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Edward J. Hoffman

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Edward J. Hoffman
Physics
#3907
World Rank
#5459
Historical Rank
#1364
USA Rank
Particle Physics
#215
World Rank
#230
Historical Rank
#66
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, 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.

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Edward J. Hoffman's Published Works

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