Varian Medical Systems Announces Net Orders Growth Estimates for the First Quarter of Fiscal...( PALO ALTO Calif. Jan. 12 /- Varia...),Health

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced that it estimates the company will report net orders growth in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 in the range of 12 to 13 percent above the year-ago period with gains in all of its major businesses.

Speaking to the financial community at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Tim Guertin, president and CEO of Varian Medical Systems, said that compared to the year-ago quarter, net orders growth will approach 10 to 11 percent in the company's Oncology Systems business, with a 15 to 16 percent increase in the international market and a 6 to 7 percent gain in North America. Compared to the year-ago period, net orders growth is estimated to be about 21 percent in Varian's X-Ray Products business and about 15 percent in its Security and Inspection Products business.

"While there is unprecedented volatility and uncertainty in this economic climate, the solid net orders growth in the first quarter gives us cautious optimism about the prospects for our businesses in 2009," said Guertin.

Investor Conference Call

Varian Medical Systems is scheduled to announce its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 as well as its outlook for the full fiscal year 2009 on Thursday, January 29, 2009 when it will issue a press release at the close of the market and hold a conference call at 2 p.m. The call can be accessed via the company's web site at http://www.varian.com/investor where a replay will be archived for a year. To access the call via telephone, dial 1-866-271-0675 from inside the U.S. or 1-617-213-8892 from outside the U.S. and enter confirmation code 46529406. The replay can be accessed by dialing 1-888-
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