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First Cancer Patient Treated with Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System at Treatment Center in Florida

First Cancer Patient Treated with Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System at Treatment Center in Florida

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced the South Florida Proton Therapy Institute (SFPTI), a Proton International facility, on the campus of Delray Medical Center, has treated its first patient utilizing the Varian ProBeam® Compact single-room proton therapy system. Proton therapy can be used to treat many types of tumors including in the brain,...

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Varian ProBeam 360 Proton Therapy System Selected by Penn Medicine for Use in Second Treatment Center

Varian ProBeam 360 Proton Therapy System Selected by Penn Medicine for Use in Second Treatment Center

Palo Alto, Calif., Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has been selected by Penn Medicine to install a Varian ProBeam® 360° proton therapy system in a single-room configuration at Lancaster General Health Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute in south central Pennsylvania. In addition to the equipment, Varian will also provide its ARIA® information management...

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Varian and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati Medical Center Proton Therapy Center Achieve Significant Milestone in Research of FLASH Therapy

Varian and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati Medical Center Proton Therapy Center Achieve Significant Milestone in Research of FLASH Therapy

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) in collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati Medical Center Proton Therapy Center announced the achievement of a significant milestone in the path towards clinical trials of FLASH therapy*. The combined research team utilized a Varian ProBeam® proton therapy gantry treatment room...

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Varian-Equipped New York Proton Therapy Center Treats First Patients

Varian-Equipped New York Proton Therapy Center Treats First Patients

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Proton Center (NYPC) has treated its first proton therapy cancer patients. Equipped with the Varian ProBeam® proton therapy system, NYPC is New York State's first proton therapy facility and is a collaboration between Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Montefiore Health System, and Mount Sinai Health System. NYPC is expected to...

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Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Palo Alto, Calif., Aug. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) has completed the installation of the cyclotron for its ProBeam® Compact single-room proton therapy system at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine -- part of the University of Miami Health System. The cyclotron is a particle accelerator and a significant piece of...

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Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Palo Alto, Calif., July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) celebrated the installation of the cyclotron for its ProBeam® Compact single-room proton therapy system at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand on June 20, 2019. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the rigging ceremony. The cyclotron is a core piece of equipment of the ProBeam proton...

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Varian Provides TrueBeam System for IAEA Dosimetry Laboratory in Austria

Varian Provides TrueBeam System for IAEA Dosimetry Laboratory in Austria

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) is working in partnership with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to improve cancer treatment by helping hospitals around the world deliver more precise radiotherapy doses. Through the partnership, Varian made available a TrueBeam™ system to the IAEA's Dosimetry Laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria, which will enhance...

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Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at New Treatment Center in Singapore

Cyclotron for Varian ProBeam Compact Proton Therapy System Installed at New Treatment Center in Singapore

PALO ALTO, California and SINGAPORE, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At a ceremony in Singapore today, Varian (NYSE: VAR) announced, in partnership with Proton Therapy Pte., Ltd, the completion of the cyclotron installation for the Varian ProBeam® Compact single-room proton therapy system at Biopolis, an international biomedical research hub. The cyclotron is a core piece of equipment in...

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Ofuna Chuo Hospital Delivers First Varian Halcyon System Treatments in Japan

Ofuna Chuo Hospital Delivers First Varian Halcyon System Treatments in Japan

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan is the first clinic in the country to begin treating cancer patients using the Halcyon™ radiotherapy system. The Halcyon system simplifies and enhances virtually every aspect of image-guided volumetric intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT),...

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Varian Installs Cyclotron for ProBeam Proton Therapy System at Hefei Ion Medical Center in China

Varian Installs Cyclotron for ProBeam Proton Therapy System at Hefei Ion Medical Center in China

Palo Alto, Calif. and Hefei, China, April 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced the installation of the cyclotron for the Varian ProBeam® proton therapy system at Hefei Ion Medical Center (HIMC) in China. The cyclotron is a core piece of equipment in the ProBeam proton therapy system, and its installation marks a key milestone for every new proton therapy center. When...

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