米国の陽子線治療市場の分析

米国のほとんどの腫瘍専門医によれば、がん患者の60％が何らかの形の放射線治療を受けています。技術進歩にも関わらず、患者の大半が従来型の放射線治療（X線やIMRT（強度変調放射線治療）など）の副作用に苦しんでいます。また、長期的な治療費も非常に高額となります。最新の治療法である陽子線治療では、こうした問題にすべて対処できるため、やがて従来型の治療法に取って代わり、大きな潜在的市場を開拓するものと思われます。

当レポートでは、米国における陽子線治療の市場について分析し、その概要・特色・利点や、治療センター設立に際しての必要事項・投資額、関連企業の現状と将来展望、市場の促進・抑制要因、今後の市場の成長見通しや方向性などを調査・推計して、その結果を概略以下の内容でお届けいたします。

第1章　陽子線治療とは何か？

第2章　なぜ陽子線治療はX線やIMRTより良いのか？

第3章　どの種類の癌を治療できるのか？

第4章　陽子線治療センターを設立するには？

• 独自の構成要素はどれか？

第5章　陽子線治療センター：米国市場のシナリオ

• サービス・装置プロバイダー：既存企業
• サービス・装置プロバイダー：今後の見通し

第6章　市場のダイナミクス

• 市場促進・抑制要因
• 現在／期待市場成長率
• 必要となる投資
• 各州の潜在的顧客ベース：今後の見通し

第7章　米国の陽子線治療センター：将来の方向性

第8章　市場機会の評価

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Table of Contents

1. What is Proton Therapy?

2. Why is Proton Therapy Better than X-ray/IMRT?

3. Which Cancers Can be Treated?

4. How to Set-up a Proton Therapy Center?

• 4.1 What are the Different Components?

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• 5.1 Service and Equipment Providers: Existing Players
• 5.2 Service and Equipment Providers: Outlook 2017

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• 6.1 Drivers and Challenges
• 6.2 Current and Expected Market Growth
• 6.3 Investment Required
• 6.4 Potential Customer Base by State Outlook 2017

7. US Proton Therapy Centers Future Direction

8. Market Opportunity Assessment

List of Figures:

• Figure-1: Existing States with Proton Therapy Centers
• Figure-2: Upcoming States with Proton Therapy Centers by 2017
• Figure-3: Share of Vendors by Number of Proton Accelerators Installed in US Proton Therapy Centers, 2012
• Figure-4: Share of Vendors by Number of Proton Accelerators Installed in US Proton Therapy Centers, 2017
• Figure-5: Proton Therapy Market (Million US$), 2012-2017
• Figure-6: Proton Therapy Market Penetration (%), 2012
• Figure-7: Breakup of Investment Required to Set-up Proton Therapy Center (%)
• Figure-8: Proton Therapy Centers by Number of Treatment Rooms (2012 & 2017)
• Figure-9: Proton Therapy Centers by Number and Type of Accelerator (2012 & 2017)

List of Tables:

• Table-1: Existing Proton Therapy Centers with Type of Installed Proton Accelerator
• Table-2: Existing Equipment Providers with Number of Installations
• Table-3: Upcoming Proton Therapy Centers with Type of Installed Proton Accelerator by 2017
• Table-4: Upcoming Equipment Providers with Number of Installations by 2017
• Table-5: State-wide Number of Potential Patients for Proton Therapy by 2017
• Table-6: Top 10 States with Maximum Market Opportunity