Edward J. Hoffman

Edward Joseph Hoffman (January 1, 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 Michel Ter-Pogossian and Michael E. Phelps, developed the Positron Emission Tomography scanner in 1973.

Edward J. Hoffman
Born(1942-01-01)January 1, 1942
DiedJuly 1, 2004(2004-07-01) (aged 62)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forPET scanner
Scientific career
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis
University of Pennsylvania
UCLA
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

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.[1]

Starting in 1976, Hoffman was a professor at UCLA medical school in the Departments of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Radiological Sciences.[2] In 1999, he authored a book that reviews the biochemical basis of alternative medical treatments for cancer.[3][4] He served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.[5]

He died of liver cancer in Los Angeles, California.

Bibliography
  • Hoffman, EJ (2008) Cancer and the Search for Selective Biochemical Inhibitors, 2nd edition, CRC Press, ISBN 1-4200-4593-8

Citations
  1. "IN MEMORIAM Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Edward J. Hoffman, Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Los Angeles, 1942—2004", Univ of California webpage, accessed online 21 Aug 2008
  2. SR Cherry, "Edward J. Hoffman, Ph.D. A personal reminiscence and remembrance" Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Edited from remarks made at the memorial service in Los Angeles, July 10, 2004.
  3. Hoffman EJ (1999) Cancer and the Search for Selective Biochemical Inhibitors, 1st edition, CRC Press, ISBN
  4. Hoffer A, Book Reviews, J Ortho Med, p.224, Vol. 15, no. 4, 2000
  5. J Pearce, Edward J. Hoffman, Medical Imaging Researcher, Dies at 62", NY Times, July 25, 2004]
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