Varian Medical Systems, Inc. CFO to Present at the 33rd Annual SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutio

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elisha W. Finney, CFO of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., is scheduled to present at 10:25 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at the 33rd Annual SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Institutional Investor Conference. Finney will talk about advances in radiation therapy for cancer, including image-guided and stereotactic radiotherapies; X-ray imaging technology; and the company's market position.

The conference is being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Atlanta, GA.

The presentation will be audio webcast live and accessible via the company's investor relations website at http://investor.varian.com/ . The archived webcast will be available at that site for sixty days following the live broadcast.

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California is the world's leading manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, which are treating thousands of patients per day. The company is also a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 3,160 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America and Europe and in its 56 sales and support offices around the world. In its most recent fiscal year ended September 26, 2003, Varian Medical Systems reported sales of over $1 billion. Additional information is available on the company's web site at http://www.varian.com/.

For Information Contact: Spencer Sias, Varian Medical Systems 650-424-5782, spencer.sias@varian.com

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Spencer Sias of Varian Medical Systems, +1-650-424-5782, orspencer.sias@varian.com