varian see varian disambiguation . varian medical systems inc. type public traded as nyse var s & p 500 component industry medical technology founded 1948 ; 68 years ago 1948 headquarters palo alto california u.s. key people dow r. wilson president and ceo products medical devices revenue us 2 942.897 million 2013 1 us 2 807.015 million 2012 1 operating income us 608.89 million 2013 1 us 594.074 million 2012 1 net income us 438.248 million 2013 1 us 427.049 million 2012 1 total assets us 3 468.474 million 2013 2 us 2 878.726 million 2012 1 total equity us 1 713.847 million 2013 2 us 1 509.776 million 2012 1 number of employees 6 350 website www.varian.com varian medical systems var of palo alto california usa is a leading radiation oncology treatments and software maker . these medical devices include linear accelerators and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy radiosurgery proton therapy and brachytherapy . the company supplies software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices . varian is a supplier of tubes and digital detectors for x ray imaging in medical diagnostics dentistry veterinary care scientific security industrial inspection including high energy x ray technology for cargo screening . varian medical systems employs approximately 6 350 people at manufacturing sites in north america europe and china and approximately 70 sales and support offices around the world . 3 contents 1 history 2 corporate affairs 3 products 3.1 x ray 3.2 proton therapy 4 locations 5 achievements 6 acquired companies 7 litigation 7.1 free speech 7.2 university of pittsburgh 8 references 9 external links history edit varian was founded in 1948 as varian associates by russell h. varian sigurd f. varian william webster hansen and edward ginzton to sell the klystron the first tube which could generate electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies and other electromagnetic equipment . by 1999 varian associates had branched into semiconductor vacuum tube and medical device fields . on april 2 1999 these divisions split to become varian semiconductor varian inc. and varian medical systems . corporate affairs edit varian headquarters in palo alto varian corporate headquarters is in palo alto california . in september 2012 dow wilson replaced timothy guertin as president and ceo . guertin had been the ceo since 2006 when he replaced richard m. levy who had been with varian for 37 years and still serves as chairman of the board of directors . wilson is a graduate of brigham young university and holds an mba from the amos tuck school of business at dartmouth . varian operates a corporate philanthropy and charitable giving organization through the varian medical systems foundation . it operates within the community foundation of silicon valley cfsv . products edit x ray edit the edge radiosurgery suite was launched in 2012 . it is described as a fully integrated dedicated system for performing advanced radiosurgery using new real time tumor tracking technology and motion management capabilities . 4 the first cancer centers to use the new system were the champalimaud foundation in lisbon portugal and henry ford health system in detroit michigan . 5 proton therapy edit varian manufactures the probeam proton therapy system currently running at rptc rinecker proton therapy center in munich germany and scripps proton therapy in san diego california . these are an all pencil beam scanning proton therapy system utilizing impt video which was developed with psi of switzerland . varian also develops medical software and radiology information system for proton treatment planning system . locations edit varian has facilities in california maryland georgia illinois massachusetts nevada new jersey south carolina utah virginia austria bahrain belgium denmark finland france germany india italy netherlands russia saudi arabia spain switzerland united kingdom china hong kong japan malaysia singapore thailand brazil canada united arab emirates australia and algeria . achievements edit 2011 r & d 100 award and red dot product design award for truebeam system . 6 7 2009 number 12 in the businessweek 50 listing of best performing public corporations 8 2007 number 14 in the businessweek 50 listing of best performing public corporations 9 2007 2008 and 2009 named one of industryweek s 50 best manufacturing companies in the u.s. 2006 r & d 100 award 10 2006 forbes global high performer 11 2004 2005 forbes platinum 400 list acquired companies edit varian medical systems has acquired other companies including pan pacific enterprises 12 accel instruments 13 bio imaging research inc. 14 sigma micro informatique conseil 15 argus software 16 velocity medical solutions . 17 and mevis medical solutions ag 18 litigation edit free speech edit in 1999 varian medical systems inc. sued a former employee for defamation in varian v. delfino . the terminated employee dr. michelangelo delfino posted numerous messages criticizing the company on the internet . the case finally settled on undisclosed terms . the lawsuit itself was controversial heavily publicized and led to a landmark ruling about california s anti slapp statute . some market based workers rights activists uphold delfino as an example because he mortgaged his house to pay his legal bills related to the lawsuit with varian . 19 university of pittsburgh edit on april 25 2012 a us federal judge in pittsburgh awarded attorney fees costs and doubled damages totaling 73.6 million to the university of pittsburgh after the university won a suit on medical patent infringement grounds against varian . 20 references edit a b c d e f g h varian medical systems inc 2013 annual report form 10 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . november 26 2013 . a b varian medical systems inc 2014 q2 quarterly report form 10 q xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . may 5 2014 . http finance.yahoo.com news varian medical systems announces first 140000835.html varian medical systems unveils edge radiosurgery suite a comprehensive solution for non invasive surgical procedures . varian . retrieved 19 january 2016 . henry ford 1st in n. america with new targeted radiosurgery technology . henry ford health system . retrieved 19 january 2016 . 2011 r & d 100 award winners . research & development magazine . 22 june 2011 . retrieved 6 june 2016 . red dot award product design winner 2011 . red dot.org . archived from the original on 17 june 2012 . retrieved 6 june 2016 . varian medical systems inc. iw 50 best manufacturing company profile 2009 . industryweek.com . retrieved 2012 07 11 . bw 50 varian medical systems profile 2006 r & d 100 award winners . advantage business media . forbes global high performers forbes.com . forbes . mtb europe varian acquires chinese medical equipment distributor mtb europe varian to acquire german proton therapy system supplier accel instruments varian medical systems completes acquisition of bio imaging research . 24 may 2007 . varian medical systems acquires sigma micro informatique conseil varian medical systems acquires argus software ; argus software automates collection of quality control and test data for radiation equipment . company activities & management company structures & ownership from allbusiness.com varian medical systems signs agreement to acquire velocity software platform for data driven clinical decision making in cancer centers varian medical systems acquires majority stake in mevis medical solutions . reuters . retrieved 19 january 2016 . espe erik . ex varian employees cry slapp . silicon valley business journal . retrieved 19 january 2016 . lord rich 2012 04 25 . pitt to receive 73.6 million for patent infringements . pittsburgh post gazette . retrieved 2012 07 11 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to varian medical systems . companies portal san francisco bay area 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