According to FutureWise analysis the market for medical cyclotron in 2023 was US$ 163 million, and is expected to reach US$ 260 million by 2031 at a CAGR of 6.3%.
A medical cyclotron is a type of particle accelerator used to diagnose and treat chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease. A cyclotron is a device that uses a magnet and a high electrical voltage to spirally accelerate charged particles. When particles collide with a target, nuclear reactions occur, producing radioactive isotopes. Because radioactive isotopes have a short half-life (for example, Flourine-18 has a half-life of approximately 110 minutes), they decay quickly after they are created. As a result, several research and diagnostic institutes have constructed their own medical cyclotrons to produce radioactive isotopes for a variety of medical applications. The cyclotron generates radioactive atoms that have a short half-life and are used in medical imaging and research. As a result, medical cyclotrons are also known as isotope-producing machines. Chemical compounds (typically glucose) are combined with these isotopes to create injectable radioactive tracers for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans and other diagnostic techniques. A radioactive tracer is injected into the patient's body during a PET scan.
In recent years, Functional or metabolic imaging has replaced traditional anatomic imaging. High-resolution images of the location of radionuclides that release positrons in the body are produced by the diagnostic technique known as positron emission tomography (PET). It is well-recognised that diseased cells first experience functional abnormalities before they undergo structural alterations. Early functional change identification aids in developing the best treatment plans, which ultimately results in a marked decrease in morbidity and death. With half-lives ranging from a few minutes to a few hours, ultra-short-lived radioisotopes are used in PET. A particle accelerator known as the Medical Cyclotron must be used to create these isotopes. Medical cyclotrons are circular accelerators that accelerate charged particles to high speeds in a vacuum tank before bombarding a particular target material. Although the cyclotron can speed up both positively and negatively charged particles, negative ion cyclotrons are typically used to create positron-emitting radionuclides around the world. There are now about 25 medical cyclotron facilities in India. Several more cyclotrons and PET/computerized tomography (CT) facilities are being planned and are anticipated to be operational soon.
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