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Defining organs at risk is a crucial task for radiation oncologists when aiming to optimize the benefit of radiation therapy, with delivery of the maximum dose to the tumor volume while sparing health
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Head and neck oncologic imaging is challenging owing to the complex anatomy, the ongoing changes in imaging paradigms with PET-CT, PET-MRI, CT, and MRI, and the rapid evolution of therapy.Head and Nec
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The book selects Guangzhou, which has the highest crime rate in China, as a research site to study patterns of crime and social disorganization. It combines methods of content analyses with ethnograph
LGBT-Parent Families is the first handbook to provide a comprehensive examination of this underserved area. Reflecting the nature of this issue, the volume is notably interdisciplinary, with contribut
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Living and working in extra-terrestrial habitats means being potentially vulnerable to very harsh environmental, social, and psychological conditions. With the stringent technical specifications for l
This book presents a previously unpublished theory for predicting the quantitative behavior of a class of dynamical systems when brought into contact with a source of mechanical energy, when both the
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This Handbook provides up-to-date reference content on the subject of Health Economics. It deals with contemporary health care issues from an economic perspective – from both Micro and Macroeconomic v
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This book approaches the field of positive psychology from a post-modern perspective. It explores the consequences of combining current trends and models with supplementary participatory and transform
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