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Cooper, Director of Radiology, PET scan pioneer, dies at 66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Malcolm Cooper, Associate Professor and Director of Research in Radiology, who was a pioneer in the use of positron emission tomography, or PET, to study how the brain functions in health and disease, died Thursday, March 20. |
 | | Cooper was among the first researchers to use PET scans to understand which parts of the brain perform specific tasks. |
 | | Cooper is survived by his wife, Joanie, of Chicago; four sons: Sean and Brendan, both of Kankakee, Ill., Ciaran of Chicago, and Declan of Traverse City, Mich.; and two grandchildren, Dylan and Caelan. |
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