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November 23, 2011 –Varian Medical Systems will exhibit its PaxScan digital image detectors and new PaxPower X-ray tubes at the MEDICA 2011 International Trade Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany from November 16-19, 2011.
November 23, 2011 
October 24, 2011 – Cancer experts from around the world gathered in Berlin to hear about advances in radiotherapy that are bringing additional treatment possibilities for cancer patients. More than 450 oncologists, physicists and radiotherapy practitioners are at the two-day Berlin Oncology Summit, organized by Varian Medical Systems, to share experiences and highlight the expanding use of radiotherapy and radiosurgery to treat an increasingly wide range of cancers.
October 24, 2011 
October 14, 2011 – Positioning breast cancer patients on their stomachs rather than their backs for radiotherapy could lead to better outcomes, according to a radiation oncologist who was among several clinical experts speaking in front of more than 500 oncology professionals about advances in cancer care at a symposium in Miami Beach, Fla., last week.
October 14, 2011 October 10, 2011 — Varian Medical Systems is introducing a new PremierAssurance program that offers cancer treatment centers flexible access to a broad spectrum of services from Varian's customer support organization.
October 11, 2011 
September 27, 2011 – Continual visual verification that a tumor is being accurately targeted during a radiotherapy treatment is now possible with recent enhancements to the TrueBeam system. This capability, called intrafraction motion review (IMR), is among the innovations that Varian Medical will showcase at this year's annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Miami Beach next week.
September 27, 2011 
September 20, 2011 – Varian Medical Systems and Calypso Medical Technologies announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Varian will acquire Calypso, a privately owned, Seattle-based developer and supplier of specialized products and software for real-time tumor tracking and motion management during radiosurgery and radiotherapy. The acquisition, which is anticipated to close in early October subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, provides that Varian will pay approximately $10 million for Calypso plus potential earnouts based on unit sales of Calypso products achieved beyond thresholds over the next 30 months.
September 20, 2011 Radiation oncologists and most clinicians involved in the field prefer to spend their time treating patients, not sitting in front of a computer. Yet today more than ever, they are being tasked with spending precious time entering data and maintaining patient records.
September 09, 2011 
August 11, 2011 – The seamless integration of Elekta's Mosaiq oncology information system (OIS) and Varian's TrueBeam radiation therapy system is enabling the introduction of new OIS functionality, such as flattening filter-free definition, delivery and alerts and enhanced communication capabilities. Numerous TrueBeam users have connected with Mosaiq since the interface was introduced in 2010, and increasing numbers of users are expected to make Mosaiq their OIS. The Mosaiq interface to TrueBeam exemplifies the unparalleled integration between Mosaiq and the radiation therapy systems of other providers, such as Siemens and Accuray/TomoTherapy, and particle therapy vendors, such as Hitachi and IBA.
August 11, 2011 
August 9, 2011 – RapidArc radiotherapy from Varian Medical Systems can be used to treat patients with blood cancers by quickly and accurately delivering "clinically favorable" total marrow irradiation (TMI), according to a team of noted cancer treatment experts who spoke at the 2011 joint meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) in Vancouver last week. Their recent study on this topic, which is available online as an article in press ahead of publication, is slated to appear in an upcoming issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.(1)
August 09, 2011 
Aug. 2, 2011 — Civco announced the signing of a reseller agreement that would allow Varian Medical Systems to offer Civco's Body Pro-Lok to its customers. Introduced in 2008 and installed at more than 150 community and academic facilities worldwide, Body Pro-Lok acts as a modular base for indexable patient positioning, secure immobilization and efficient patient transport.
August 02, 2011