OREANDA-NEWS. Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) announced today that its Board of Directors has scheduled the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for February 9, 2017 with a record date of December 13, 2016. The meeting will be held at the company's headquarters located at 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 at 4:30 p.m. PT.

The meeting will be webcast and can be accessed at Varian Medical Systems' website at http://www.varian.com/investor. If you plan to attend the meeting, please RSVP to Katie Glenn, at 650-424-5631, or Katie.glenn@varian.com. The meeting will be recorded and a replay will be available on the investor relations page on the company's web site at http://www.varian.com/ where it will be archived for a year.

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, focuses energy on saving lives by equipping the world with advanced technology for fighting cancer and for X-ray imaging. The company is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiation. The company provides comprehensive solutions for radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is also a premier supplier of X-ray imaging components, including tubes, digital detectors, cables and connectors as well as image processing software and workstations for use in medical and industrial settings, as well as for security and non-destructive testing. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 7,800 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com or follow us on Twitter.