About
Scientist of nuclear medicine who used radioscopy and collimators in his research on disease detection. The Positron Emission Tomography technique for detecting diseases that he first proposed in 1961 is still used today.
Before Fame
He served in the Navy before attending the University of Chicago, where he earned a B.A. in 1954
Trivia
He was the director at the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital in 1957.
Family Life
He married Ariadne Plumis in 1958.
Associated With
He was influenced by Ernest Rutherford.
