X-ray tube is an air evacuated vacuum
tube that converts electrical energy to produce other forms of radiation
including x-rays which are used for imaging purposes. The x-ray tube
consists of different parts and elements which includes two basic and
principle elements: a cathode and an anode. The cathode provides source
of electrons that are received by the anode, to produce and release
x-rays. Other elements of an x-ray tube include an air evacuated vacuum
tube also known as the envelop, tube housing, a rotor, an induction
motor, and other components such as cooling oil and expansion bellows.
Envelop is an important component of the x-ray tube, which contains the
cathode and the anode to produce an x-rays. The anode is a major
component which produces x-rays, apart from dissipating the heat
produced in the process.
Rise in prevalence of chronic diseases including cancer and
cardiovascular is driving health care reforms to increase emphasis on
early diagnosis of diseases. This, in turn, is increasing demand for and
subsequent increasing in the number of diagnostic tests performed each
year globally. This propelled the x-ray tubes market in 2017. According
to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were around 9 million
computed tomography scans performed globally in 1980. Rise in demand for
diagnostic tests, coupled with introduction of new and advanced
products and technologies in the market such as computed tomography (CT)
imaging increased the number of CT scans. Nearly 80 million scans were
performed in the U.S. alone, in 2015. Technological advancements in the
x-ray tubes, along with new and advanced imaging techniques based on
x-rays are being introduced in the global market. These are expected to
drive the global x-ray tubes market during the forecast period. However,
rise in concerns about x-ray radiation exposures leading to cancer, is
leading to the development and adoption of newer and safer techniques of
imaging. This is likely to restrain the global x-ray tubes market
during the forecast period.
The global x-ray tubes market is segmented on the basis of product
type, component, end-user, and region. Based on product type, the global
market is bifurcated into cathode-based x-ray tubes and anode-based
x-ray tubes. The cathode based x-ray tubes segmented is further divided
into cold cathode tubes (also called as Crookes tube), and hot cathode
tubes. The anode-based x-ray tubes segment is segregated into stationary
anode x-ray tubes, rotating anode x-ray tubes, and rotating envelop
x-ray tubes. The cathode based x-ray tubes segment dominated the global
market in 2017, owing to the efficiency of cold cathode x-ray tubes
leading to higher demand for these tubes by end-user. Based on
components, the global x-ray tubes market is segmented into cathode,
anode, envelop, induction motor, rotor, and others. In terms of
end-user, the global x-ray tubes market is segmented into hospitals,
diagnostic imaging centers, specialty clinics, ambulatory surgery
centers, and others. Diagnostic imaging centers dominated the global
x-ray tubes market, owing to higher number of x-ray scans and CT scans
being performed each year in diagnostic imaging centers.
Based on region, the global x-ray tubes market is segmented into five
regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the
Middle East & Africa. North America dominated the global x-ray tubes
market in 2017 and is expected to continue to dominate the market from
2018 to 2026. High awareness and implementation of preventive care and
early diagnosis in the region is increasing demand for x-ray tubes in
the U.S., and Canada. The market in Asia Pacific is expected to expand
at a higher CAGR from during the forecast period.
Key players operating in the global x-ray
tubes market include BMI Biomedical International s.r.l., Control-X
Medical, Ltd., Varian Medical Systems, Inc., IAE.Sp.A., Micro X-Ray,
Varex Imaging Corporation, Lohmann X-Ray, and Siemens Healthcare GmbH.
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