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Report Assesses Portable X-Ray Sector

By MedImaging International staff writers
Posted on 07 Jun 2015
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A report analyzing the global X-Ray market has been published. The report surveyed the X-Ray market outlook until 2018, and the drivers behind the changes.

According to the published report, the global market for portable X-Ray devices is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of approximately 14.8% from 2014 to 2020, and reach USD 4.1 Billion by end-2020.

Portable X-Ray devices are used by the military, and in sports competitions, especially for emergency trauma treatment. The devices are compact and can be connected to a computer in an X-Ray laboratory for image viewing, and for sending images to a physician.

The report segments the global portable X-Ray devices market according to technology, and the type of device. X-Ray technologies include analog X-Ray and digital X-Ray, dental X-Ray, mammography, chest X-Ray, and abdominal X-Ray, and various types of devices, such as hand held X-Ray, and mobile X-Ray. The report also looks at the market regions North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Middle East and Africa.

The report states that stringent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Silver Spring, MD USA) regulations and guidelines, and the cost of portable X-Ray devices are limiting market growth.

The market report was published by Reportbuyer. The full report can be downloaded online (please see Related Links below).

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