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Varian Medical Systems Receives SFDA Clearance to Market the UNIQUE(TM) Radiotherapy System in China

Clearance also covers latest release of Eclipse-® treatment planning software for planning precise, customized radiotherapy treatments that minimize exposure of healthy tissues BEIJING - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), the world's leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy, announced today that China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has...

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Oerlikon Congratulates CERN on Its Success in Identifying the Higgs Particle

PFÄFFIKON SZ, Switzerland -- Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Supplied Key Vacuum Components to CERN's Large Hadron Collider and ATLAS/CMS Detectors Swiss global high-tech group Oerlikon today congratulates the CERN scientists involved in the ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) and CMS (Compact Muon Spectrometer) experiments for identifying clear signs of a new atomic particle. An achievement made using...

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Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Explored at Educational Events in India

Specialists from Across Country Gather at Varian-Supported Medical Workshop and Evening Symposium AHMEDABAD, India- HCG Cancer Centre, the first hospital in India to introduce clinical treatments using an advanced TrueBeam(TM) treatment system from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), has conducted a workshop focusing on stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for treating cancers of the lung,...

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Varian Medical Systems to Exhibit Technology for Treating Cancer with Radiotherapy at ITEM Exhibition in Yokohama, Japan

Varian to also sponsor a luncheon seminar at the event, on real-time 4-D radiotherapy for targeting tumors that move during treatment due to breathing YOKOHAMA, Japan - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), the leading manufacturer of medical devices for treating cancer, will exhibit the company's advanced technologies for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery at the International...

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Varian Medical Systems to Exhibit Full Spectrum of Hardware and Software Products for Treating Cancer with Radiotherapy at ChinaMed Exhibition in Beijing
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Varian Medical Systems to Exhibit Full Spectrum of Hardware and Software Products for Treating Cancer with Radiotherapy at ChinaMed Exhibition in Beijing

Varian to also co-sponsor and present on proton radiotherapy at Advances in Radiation Oncology symposium BEIJING - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a leading manufacturer of medical devices for treating cancer with radiotherapy, will exhibit the full spectrum of the company's advanced clinical capabilities and technologies at the 24th International Medical Instruments and Equipment...

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HCG Ahmedabad Becomes First Hospital in India to Deliver Advanced Radiotherapy Treatments Using TrueBeam

Leading Cancer Center in Ahmedabad Commences Treatments Using Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator AHMEDABAD, India - A 65-year-old breast cancer patient has become the first person in India to be treated using the fast and precise TrueBeam(TM) radiotherapy treatment system from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR). In a treatment carried out at HCG (Health Care Global) Ahmedabad, the patient received...

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Clinicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System First in World to Use Triggered Imaging Technology from Varian Medical Systems

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System became the first medical center in the world last week to utilize intrafraction motion review (IMR), or triggered imaging, to continually monitor tumor location during radiosurgery for lung cancer. IMR, which is a unique capability of the TrueBeam(TM) linear accelerator from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) enables...

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The Multiplying Effects of an Accelerator Economy

Niowave in Lansing, US is bringing superconducting cavities to the larger science community On the homepage of a US-based company website is a picture that, at first glance, looks like an advertisement for a major household appliance. A yellow starburst graphic assures you that delivery time is quick. A text-boxed baseline price is presented in glowing type. And at the centre is the touted item:...

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Al Kindy Hospital in Morocco Carries Out First RapidArc® Radiotherapy Treatments in North Africa

Advanced Technology from Varian Medical Systems now Available for North African Cancer Patients CASABLANCA, Morocco, - A 60-year-old prostate cancer patient has become the first person in North Africa to be treated using fast and efficient RapidArc-® radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). The pioneering treatment took place at Al Kindy Hospital, a leading private cancer...

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Scottish Executive Awards Varian Medical Systems Major Contract to Supply Advanced Radiotherapy Equipment to Scotland's Five Cancer Centers

EDINBURGH, Scotland,- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) has been awarded a contract to supply eight TrueBeam treatment systems to hospitals in Scotland as part of a major nationwide procurement program. The award also involves two Clinac-® iX linear accelerators, ancillary equipment and software from Varian, the world leader in radiotherapy. The new equipment will replace ageing treatment...

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