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Michael Linn Russell

Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Duke Box 3282, 03102E Duke South, Durham, NC 27710
1813 Country Lane, Durham, NC 27713

Overview


The primary focus of my research is reactive gas dosimetry. The main body of work has involved using O-labeled nitrogen oxide to perform dosimetric analysis on rodents. O is a radioisotope with a half-life of 2.04 minutes produced in the DUMC cyclotron. This N1502 is exposed to mice, rats guinea pigs and hamsters, either free breathing or on mechanical ventilation. A number of bronchoalveolar lavage studies have been performed demonstrating the high solubility of radiolabeled N02 in the …

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Medicine · 2012 - Present Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


Development, deployment and usability of a point-of-care decision support system for chronic disease management using the recently-approved HL7 decision support service standard

Journal Article Studies in Health Technology and Informatics · December 1, 2007 Clinical decision support is recognized as one potential remedy for the growing crisis in healthcare quality in the United States and other industrialized nations. While decision support systems have been shown to improve care quality and reduce errors, th ... Cite

Cellular and connective tissue changes in alveolar septal walls in emphysema.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · December 1999 Emphysema is commonly defined as enlargement of airspaces distal to terminal bronchioles accompanied by destruction of alveolar walls, but without obvious fibrosis. Morphometric techniques were used to correlate changes in components of the alveolar septa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Monte Carlo analysis of multi-layer targets for production of 15O.

Journal Article Appl Radiat Isot · 1997 A Monte Carlo simulation code was written to analyze multi-layer targets for production of 15O. The code models beam-particle transport through the target and production and transport of generated radionuclides; it can be used to assess the effects on radi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Ozone Dosimetry Using Radioactive And Stable Isotopes

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1993 - 2000

Center For Extrapolation Modeling: Microtoxicology/Microdo

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Environmental Protection Agency · 1992 - 1998

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1985 M.D.