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Study Shows Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Reduces Hospital Readmission and Complication Rates Compared to Open Surgery

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Highlights Impact on Cost of Care SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A national, multi-institutional database study found readmission and complication rates were significantly lower for robotic-assisted prostate surgery than for open prostate surgery.1 The full study results were published in the November 19 electronic edition of the Journal of Endourology. “Readmissions for Medicare patients alone currently add $17.4 billion each year in […]

Varian Imaging Components President Robert Kluge Announces Plans to Retire; Varian CEO Dow Wilson Names Sunny Sanyal as Kluge’s Successor

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PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) today announced that Robert H. Kluge has announced his intention to retire as its Senior Vice President and President, Imaging Components Businesses effective February 7, 2014.  Varian CEO Dow R. Wilson has named and the Board of Directors has appointed Sunny Sanyal, CEO of T-System, to succeed Kluge.  Varian’s Imaging Components Businesses […]

Varian Medical Systems Exhibits New Lightweight Wireless Flat-Panel Digital X-ray Image Detector for Imaging Extremities and for Neonatal Procedures

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A broad range of components for dose-efficient imaging systems, image processing workstations, and cancer treatment technologies, are on display at RSNA in Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Booth 4304 — A new lightweight wireless flat-panel digital X-ray image detector ideal for imaging extremities and for use in neonatal imaging systems is among the imaging components that […]

Study Suggests Non-Invasive Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy May Be Suitable Alternative to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients

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Results of Review¹ by Harley Street and University College Hospital London Presented in Online Edition of ‘Radiotherapy and Oncology’ (Green Journal) LONDON, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Treating early stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with advanced radiotherapy appears to be a viable alternative to surgery, according to researchers who carried out a retrospective comparative study sponsored […]

Over 110 Attend First Varian Edge™ Radiosurgery Symposium to Discuss Advances in Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy

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LISBON, Portugal, Nov. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Leading oncology centers have reported on advances in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) treatments at the first Varian Edge™ Radiosurgery Symposium, held at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal. Experts from leading centers of excellence around the world presented details of the latest in advanced treatment […]

Leading UK Cancer Center First in Europe to Introduce Latest Version of Varian’s TrueBeam™ Treatment System

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TrueBeam 2.0 System Installed as The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Treats 100th Lung Cancer Patient with Varian Radiosurgery Equipment Liverpool, UK, November 25th 2013 – Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) has installed the latest version of its advanced TrueBeam™ radiotherapy and radiosurgery system at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre near Liverpool. The TrueBeam system 2.0 is the infrastructure that […]

Regina E. Dugan Appointed to Board of Directors of Varian Medical Systems

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PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) today announced that Regina E. Dugan, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) at Google’s Motorola Mobility LLC, has been appointed to the Varian Board of Directors, effective December 15, 2013. “We believe that Regina is eminently qualified to serve as a director […]

Varian Medical Systems Exhibits New Flat-Panel Digital X-ray Image Detectors Designed for High Energy Industrial and Security Applications

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Varian showcasing these and other X-ray imaging components at the 2013 Transport Security (TranSec) Expo in London this week LONDON, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new flat-panel digital X-ray image detector designed especially for use in high-energy industrial and security imaging systems is among the imaging components that Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) is exhibiting at the 2013 […]

New Study Finds Robotic-Assisted Lung Surgery Offers Improved Patient Outcomes Compared to Open Surgery

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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study comparing open surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and robotic-assisted surgery to remove diseased lung tissue found that robotic-assisted surgery is associated with significantly lower death rates, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays compared with open surgery. Researchers also concluded that robotic-assisted surgery is an […]

Two New Analyses Demonstrate That Robotic-Assisted Surgery Results in Fewer Complications Compared With Open Surgery for Urologic Cancers

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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In two independent analyses comparing robotic-assisted surgery and open surgery performed on patients with urologic cancers, researchers found that robotic-assisted surgery results in fewer overall complications during and after surgery, less blood loss and shorter length of hospital stay. In the first analysis, which was published in this month’s […]

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