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Medical/healthcare is an established end-market for radiation detection equipment in many applications, and continues to drive improvements in and demand for radiology diagnostic systems. Radiography is one of the most important aspects of non-destructive testing (NDT), and is used in a wide variety of medical applications. The market for detectors has benefited from advancements in the science of radiology and from better understanding of device and diagnostic systems by medical professionals.
Despite some recent negative trends from reimbursement factors to macroeconomically sluggish growth in the U.S. and Europe, NanoMarkets remains encouraged by other positive trends. Radiotherapy procedures are on the rise; super-specialized hospitals in developed nations are building financial and resource infrastructure for radiation-induced treatments, particularly for cancer. Gamma scintillation and X-ray detectors are priority areas of growth. In developing economies, improvements in medicine and an aging population also are trends seen as favorable to radiation detection in a medical/healthcare context.
In this report, we explore the revenue potential for radiation detection in the two major application areas for medical and healthcare contexts: X-ray radiation detection and gamma radiation detection. We also analyze the products and marketing strategies of the leading suppliers of radiation detection equipment in the markets covered. This report includes granular eight-year forecasts (volume and value) broken out by device types and world region.
NanoMarkets believes that business development executives and product management professionals, investors, entrepreneurs involved with radiation detection equipment -- especially those with an eye toward medical/healthcare contexts -- will benefit from the comprehensive analysis of radiation detection trends and technologies within this report.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction
- 1.1. Background to this Report
- 1.1.1. Emerging Opportunities in Radiation Detection Systems and Technologies
- 1.1.2. Materials Innovations for Healthcare Radiation Detection
- 1.1.3. Opportunities in Electronics and Software
- 1.1.4. Medical Laboratories: An Important Niche
- 1.2. Objective and Scope of this Report
- 1.3. Methodology of this Report
- 1.4. Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Healthcare Markets for Medical X-Ray Detection
- 2.1. Radiography
- 2.1.1. Challenges for the X-Ray Detector Market
- 2.2. Densitometry
- 2.2.1. Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
- 2.3. Computed Tomography
- 2.3.1. Market Demand
- 2.3.2. Detectors in CT
- 2.3.3. Trends in multiple slicing and detection
- 2.3.4. Radiation Dose Drivers in CT
- 2.3.5. Opportunities in Volumetric CT
- 2.4. Medical X-Ray Radiology
- 2.4.1. Conventional radiology
- 2.4.2. Technical Trends
- 2.4.3. Computed Radiography (CR)
- 2.4.4. Digitization
- 2.4.5. Digital Mammography
- 2.5. Types of Radiation Detectors Used in Medical X-Ray Detection
- 2.6. Main Suppliers of Detectors Used in Medical X-Ray Detection
- 2.6.1. GE Healthcare
- 2.6.2. Carestream Health
- 2.6.3. Siemens
- 2.6.4. Philips Healthcare
- 2.6.5. Fujifilm Medical
- 2.6.6. Hologic
- 2.6.7. Kromek
- 2.6.8. Biopack Medical
- 2.7. Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Three: Market for Medical Gamma Radiation Detection
- 3.1. Nuclear Medicine
- 3.1.1. Market Growth and Drivers for Nuclear Medicine
- 3.1.2. Challenges Faced by Nuclear Medicine
- 3.2. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- 3.2.1. Market for IGRT
- 3.2.2. Technology Evolution
- 3.2.3. Supply Chain for IGRT
- 3.4. Radiotherapy, Phytotherapy Opportunities
- 3.4.1. CT
- 3.4.2. Tomotherapy
- 3.4.3. 4D Adaptive Radiotherapy
- 3.4.4. Gamma or Anger Cameras
- 3.5. Combined SPECT Techniques
- 3.5.1. SPECT/CT
- 3.5.2. SPECT/MRI
- 3.6. PET Detectors
- 3.6.1. Technology and Market Evolution for PET Detectors
- 3.6.2. PET/CT
- 3.6.3. PET/MRI
- 3.7. Main Suppliers of Detectors Used in Medical Radiation Detection
- 3.7.1. Bracco Diagnostics
- 3.7.2. Elekta
- 3.7.3. GE Healthcare
- 3.7.4. Hitachi Medical Systems America
- 3.7.5. Hologic
- 3.7.6. Konica Minolta Medical Imaging
- 3.7.7. Landauer
- 3.7.8. Lantheus Medical Imaging
- 3.7.9. Philips Healthcare
- 3.7.10. Siemens Healthcare
- 3.7.11. Toshiba America Medical Systems
- 3.7.12. Varian Medical Systems
- 3.8. Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Four: Summary of Eight-Year Market Forecasts for Medical Radiation Detection Equipment
- 4.1. Forecast of Radiation Detection Equipment in the Medical/Healthcare Market, by Type of Detector
- 4.2. Forecast of Medical Radiation Detection Equipment Markets by End-User Sector
- 4.3. Forecast of Medical Radiation Detection Equipment Markets by Region/Country
- 4.4. Forecasts of Radiation Detection Equipment Used in Medical X-Ray Detection
- 4.4.1. Radiography
- 4.4.2. Medical CT
- 4.5. Forecasts of Radiation Detection Equipment Used in Gamma Radiation Detection
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used In this Report
About the Author
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1-1: Radiation Detectors: Selected Market Opportunities
- Exhibit 2-1: Some of the Significant Technological Trends in CT Design
- Exhibit 3-1: Some of the Important Radioisotopes and their Clinical Uses
- Exhibit 4-1: Radiation Detection Equipment in the Medical/Healthcare Market, by Type of Detector ($Millions)
- Exhibit 4-2: Radiation Detectors by Market Segment ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 4-3: Market Share of Medical Radiation Detectors by Region (Percent)
- Exhibit 4-4: Market Size of Medical Radiation Detectors by Region ($Millions)
- Exhibit 4-5: The Market for Medical Radiography Detectors
- Exhibit 4-6: The Market for Medical Computed Tomography Radiography Detectors
- Exhibit 4-7: The Market for Medical SPECT Detectors
- Exhibit 4-8: The Market for Medical PET Detectors
