ReportsWorldwide has announced the addition of a new report title Proton Therapy Market (Actual & Potential), Patients Treated, List of Proton Therapy Centers, Start of Treatment, Specifications & Company Analysis – Global Forecast to 2022 to its growing collection of premium market research reports.
The continuing exploration of the benefits of proton therapy is inspiring a growing and massive construction of new proton centers globally. Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation therapy that uses high-energy proton beam rather than conventional radiotherapy to irradiate a tumor. The main advantage of proton therapy is that while destroying the target malignant cells, it causes minimal damage to the surrounding cells. Proton therapy uses the ionization technique to inhibit cell proliferation. Protons move slowly through the body and interact with electrons and discharge energy.
Globally, the numbers of patients treated with Proton Therapy is very low whereas; the potential candidates for proton therapy are in Millions. The number of proton therapy centers is increasing globally. Still, industry experts believe that players will miss out on a majority of cancer patients who can benefit with proton therapy, overlooking a huge multi-Billion-dollar potential market. IBA dominates the proton therapy market globally. However, other players like Varian, Mitsubishi, Mevion, Hitachi etc. have also started to make their presence felt in the market.
