DR is the abbreviation of digital direct imaging system, also often written Dr, than the traditional X-ray imaging has a clearer image, lower radiation, faster inspection, inspection success rate and other advantages. The workload of radiology is heavy and the introduction of DR has accelerated the speed of filming.
Mobile DR appeared in the Chinese market in 2006, with Shimadzu and Siemens entering the market as early movers from 2006 to 2008. During this period, the mobile DR market was very small, and the two companies did not promote mobile DR as their main products, and there was little competition between them.
In 2009, a year before the mobile DR market exploded. In that year, three vendors with a keen sense of the market entered the market: Blue Rhyme, Sedecal, and Canon.
In 2010, the market began to grow explosively, and two vendors entered the market: Hitachi, and Carestream, of which Caresterm provides DR upgrade packages, and its mobile DR products have not yet been introduced to the Chinese market.
In 2011, the market for mobile DR products was expanded to China.
In 2011, the market continued to grow at a high rate, with three domestic vendors entering the market: Vantone, SMC, and Planar. All three are the oldest manufacturers of analog X-ray machines in China, and the first two in particular are the leaders in the low-end market.
In 2012, GMM entered the market. GE, a giant in the medical equipment industry and one of the former leaders in high-end analog X-ray machines, is also expected to launch its mobile DR products by the end of the year.
As you can see, the number of market players has increased dramatically as mobile DR has grown rapidly from unassuming to unmissable. Vendors that originally had a foothold in the analog bedside machine space are looking to get a piece of this fast-growing new market, and DR brand owners are looking to open up new growth points for their overall DR business through mobile DR.