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Varian Medical Systems Inc.

(VAR) is in the Health Care Industry

Market Cap:$5.7B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.0B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Radiating good health. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) deals in advanced equipment and software products for treating cancer, focusing on radiation, X-ray tubes, replacement X-ray tubes and flat panel digital subsystems for imaging in medical, veterinary, scientific and industrial applications. Its Ginzton Technology Center focuses on digital X-ray imaging, brachytherapy - a radiation treatment that protects healthy tissue, as well as emerging biotechnologies. Founded in 1948, the company is based in Palo Alto, CA and employs about 3,600 people. It has revenue of $1.4 billion. In March 2006 St Bartholomews (Barts) in north-east London, England, one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals, integrated the VARiS MedOncology? system with its existing networks to enhance patient safety and the quality of care.

Number of Employees 4,900

Contact Information

3100 Hansen Way

Palo Alto, California 94304-1030

www.varian.com

(650) 493-4000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing: 334510

Company News

Recent Events

Varian Medical Systems Schedules First Quarter FY2010 News Release and Conference Call

12/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Reportlinker Adds Radiation Therapy Equipment - A Global Market Review

12/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Soleil Securities Upgrades Varian Medical Systems VAR to Buy; Raises FY10-11 Estimates & PT

11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Varian, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Results

11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
BUYINS.NET: MFE, NRG, MHK, COCO, VAR, ENDP Expected To Be Higher After Earnings Releases on...

10/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
UPDATE 1-Varian Medical 2010 forecast below expectations

10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
California Cancer Specialists Medical Group, Inc. finds clinical benefit in RapidArcTM technology and executes strategic...

9/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Varian Medical Systems Schedules Fourth Quarter FY2009 News Release and Conference Call

9/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Varian releases NMR suite

9/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
London's Barts Hospital Selects Varian Equipment to Offer Advanced Radiotherapy to More Cancer Patients

8/05/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Varian Medical Systems Acquisition to Add Software for Accelerating Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

8/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Agilent to buy Varian, Inc. for $1.5B, expanding its MI portfolio

7/31/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
UPDATE 1-Varian Medical quarterly profit rises 15 pct

7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Calypso Medical and Varian Medical Systems Enter into Master Development Agreement for...

7/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Varian Medical Systems Acquires Assets of IKOEmed and IKOEtech; Acquisition to Add Software for Accelerating...

6/25/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

hardware and varian medical systems inc. - All News and Analysis

Varian Medical Systems: Earnings Surprise, New Cancer Treatment Technology

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-06

Zacks.com submits: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. VAR just reported another earnings surprise along with increased revenue. The company also released its newest technology for cancer treatment. Varian Medical Systems, Inc. is the world's leading supplier of equipment and software for treating cancer. The company is also a premier...

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Digital Imaging to Study Collections.

- 2002-03-01

Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History are using a PaxScan 4030R flat panel digital radiography unit made by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. to see inside fish and other vertebrate specimens without damaging them, and to share captured digital images with other researchers worldwide. "The system...

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Varian Medical Systems and Its Employees Donate $376,000 to American Red Cross Relief Efforts

- 2001-10-15

Business Editors PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 15, 2001 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) and its employees are donating $376,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts to aid victims of the tragic events that occurred on September 11. The money was raised through a unique program that...

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Varian Associates Completes Reorganization Into Three Independent, Public Companies

- 1999-03-31

PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 31, 1999-- Board of Directors Being Reconfigured To Serve New Entities; Second-Quarter Results Expected To Be Available in Mid-May Varian Associates, Inc., today said that it will complete its reorganization into three independent, public companies at the end of this week with the...

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