Varian Medical Systems Schedules Fourth Quarter FY2006 News Release and Conference Call

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems announced today that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 following the close of regular trading on Wednesday, October 25, 2006. The news release will be followed by a teleconference available to all interested parties at 2:00 p.m. PT.

The Varian Medical Systems quarterly results can be accessed on October 25, 2006 via:

News Release: Contact Anne Rambo via phone at 650-424-5834 or via e-mail at [e-mail] to have a copy of the news release faxed, or visit the Varian website at http://www.varian.com/news . Internet Simulcast: http://www.varian.com/investor Teleconference: Telephone from within the U.S.: - Dial 1-800-299-8538 and enter access code 26183715 prior to the call at 2:00 p.m.PT/5:00 p.m. ET. Telephone from outside the U.S.: - Dial 1-617-786-2902 and enter access code 26183715 prior to the call at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET. * Note: If the number of lines allocated to the call is exhausted, the webcast or replay should be utilized. Replay: The teleconference will be rebroadcast until 8:00pm, ET, Friday, October 27, 2006 and can be accessed by phone or Web link as follows: - Telephone from within the U.S.: Dial 1-888-286-8010 and enter access code 56460470. - Telephone from outside the U.S.: Dial 1-617-801-6888 and enter access code 56460470. - Internet: Click on the "Quarterly Conference Call" icon on the company's investor relations website at http://www.varian.com/investor .

Additional information about Varian Medical Systems can be obtained on the company's website. Investors can subscribe to receive automatic "e-mail alerts" regarding Varian news and events via the company website at http://www.varian.com/investor .

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California is the world's leading supplier of equipment and software for treating cancer. The company is also a premier supplier of components including X-ray tubes and flat-panel detectors for medical, scientific, and industrial imaging. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 3,500 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 55 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com/ .

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Spencer Sias, [phone] Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor [e-mail]