CPHR: 35 años al Servicio de la Protección Radiológica, la Salud y el Medio Ambiente / CPHR: 35 years at the Service of Radiological Protection, Health and the Environment

Resumen El Centro de Protección e Higiene de las Radiaciones fue fundado en 1985 para sustentar la aplicación segura de las tecnologías nucleares en Cuba. En la actualidad la institución es considerada como una referencia nacional y regional en materia de seguridad radiológica, gracias a una sólida estrategia institucional que aporta de manera sostenida soluciones a problemas prioritarios del país. Este trabajo presenta una reseña de los principales resultados del centro hasta la fecha.

Abstract The Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene was founded in 1985 to support the safe application of nuclear technologies in Cuba. Nowdays, the institution is considered as a national and regional reference for radiation protection , thanks to the comprehensive institutional strategy that support the solutions of the problems with priority in the country. The paper presents the overview about the main results of the center up today.

The Compositional HJ-Biplot-A New Approach to Identifying the Links among Bioactive Compounds of Tomatoes.

Tomatoes have been described as a functional food because of their particular composition of different bioactive compounds. In this study, the proximate composition, minerals and trace elements, and antioxidant compounds were determined in two tomato cultivars (Mariana and Dunkan) that were grown in Gran Canaria (Spain) either conventionally or hydroponically. Although compositional data of this type require being subjected to the specific statistical techniques of compositional analysis, this approach has not usually been considered in this context. In the present case, a compositional Mann-Whitney U test of the data showed significant differences for each factor (cultivar and cultivation system) in several of the compositional variables studied. For the differences between cultivars, these parameters were the protein, Mg, lycopene, ascorbic acid, citric acid, and fumaric acid contents. For the differences between cultivation systems, they were mainly those of the mineral and trace elements group. Although one-year data are insufficient to make clear relationship among compounds because more repetitions in several localities and years are necessary, the compositional HJ-biplot (in which the links provide estimates of the linear relationship among variables) results agreed with other scientific results about linear relationship among some compounds analyzed.

Resultados de la vigilancia radiológica individual de la exposición externa en Cuba en el período 2006-2009 / Results of personal dosimetry in Cuba from 2006 to 2009 period

RESUMEN El trabajo describe los resultados del servicio de dosimetría personal del Laboratorio de Dosimetría Externa del Centro de Protección e Higiene de las Radiaciones en el período 2006-2009. Se analizan los datos sobre el número de trabajadores ocupacionalmente expuestos que son monitoreados y los niveles de exposición ocupacional que reciben, comparándolos con períodos anteriores y los valores publicados por el UNSCEAR. Los trabajadores monitoreados laboran en la medicina, la industria convencional, la investigación y la docencia. El sector de la salud abarca el 90%. El número de trabajadores monitoreados mantuvo una tendencia creciente en el período, siendo el caso más relevante la práctica de radiodiagnóstico, la cual se duplicó. El número de trabajadores ocupacionalmente expuestos, fue inferior al 50% del total monitoreado, mostrando una tendencia decreciente con respecto a años anteriores. La dosis anual promedio para todas las prácticas fue inferior a 1 mSv, mostrando igualmente una disminución con respecto al período anterior.

ABSTRACT The work describes the results of the personal dosimetry service carried out by the External Dosimetry of the Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene from 2006 to 2009. Data about number of monitored occupationally exposure workers and occupational radiation exposure levels are analyzed, which are also compared with previously period and UNSCEAR reports. The results show that the number of occupational exposure workers is increase in the period; only about 50% of monitored workers were exposed. The average individual values of annual effective doses were less than 1 mSv for all monitored practices. The comparison with previously period showed a decreasing tendency in the number of exposed workers and in the average annual doses.