Radiopharmaceutical market

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Radiopharmaceutical Market Research Report: Forecast up to 2024 Radiopharmaceutical Market: Snapshot The global market for radiopharmaceuticals is poised for steady growth in the coming years, driven primarily by the rising use of radioisotopes for the treatment of various diseases, such as cancer, bone palliation, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. Around 35 million patients undergo treatment procedures for these diseases each year and this will continue to boost the demand for radiopharmaceuticals. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute, radioisotopes are essential for biomedical research in order to cure AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. The World Nuclear Association states that around 10,000 hospitals across the world use radioisotopes in medicines and 90% of this is dedicated toward disease diagnosis. The global radiopharmaceutical market was valued at US$4.7 bn in 2015 and is estimated to reach US$7.4 bn by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 5.3% from 2016 to 2024. Growing Incidence of Cancer Driving Demand for Most Radioisotopes Based on radioisotope, the technetium-99 segment led the global radiopharmaceuticals market, accounting for a share of 50.3% in 2015. This can be attributed to the high availability of technetium-99 from molybdenum-99, which is generated through the decay of uranium radioactive raw material inside the sources. The 18F radioisotope segment is expected to gain market share during the forecast period due to the increase in demand for cyclotron-based radioisotopes for nuclear medicine and the advancement of technological systems such as PET and SPECT. The demand for other radioisotopes such as lutetium-177, rubidium-87, and gallium-62 is also high due to the rising demand for radioisotopes for cancer treatment, the surge in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, and the detection of other infectious diseases. Based on application, oncology took the lead owing to the growing use of various radioisotopes in the treatment of different cancers. Radiopharmaceutical products are used by various end users such as hospitals, ambulatory surgical


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