Global Radiation Therapy Equipment Market 2014-2018: Increasing adoption of fully comprehensive systems is an emerging trend in the market
DUBLIN, May 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pqfgfz/global_radiation) has announced the addition of the "Global Radiation Therapy Equipment Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
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There has been an increase in the adoption of fully comprehensive systems for treatment planning to provide radiation therapy. Such comprehensive systems offer advanced features that allow complete planning of the process, from patient data acquisition to plan validation. These information systems provide comprehensive information and image management solutions.
It allows the simplification of radiation therapy planning for different kinds of treatment such as 3D conformal, IMRT, electron, proton, and brachytherapy. These comprehensive systems provide flexibility to clinicians in order to quickly tailor plans for each patient. Therefore, increasing adoption of fully comprehensive systems is an emerging trend in the market.
According to the report, there has been an increase in the number of senior citizens globally. According to UN statistics, in 2013, the senior citizen population increased from 9.2 percent of the total global population in 1990 to nearly 11.7 percent. It is expected that this trend will continue and reach 21.1 percent by 2050.
Senior citizens are more prone to developing cancerous tumors. Prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal cancers are among the most common types of cancer that affect senior citizens. With an increase in the aging population, the number of cancer patients requiring radiation therapy is increasing.
Further, the report states that one of the most important challenges is the alternative treatment available for cancer, apart from radiation therapy, such as traditional surgery, chemotherapy, robotic surgery, hormone therapy, and biological therapy.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
Key Topics Covered:
01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report
04. Market Research Methodology
05. Introduction
06. Market Landscape
07. Market Segmentation by Technology
08. Market Segmentation by Product
09. Geographical Segmentation
10. Key Leading Countries
11. Buying Criteria
12. Market Growth Drivers
13. Drivers and their Impact
14. Market Challenges
15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
16. Market Trends
17. Trends and their Impact
18. Vendor Landscape
19. Key Vendor Analysis
20. Other Reports in this Series
Companies Mentioned:
- Accuray Inc.
- Best Theratronics Ltd.
- Brainlab AG
- C.R. Bard Inc.
- Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG
- Elekta AB
- GE Healthcare Ltd.
- Hitachi America Ltd.
- Ion Beam Applications SA
- Phillips Healthcare
- RaySearch Laboratories AB
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Varian Medical Systems Inc.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pqfgfz/global_radiation
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