Executive Summary
E.1 Changes Since the Last Report
E.2 Summary of Market Opportunities
E.2.1 Radiation Detection Materials
E.2.2 Medical Applications
E.2.3 National Security and Government
E.2.4 General Industrial Applications
E.2.5 The Growing Need for Portable Systems
E.3 Summary of Ten-year Forecasts of Radiation Detection Equipment and Materials
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to this Report
1.1.1 New Opportunities in the Radiation Materials Market
1.1.2 Medical Applications for Radiation Detection Equipment
1.1.3 Security Applications for Radiation Detection Equipment
1.1.4 Energy Industry Applications
1.1.5 Other Applications
1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology of this Report
1.3.1 Forecasting Methodology
1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Trends in Materials for Radiation Detection
2.1 Continuing Shifts Away from Legacy Materials
2.2 Commercialization of Newer Scintillation Materials
2.3 Development of Alternative Semiconductor Radiation Detection Materials
2.4 Replacing 3-Helium for Neutron Detection
2.5 The Radiation Detection Materials Supply Chain
2.5.1 Impact of New Materials on Marketing and Production Strategies
2.5.2 Opportunities for Partnerships Between Materials Firms and Equipment Suppliers
2.5.3 Constraints on Raw Material Supply
2.6 Ten-year Forecast of Radiation Detection Materials by Type of Material
2.6.1 Forecasting Methodology
2.6.2 Forecasts of Scintillation Materials
2.6.3 Forecasts of Semiconductor Materials
2.6.4 Forecasts of Neutron Detection Materials
2.6.5 Forecasts by Radiation Detection Application
2.6.6 Forecasts by Geography
2.7 Key points from this chapter
Chapter Three: Medical Applications for Radiation Detection Equipment
3.1 Important Policy Trends
3.1.1 Requirements in Europe
3.1.2 Accreditation of Medical Facilities in the U.S.
3.1.3 Push to Digital X-ray Technology
3.1.4 Japan Established Diagnostic Reference Levels for Medical Radiation
3.2 Regulatory and Policy Changes Affecting the Market
3.2.1 Health Insurance and Healthcare Funding
3.2.2 Changing Rules in the United States
3.3 Key Equipment Suppliers of Medical Radiation Detection Equipment
3.4 Important Technology Trends
3.5 Diagnostic Equipment for Nuclear Imaging
3.6 Radiotherapy
3.6.1 Image-guided Radiotherapy
3.6.2 Linear Acclerators
3.6.3 Gamma Cameras
3.6.4 Treatment for Early Stage Cancer
3.7 X-Ray Imaging
3.7.1 3D Mammography
3.7.2 Bone Densitometry
3.7.3 CT Scanning
3.8 Pharmaceutical Industry Applications
3.8.1 Radiation Detection Needs
3.9 Prospects for Suppliers of Radiation Detection Equipment for Medical Applications
3.9.1 X-ray Imaging Continues to Dominate
3.9.2 In-Vivo Anatomy and Functional Visualization
3.9.3 The Importance of Low-Radiation Dosage
3.9.4 Changes in the PET and Nuclear Medicine Market
3.10 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Four: Applications Focused on National and International Security
4.1 The Landscape of Radiation Detection Equipment for Security Applications
4.1.1 Types of Radiation Detection Devices in Use
4.2 Key Equipment Suppliers
4.3 Military Markets for Radiation Detection Equipment
4.3.1 Portable Detection Devices
4.3.2 Opportunities for Larger Scale Systems
4.4 Role of Radiation Detection Equipment in Controlling Nuclear Weapons Proliferation
4.5 Domestic/Homeland Security
4.5.1 Protection of Ports and Borders
4.5.2 Protection of Cities and Buildings
4.5.3 Keeping U.S. Cities Safe
4.5.4 Addressing the needs of Police and other First Responder Services
4.6 Need for Radiation Detection by Individual Citizens
4.7 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Five: Energy Industry
5.1 Radiation Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants
5.1.1 Impact of National Plans for Nuclear Power
5.1.2 Safety Concerns
5.1.3 Detection Equipment Used in Nuclear Power Plants
5.1.4 Suppliers of Radiation Detection Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants
5.2 Oil and Mining Industries
5.2.1 Fracking
5.2.2 Well-logging Devices
5.2.3 Detectors and Data Collection Systems
5.2.4 Compact and Portable Systems
5.2.5 Equipment Companies
5.3 Waste Disposal
5.3.1 Detecting Radioactive Waste
5.3.2 Detecting Waste from Oil and Gas Wells
5.3.3 Measuring Radioactivity in Medical Waste
5.3.4 Measuring Radioactivity in Landfills
5.3.4 Equipment companies
5.4 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Six: General Industrial and Scientific Applications
6.1 Radiation Detection Needs of the Food Industry
6.1.1 Impact of Food Irradiation and Related Government Guidelines
6. 2 Scrap Metal Recycling
6.2.1 Guidelines and the Need for Monitoring
6.2.2 Response of the Recycling Industry
6.3 Industrial Radiography Markets for Radiation Detection
6.4 High-energy Physics and the Needs of Large Laboratories
6.5 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Seven: Ten-Year Forecasts of Radiation Detection Equipment
7.1 Forecast Methodology
7.2 Forecasts by Sector
7.3 Industrial and Scientific Applications
7.4 Forecasts by Type of Equipment
7.5 Forecasts by Geography
Chapter Eight: Profiles of Leading Companies in the Radiation Detection Market
8.1 Arktis Radiation Detectors
8.1.1 Arktis’ Next-generation Radiation Detection Platform
8.2 Mirion Technologies
8.2.1 Acquisition of Canberra strengthens Mirion in the Nuclear Community
8.3 Kromek Group
8.3.1 Kromek delivered 10K D3S Detectors to DARPA’s SIGMA Program
8.3.2 Kromek sees Growth with Long-term Contracts Worldwide
8.4 ORTEC
8.4.1 ORTEC Innovating Products to Support and Increase Sales of HPGe
8.5 Saint-Gobain Crystals
8.5.1 Driving Growth Through Improving Performance of Existing Materials
8.5.2 BrilLanCe Range is a Key Pathbreaker
8.6 Zecotek Photonics
8.6.1 Specialization in LFS crystals
8.7 Dynasil
8.7.1 RMD adds Value to Dynasil
List of Exhibits
Exhibit E-1: The Market for Radiation Detection Equipment
Exhibit E-2: Revenue from Scintillator and Semiconductor Materials by Applications, $ Millions
Exhibit 2-1: Comparison of Fluoride-based Scintillation Materials
Exhibit 2-2: Comparison of Oxide-based Scintillation Materials
Exhibit 2-3: Worldwide Scintillation Material Volume and Revenue, by Material Type
Exhibit 2-4: NaI Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-5: CsI Crystal Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-6: CsI Thin-Film Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-7: Lanthanum-based Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-8: Other Simple Salts Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-9: CLYC-based Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-10: Oxide-based Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-11: Silicate-based Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-12: Yttrium-based Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-13: Plastic Scintillator Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-14: Nanomaterials Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-15: HPGe Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-16: CdTe/CZT Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-17: Other Semiconductor Volume and Revenue, by Application
Exhibit 2-18: Revenue for 3He Replacements, by Material, $ Millions
Exhibit 2-19: Revenue for 3He Replacements, by Material, $ Millions
Exhibit 3-1: Recent Developments at the Joint Commission
Exhibit 3-2: Companies Supplying Radiation Detection Equipment for Medical Applications
Exhibit 3-3: PET/CT System Comparison
Exhibit 3-4: PET/MRI System Comparison
Exhibit 3-5: SPECT/CT System Comparison
Exhibit 3-6: Different Types of Detectors Used in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Exhibit 4-1: Radiation Detection Equipment for Domestic Security and Military Applications
Exhibit 4-2: Companies Supplying Radiation Detection Equipment for Security and Military Applications
Exhibit 4-3: Worldwide Nuclear Weapons Arsenals
Exhibit 4-4: TSA-approved Vendors for Scanning at Airports
Exhibit 6-1: Food Irradiation Status by Country/Region
Exhibit 7-1: The Market for Radiation Detection Equipment, by Sector
Exhibit 7-2: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Nuclear Power Plants
Exhibit 7-3: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Food Irradiation Safety
Exhibit 7-4: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Scrap Metal Recycling
Exhibit 7-5: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Industrial Radiography
Exhibit 7-6: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Oil and Mining Exploration
Exhibit 7-7: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Physics Laboratories
Exhibit 7-8: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Medical and Academic Laboratories
Exhibit 7-9: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Domestic Security
Exhibit 7-10: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Military Applications
Exhibit 7-11: The Market for Medical SPECT Detectors
Exhibit 7-12: The Market for Medical PET Detectors
Exhibit 7-13: The Market for Radiotherapy Detectors
Exhibit 7-14: The Market for Medical Radiography Detectors
Exhibit 7-15: The Market for Medical Computed Tomography and Mammography Radiography Detectors
Exhibit 7-16: The Market for Radiation Detectors for Medical Imaging
Exhibit 7-17: The Market for Radiation Monitoring Equipment, by Type
Exhibit 7-18: Market for Radiation Monitoring Equipment-Specialty Detectors
Exhibit 7-19: Revenue from Radiation Systems, by Geographical Region, $ Millions
Exhibit 7-20: The Market for Radiation Detection Equipment, by Sector and Geography—Security and Safety Detectors, Small Specialty Detectors
