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SUMMARY
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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION1.11 Types of Radiation Detection Systems and Technologies1.12 New Opportunities for Radiation Detection Equipment in Medical/Healthcare1.13 Technology and the Drive for New and Better Materials1.14 Opportunities for Electronics and Software1.15 Medical Laboratories: An Important Niche1.16 Companies to Watch in the Radiation Detection Business for Medical/Healthcare1.2 Objective and Scope of this Report1.3 Methodology of this Report1.4 Market Forecasting Methodology1.5 Plan of this ReportCHAPTER TWO: MARKET FOR MEDICAL X-RAY DETECTION3.1 Radiography3.2 Densitometry3.21 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)3.211 New developments3.2 Computed Tomography (CT)3.21 Market demand3.22 Detectors in CT3.23 Trends in multiple slicing and detection3.231 Radiation Dose Drivers in CT3.232 Opportunities in Volumetric CT3.3 Medical X-Ray Radiology3.31 Conventional radiology3.32 Technical Trends3.33 Computed radiography (CR)3.34 Digitization3.341 Drivers and Challenges for DR enhancements3.35 Digital Mammography3.4 Types of Radiation Detectors Used in Medical X-Ray Detection3.5 Main Suppliers of Detectors Used in Medical X-Ray Detection3.6 Key Points from this ChapterCHAPTER THREE: MARKET FOR MEDICAL GAMMA RADIATION DETECTION4.1 Nuclear Medicine4.11 Challenges faced by nuclear medicine4.111 Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)4.1111 Proton therapy4.112 Radiotherapy, Phytotherapy Opportunities4.12 Gamma Cameras4.121 Technology improvements4.2 Combined SPECT Techniques4.21 SPECT/CT4.22 SPECT/MRI4.3 PET Detectors4.31 PET/CT4.32 PET/MRI4.4 Main Suppliers of Detectors Used in Medical Gamma Radiation Detection4.5 Key Points from this ChapterCHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY OF EIGHT-YEAR MARKET FORECASTS FOR RADIATION DETECTION EQUIPMENT IN MEDICAL/HEALTHCARE5.1 Forecasting Methodology5.2 Forecast of Radiation Detection Equipment in the Medical/Healthcare Market, by Type of Detector5.3 Forecast of Radiation Detection Equipment Markets by End-User Sector5.4 Forecast of Radiation Detection Equipment for Medical Diagnostics by Region/Country5.5 Forecasts of Radiation Detection Equipment Used in Medical X-Ray Detection5.6 Forecasts of Radiation Detection Equipment Used in Gamma Radiation DetectionAcronyms and Abbreviations Used In this ReportList of ExhibitsExhibit 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.