The transition to digital radiography (DR) from analog x-ray will continue, despite the current global economic situation, according to a report by market research firm InMedica.
The study predicts that the world market for digital radiography will exceed $1.5 billion by 2013, increasing its market share of global general radiography equipment revenue by 12% over a five-year period.
In addition, revenue from developing countries is expected to increase from 37% of the global total in 2008 to 49% by 2013. China will contribute heavily to the shift: It accounted for 10% of worldwide general radiography revenue last year and is forecast to account for a quarter of that revenue in 2013, according to Wellingborough, U.K.-based InMedica.
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