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<journal-id>2077-2874</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[EDUMECENTRO]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[EDUMECENTRO]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2077-2874</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2077-28742024000100007</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estructura conceptual de la competencia gestión de desechos radiactivos para tecnólogos de Medicina Nuclear]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Conceptual structure of the radioactive waste management competency for Nuclear Medicine technologists]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Basulto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maurice José]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaqueline]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales Crespo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guerra Salcedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marisela de la Caridad]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camagüey  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Camagüey &#8220;Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Camagüey ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>16</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2077-28742024000100007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2077-28742024000100007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2077-28742024000100007&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la Medicina Nuclear es una especialidad médica que trata o diagnostica diferentes afecciones mediante imágenes de tipo funcional-molecular, a partir del empleo de fuentes no selladas. Un aspecto importante en el desempeño profesional es la adecuada gestión de sustancias que puedan resultar nocivas.  Objetivo:  fundamentar la estructura conceptual de la competencia gestión de desechos radiactivos.  Métodos:  se realizó una revisión bibliográfica con un análisis crítico reflexivo, se consideraron documentos normativos de la actividad en Medicina Nuclear, tesis, artículos y libros, publicados a partir del 2018 en español e inglés. La búsqueda fue realizada en las bases de datos SciELO durante el periodo comprendido de enero a mayo del 2023. Las palabras clave utilizadas fueron: competencias, gestión y desechos radiactivos. Fueron revisados 73 textos y se seleccionaron 20 para conformar el texto final.  Resultados:  se delimitaron cuatro núcleos temáticos: pertinencia de formar competencias profesionales, base teórico-metodológica, base legal y riesgos e implicaciones. Resulta evidente el insuficiente tratamiento teórico-metodológico a la gestión de desechos como actividad de los tecnólogos de Medicina Nuclear. Se propone la definición de la competencia, los problemas contextuales que aborda, ejes procesuales, criterio de desempeño y evidencias requeridas.  Conclusiones: el estudio de las competencias profesionales en los tecnólogos de la salud es un campo de notable vigencia encaminado a desarrollar su profesionalización. La evidente relación establecida entre la competencia gestión de desechos radiactivos y la reducción de riesgos y accidentes, conlleva la responsabilidad de formar profesionales preparados para desempeñarse con éxito en la Medicina Nuclear.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Nuclear Medicine is a medical specialty that treats or diagnoses different conditions through functional-molecular images, using unsealed sources. An important aspect in professional performance is the proper management of substances that may be harmful.  Objective: to support the conceptual structure of the radioactive waste management competence.  Methods: a bibliographic review was carried out with a reflective critical analysis, normative documents of the activity in Nuclear Medicine, theses, articles, and books, published since 2018 in Spanish and English, were considered. The search was carried out in the SciELO databases from January to May 2023. The keywords used were competencies, management and radioactive waste. 73 texts were reviewed and 20 were selected to make up the final text.  Results: four topic cores were defined: relevance of training professional competencies, theoretical-methodological base, legal base and risks and implications. The insufficient theoretical-methodological treatment of waste management as an activity of Nuclear Medicine technologists is evident. The definition of the competence, the contextual problems it addresses, procedural axes, performance criteria and required evidence are proposed.  Conclusions: the study of professional competencies in health technologists is a field of notable validity aimed at developing their professionalization. The evident relationship established between radioactive waste management competence and the reduction of risks and accidents entails the responsibility of training professionals prepared to perform successfully in Nuclear Medicine.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[medicina nuclear]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[organización y administración]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[residuos radiactivos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[competencia profesional, educación médica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nuclear medicine]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[organization and administration]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[radioactive waste]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[professional competence, education, medical]]></kwd>
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