Sun Nuclear

What Sun Nuclear does

Sun Nuclear Corporation, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, is a medical-device company that designs and manufactures radiation-therapy and diagnostic-imaging quality assurance hardware and software. It operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mirion Medical within Mirion Technologies (Mirion employs approximately 3,200 people across 12 countries). The company serves more than 6,000 cancer centers worldwide, with 1,600+ clinical users on its flagship SunCHECK platform, and reports direct enterprise customers including Iridium Kankernetwerk, NYU Langone Health, Moffitt Cancer Center, Hamilton Medical Center, and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

The core technology stack centers on the SunCHECK Platform — a browser-based, integrated quality management application combining patient QA (PlanCHECK, DoseCHECK, pre-treatment QA, in-vivo monitoring) and machine QA workflows. Sun Nuclear's hardware portfolio relies on proprietary SunPoint diode detector technology embedded in products such as ArcCHECK (1,386 detectors), EDGE Detector, SunSILICON, and Daily QA devices; the portfolio also includes 3D water scanning systems (SunSCAN 3D), ion chambers, and an extensive phantom line for SRS/SBRT, MR-linac, motion-management, and CT imaging QA. Following the April 2025 acquisition of Oncospace, Sun Nuclear added AI-powered software: Plan AI (FDA 510(k) cleared, CE marked February 2026) for predictive treatment-plan quality, and Gateway for Pinnacle-to-modern TPS data conversion. Other recent launches include AdaptCHECK (adaptive radiotherapy QA for Varian Ethos), evrCAM (radiation-tolerant PTZ camera), and Daily QA 4 Pro.

Revenue is generated through four streams: capital-equipment hardware sales (detectors, phantoms, scanners), software licenses and subscriptions (SunCHECK, Plan AI, PlanIQ), professional services (SunDEPLOYS implementation, training, repair), and Health Physics Solutions (DMC 3000, RDS-Med). All products are sold via quote-based enterprise contracts — no public pricing — through a combination of direct field sales and a global authorized distributor network, augmented by event-driven GTM at AAPM, ESTRO, and the company's own annual QADS symposium.

Name

Sun Nuclear

Legal name

Sun Nuclear Corporation

Website

https://sunnuclear.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sun Nuclear, a Mirion Medical company, provides radiation-therapy and diagnostic-imaging quality assurance hardware and software — including the SunCHECK platform, proprietary diode detectors, phantoms, and AI-powered Plan AI — to more than 6,000 cancer centers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance

NAICS

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Oncology (HLAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiation Safety, Dosimetry & Regulatory Compliance (Nuclear Medicine) (HLAIAGAJ), Radiation Protection & Health Physics Services (ALARA programs, shielding design, RSO services) (EUAKAIAJ), Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry & Monitoring Services (Personal/environmental dosimetry, calibration labs) (EUAKAIAH)

Keywords

• Radiation therapy QA
• Patient dosimetry
• Treatment planning QA
• Machine quality assurance
• Diagnostic imaging phantoms

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sale of radiation therapy QA hardware including detectors (EDGE Detector, SunSILICON), phantoms (ArcCHECK, StereoPHAN, MotionCHECK 3D, Dynamic Thorax Phantom), scanning systems (SunSCAN 3D), ion chambers (SNC125c, SNC350p, SNC600c), Daily QA devices, and diagnostic imaging phantoms (CT ACR 464, Mercury 4.0, Multi-Energy CT Phantom). Products are sold as capital equipment with one-time purchase model.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: SunCHECK Platform software licenses, Plan IQ, Plan AI, and other software solutions. Software provides integrated QA workflows, analysis tools, and connectivity with hardware devices. Revenue model includes perpetual licenses and/or subscription arrangements.
3. Professional Services: SunServices offerings including implementation services (SunDEPLOYS), training programs, technical repair, and support services. SunDEPLOYS provides customized implementation based on clinical environment with dedicated Customer Success Manager.
4. Health Physics Solutions: Mirion Health Physics products for healthcare radiation monitoring including RDS-Med survey meters, DMC 3000 personal electronic dosimeters, IC3 survey meters, and ConnectStudio connectivity software. Extends product portfolio into broader radiation safety market.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sun Nuclear provides radiation therapy quality assurance (QA) hardware and software for hospitals and cancer centers. Its portfolio includes dosimetry detectors (SunPoint Diode Detectors, EDGE Detector, SunSILICON), 3D scanning systems (SunSCAN 3D), patient-specific QA platforms (SunCHECK Platform with Patient and Machine modules), AI-powered treatment planning tools (Plan AI, PlanIQ), adaptive therapy QA (AdaptCHECK), treatment planning conversion (Gateway), and diagnostic imaging phantoms. The company also offers SunDEPLOYS implementation services and Health Physics radiation monitoring solutions.

Product overview

Sun Nuclear, a Mirion Medical company, offers a comprehensive portfolio of radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging quality management solutions. The core offering is the SunCHECK Platform, an integrated software solution combining patient-specific QA modules (PlanCHECK, DoseCHECK, Pre-Treatment QA, In-Vivo Monitoring) with machine QA capabilities. The product portfolio spans hardware devices (Daily QA 4 Pro, Daily QA-MR, ArcCHECK, SRS MapCHECK, EDGE Detector, SunSILICON detectors, MotionCHECK 3D, various phantoms) and software solutions (Plan AI, Gateway, AdaptCHECK, PlanIQ, SciMoCa). Following the 2025 acquisition of Oncospace, Sun Nuclear expanded its AI-powered offerings with Plan AI for predictive treatment planning support and Gateway for treatment planning data conversion. Hardware products are complemented by implementation services (SunDEPLOYS) and supported across major radiation therapy systems including Varian (Ethos, Halcyon, Eclipse), Elekta Unity, Accuray (TomoTherapy, Radixact), and CyberKnife.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SunCHECK: Centralized, standardized Quality Management platform for patient and machine QA
• SunServices
• Plan AI
• Daily QA
• SunSCAN 3D
• ArcCHECK
• SunSILICON
• Gateway
• evrCAM
• MotionCHECK 3D
• SRS MapCHECK
• StereoPHAN
• Solid Water HE
• AdaptCHECK
• SunDEPLOYS
• QADS
• Health Physics Solutions

Products and services

• SunCHECK Platform Centralized, browser-based quality management platform combining patient QA and machine QA workflows for radiation oncology departments; supports plan checks, secondary dose calculations, pre-treatment QA, and in-vivo monitoring.
• SunCHECK Patient Patient-specific QA module with four phases (Plan Checks, Secondary Dose Calculations, Pre-Treatment QA, and In-Vivo Monitoring) integrated with ArcCHECK and EPID-based analysis for radiation oncology.
• SunCHECK Machine Streamlined machine QA application integrating daily, monthly, and annual QA tasks with direct device connectivity; supports AAPM TG-142, TG-51, and DIN protocols for linear accelerator QA.
• Daily QA 4 Pro Daily machine QA device combining dosimetry and imaging/positioning checks into one indexed, imageable device for faster setup and fewer room entries in radiotherapy clinics.
• Daily QA 3 Gold-standard daily beam quality analysis device enabling four beam quality checks (energy, output, transverse, and axial symmetry) in one measurement for linear accelerator daily QA.
• Daily QA-MR First commercially available daily QA device for MR-linacs, enabling fast beam quality checks in magnetic fields up to 1.5T; MR-compliant per ASTM F2052-15.
• Plan AI AI-powered treatment planning assistant providing predictive, patient-specific insights on achievable plan optimization goals before planning begins; FDA 510(k) cleared and CE marked.
• Gateway Treatment planning conversion solution that converts Philips Pinnacle patient archives to modern treatment planning systems including Raysearch Raystation and Varian Eclipse.
• SunSILICON Detectors Precision-engineered silicon diode detectors optimized for advanced relative photon and electron dosimetry, designed for SRS and SBRT applications; compatible with SunSCAN 3D water phantom.
• evrCAM Radiation-tolerant pan-tilt-zoom camera offering superior lifetime and low-light visibility for reliable monitoring in radiation treatment rooms regardless of linac type.
• ArcCHECK 3D pre-treatment QA device with 1,386 SunPoint diode detectors in helical grid arrangement for IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, and MRgRT delivery verification.
• SRS MapCHECK SRS and SBRT QA solution using diode array technology for film-less, patient-specific quality assurance for small field and MLC-based SRS cases.
• SunSCAN 3D Next-generation cylindrical water scanning system for beam scanning and dosimetry measurements in radiation therapy.
• AVa Phantom Patent-pending phantom extending StereoPHAN and SRS MapCHECK for end-to-end QA to encompass surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) applications.
• MotionCHECK 3D Quality assurance solution for tumor tracking and dynamic delivery systems with independently programmable motion up to 50mm total; supports Accuray Radixact with Synchrony and breath-hold gating.
• StereoPHAN Comprehensive end-to-end stereotactic QA phantom supporting conventional linacs, CyberKnife, Varian HyperArc, MRgRT, and Gamma Knife with 0.1mm measurement accuracy.
• EDGE Detector Small field detector for precision 3D dosimetry with active detection area of 0.8x0.8mm, 842 times smaller than micro ionization chambers; waterproof and ideal for SRS beam modeling and TPS commissioning.
• Solid Water HE Durable water equivalent phantom material with 0.5% water equivalence for therapeutic and diagnostic energy ranges; manufactured via patent-pending nanosphere technology with CT-validated quality control.
• SNC125c, SNC350p, and SNC600c Reference Ion Chambers Reference-class ionization chambers (SNC125c 0.125cm3 scanning chamber, SNC350p parallel-plate 0.388cm3 electron chamber, SNC600c 0.6cm3 Farmer-type chamber) supporting AAPM TG-51, IAEA TRS-398, and DIN 6800-2 protocols.
• Health Physics Solutions Radiation monitoring product family for healthcare facilities including RDS-Med survey meter, RDS-Med Area Monitor Kit, DMC 3000 personal dosimeter, IC3 portable ion chamber, RDS-80 contamination meter, and ConnectStudio connectivity software.
• Mercury 4.0 Phantom Advanced CT performance assessment phantom for characterizing Automatic Exposure Control and Iterative Reconstruction, supporting AAPM TG-233 compliance for CT performance evaluation.
• CT ACR 464 Phantom Multi-modality CT accreditation phantom meeting ACR guidelines for image quality and performance evaluation with modules for positioning, CT number accuracy, slice thickness, and resolution.
• Multi-Energy CT Phantom Comprehensive testing phantom for dual-energy CT systems with solid rods representing iodine, calcium, blood, and adipose for material discrimination testing.
• CTDI Phantoms Computed Tomography Dose Index phantoms for measuring absorbed dose and monitoring scanner output, addressing FDA 21CFR 1020.33 and IEC 60601-2-44 specifications; available in 2-piece or 3-piece configurations.
• PlanIQ Knowledge-based treatment planning solution providing Rx feasibility and plan QA with patient-specific feasibility analysis and Plan Quality Metric (PQM) scoring; compatible with Eclipse RapidPlan and Pinnacle3 AutoPlanning.
• Motion Management QA Phantoms Tissue-equivalent phantoms including Dynamic Thorax Phantom, Dynamic Cardiac Phantom, and Xsight Phantom for comprehensive motion analysis in imaging and radiotherapy.
• SunDEPLOYS Implementation Services Implementation services providing customized clinical environment setup of SunCHECK with relationship-focused Customer Success Manager support for technology adoption.
• AdaptCHECK QA solution for adaptive therapy enabling fast, patient-specific QA for Varian Ethos Therapy with secondary dose calculations and plan-of-the-day calculations for real-time adjustments.
• SciMoCa Monte Carlo-based independent verification solution for online adaptive secondary dose calculations from Elekta Unity MR-linac systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Detected 4,000 errors in 56,000 fractions over 2 years using in-vivo monitoring with SunCHECK Patient
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OncospacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2025Sun Nuclear acquired Oncospace, a provider of AI-powered radiation oncology solutions. Oncospace offers cloud-based tools including Gateway (treatment planning conversion for Philips Pinnacle users) and predictive plan quality solutions. The acquisition enhances Sun Nuclear's digital strategy with machine-learning technologies to improve radiation therapy outcomes and innovate the software roadmap. Oncospace was founded in 2018 and has launched two main offerings integrated into Sun Nuclear brand.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PTW Freiburg: PTW is a German-based direct competitor in radiation dosimetry, producing ion chambers, diode detectors, the OCTAVIUS 4D detector array, and Beamscan water phantoms used in radiation therapy QA. It competes directly with Sun Nuclear's detectors, water phantoms, and patient-specific QA offerings in Europe and globally.
• IBA Dosimetry: IBA Dosimetry, a division of IBA SA (Belgian), is one of the largest global manufacturers of radiation therapy QA equipment including ionization chambers, Blue Phantom water phantoms, and myQA patient QA software. It is a direct competitor in dosimetry hardware and QA software, serving the same cancer centers and radiation oncology departments worldwide.
• Modus Medical Devices: Modus Medical Devices (now including Standard Imaging) manufactures QA phantoms and detectors for radiation therapy, with deep overlap to Sun Nuclear's phantom and detector product lines (StereoPHAN, ArcCHECK equivalents). The combination creates a sizeable direct peer in independent radiation oncology QA hardware.
• Standard Imaging: Standard Imaging is a direct competitor in radiation therapy QA, manufacturing ionization chambers, electrometers, phantoms, and the QA-STEREOTYPE/CHECKMATE product lines. It competes head-to-head with Sun Nuclear in linac and patient-specific QA, and was acquired by Modus Medical in 2024, making it the closest US analog to Sun Nuclear's portfolio.
• CIRS (Computerized Imaging Reference Systems): CIRS manufactures tissue-equivalent phantoms and QA solutions for radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging, directly comparable to Sun Nuclear's Solid Water HE, StereoPHAN, and CT/MR phantom portfolio. It serves overlapping customers in radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging QA.

Emerging players

• RaySearch Laboratories: RaySearch develops the RayStation treatment planning system and RayCare oncology information system, with growing machine learning capabilities for automated planning. Sun Nuclear's Gateway converts patient data to RayStation and Plan AI provides external plan-quality assessment, creating both integration partnership and emerging competitive overlap in AI-driven treatment planning.

Broad incumbents

• Varian Medical Systems (Siemens Healthineers): Varian is the dominant radiation oncology delivery and treatment planning vendor (Eclipse, Halcyon, Ethos, TrueBeam) and an integration partner of Sun Nuclear. While Varian's QA capabilities are typically less specialized than Sun Nuclear's, its bundled approach and adaptive Ethos platform represent both a collaboration channel and a long-term competitive risk for independent QA vendors.
• Elekta: Elekta manufactures linear accelerators (Versa HD, Unity MR-linac), treatment planning systems (Monaco), and related oncology software. Sun Nuclear's Daily QA-MR and SciMoCa are explicitly designed for Elekta Unity environments, making Elekta both a critical integration partner and a broad incumbent that competes for QA budget allocation at cancer centers.
• Accuray: Accuray manufactures the CyberKnife and TomoTherapy/Radixact radiation therapy delivery systems. Sun Nuclear's StereoPHAN (with CyberKnife AQA inserts) and MotionCHECK 3D (for Radixact Synchrony) are explicitly designed for Accuray platforms, positioning it as a key QA partner while Accuray itself competes in the broader oncology capital equipment market.

Others

• Lap GmbH Laser Applications: Lap GmbH produces laser-based patient positioning systems and QA phantoms used in radiation oncology. It is an adjacent peer to Sun Nuclear's MotionCHECK 3D and Daily QA 4 Pro in the broader radiation therapy QA and positioning ecosystem, though focused on different physics (laser/optical vs. dosimetry).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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