Aug 2008]

Starting in 1976, Hoffman was a professor at UCLA medical school in the Departments of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Radiological Sciences. [SR Cherry, [http://www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/newsletters/npss/0904/remembrance.html "Edward J. Hoffman, Ph.D. A personal reminiscence and remembrance"] , Edited from remarks made at the memorial service in Los Angeles, July 10, 2004.] In 1999, he authored a book that reviews the biochemical basis of alternative medical treatments for cancer. [Hoffman EJ (1999) [http://books.google.com/books?id=WiIVBWKJhYwC&pg=PA1969 Cancer and the Search for Selective Biochemical Inhibitors] ", 1st edition, "CRC Press", ISBN ] [Hoffer A, [http://orthomolecular.org/library/jom/2000/articles/2000-v15n04-p224.shtml Book Reviews] , "J Ortho Med", p.224, Vol. 15, no. 4, 2000] He served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal "IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science". [J Pearce, [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E4DF143DF936A15754C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon= Edward J. Hoffman, Medical Imaging Researcher, Dies at 62"] , "NY Times", July 25, 2004] ]

He died of liver cancer in Los Angeles, California.

Bibliography

Hoffman EJ (2008) " [http://books.google.com/books?id=bNmIuHxe4g0C&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=orthomolecular&source=web&ots=elBndtn0XP&sig=Xc7gW8J3KfIEvikmURJkDzYbhCQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA195,M1 Cancer and the Search for Selective Biochemical Inhibitors] ", 2nd edition, "CRC Press", ISBN 1420045938

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External links

* [http://www.nuc.ucla.edu/news/ehoffman Eulogy by Michael Phelps]

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DATE OF DEATH= July 1, 2004
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California