South Korea Proton Therapy Market (Actual & Potential), Patients Treated, List Of Proton Therapy Centers And Forecast To 2022

The number of patients treated with Proton Therapy in South Korea is very low whereas; the potential candidates for proton therapy are huge. Unfortunately, the access to proton therapy is limited for a vast population, owing to a low number of proton therapy centers.

South Korea proton therapy market is anticipated to almost three-fold during the period 2016 - 2022. The number of patients treated with Proton Therapy in South Korea is very low whereas; the potential candidates for proton therapy are huge. Unfortunately, the access to proton therapy is limited for a vast population, owing to a low number of proton therapy centers. Hence, many research institutions and hospitals have now started investing in proton therapy to make it more accessible to patients.

iGATE RESEARCH report titled “South Korea Proton Therapy Market (Actual & Potential), Patients Treated, List of Proton Therapy Centers and Forecast to 2022” provides a comprehensive assessment of the fast-evolving, high-growth Proton Therapy Market.

This 50 Page report with 11 Figures and 1 Table has been analyzed from 4 View Points:

1. Actual and Potential Proton Therapy Market (2007 - 2022)
2. Actual and Potential Candidate for Proton Therapy Treatment (2007 - 2022)
3. List of Proton Therapy Centers
4. Proton Therapy Market - Drivers and Challenges

Data Sources

iGATE RESEARCH employs rigorous primary and secondary research techniques in developing distinctive data sets and research material for business reports. This report is built by using data and information sourced from Proprietary Information Database, Primary and Secondary Research Methodologies, and In house analysis by iGATE Research dedicated team of qualified professionals with deep industry experience and expertise.

Research Methodologies

Primary Research Methodologies: Questionnaires, Surveys, Interviews with Individuals, Small Groups, Telephonic Interview, etc.

Secondary Research Methodologies: Printable and Non-printable sources, Newspaper, Magazine and Journal Content, Government and NGO Statistics, white Papers, Information on the Web, Information from Agencies Such as Industry Bodies, Companies Annual Report, Government Agencies, Libraries and Local Councils and a large number of Paid Databases.

1. Executive Summary

2. South Korea Proton Therapy Market Analysis

2.1 South Korea Proton Therapy - Actual and Potential Market (2007 - 2022) 

2.1.1 South Korea - Actual Proton Therapy Market and Forecast
2.1.2 South Korea - Potential Proton Therapy Market and Forecast

2.2 South Korea Proton Therapy Patients Number - Actual and Potential (2007 - 2022) 

2.2.1 South Korea - Patients Treated with Proton Therapy Actual Number and Forecast
2.2.2 South Korea - Potential Candidate for Proton Therapy Number and Forecast

3. South Korea - List of Proton Therapy Centers, Start of Treatment, Patient Treated

4. South Korea – Number of Patients Treated at Proton Therapy Centers

4.1 Korean National Cancer Center - Number of Patients Treated (2007 – 2015) 
4.2 Samsung Proton Center - Number of Patients Treated (2015) 

5. Current Radiation Therapies

5.1 Third Dimensional Conformal Therapy (CRT) 
5.2 Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) 
5.3 Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) 
5.4 Stereotactic Radiotherapy
5.5 Neutron Therapy
5.6 Heavy Ion Radiotherapy
5.7 Proton Therapy

6. Components of a Standard Proton Therapy Center

6.1 Proton Accelerator
6.2 Beam Transport System
6.3 Beam Delivery System
6.3.1 The Passive Scattering Technique
6.3.2 Beam Scanning
6.4 Nozzle
6.4.1 Single Scattering
6.4.2 Double Scattering
6.4.3 Uniform Scanning Nozzle
6.4.4 Pencil Scanning Nozzle
6.5 Treatment Planning System
6.6 Image Viewers
6.7 Patient Positioning System (PPS) 
6.8 Human Resource

7. Proton Therapy - Driving Factors

7.1 Technology Advancement
7.1.1 Next-Generation Proton Technique
7.1.2 Technological Advances Make Proton Therapy Centers More Scalable
7.2 Growing Incidence of Cancer Patients
7.3 Proton Therapy Provides Enormous Benefits

8. Proton Therapy - Challenges

8.1 Requires Huge Investment
8.2 Operations Challenges
8.3 More Clinical Evidence Is Needed

List of Figures:

Figure 2-1: South Korea – Actual Proton Therapy Market (Million US$), 2007 - 2016
Figure 2-2: South Korea - Forecast for Actual Proton Therapy Market (Million US$), 2017 - 2022
Figure 2-3: South Korea - Potential Proton Therapy Market (Million US$), 2007 - 2016
Figure 2-4: South Korea - Forecast for Potential Proton Therapy Market (Million US$), 2017 - 2022
Figure 2-5: South Korea - Actual Patient Treated with Proton Therapy (Number), 2007 - 2016
Figure 2-6: South Korea - Forecast for Actual Patient Treated with Proton Therapy (Number), 2017 - 2022
Figure 2-7: South Korea - Potential Candidate for Proton Therapy (Number), 2007 - 2016
Figure 2-8: South Korea - Forecast for Potential Candidate for Proton Therapy (Number), 2017 - 2022

Figure 4-1: Korean National Cancer Center - Number of Patients Treated (2007 – 2015) 

Figure 7-1: South Korea - Number of Patient Diagnosed with Cancer (Number), 2007 - 2016
Figure 7-2: South Korea - Forecast for Number of Patient Diagnosed with Cancer (Number), 2017 - 2022

List of Tables:

Table 3-1: South Korea - List of Proton Therapy Centers Operational, Under Construction and Planned