SALT LAKE CITY, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ECR Booth #313/Expo C -- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. , a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and flat panel digital X-ray image detectors for filmless imaging, will exhibit its line of PaxScan(R) flat panel X-ray image detectors for digital radiography (DR) at the European Congress of Radiology Annual (ECR) meeting in Vienna, Austria from March 6 - 10, 2009. Varian will also showcase its full range of X-ray tubes for fluoroscopy, angiography, cardiology and cone-beam CT imaging.
"Varian offers the broadest selection of both stock X-ray tubes and amorphous-silicon imaging detectors in the industry," said Steve Kimmel, vice president of marketing for the company's X-ray Products Group. "We offer our products for new X-ray equipment and replacement X-ray tubes for installed systems."
The Varian booth will spotlight several advanced filmless imaging and X-ray tube products, including:
"We are committed to providing our growing European customer base quality products and 'on demand' service," said Kimmel. "From stocking locations around the world we are able to offer regional product and support services, which in turn help increase our customer's competitiveness in the marketplace."
EUROPEAN SALES & SERVICE CENTER
Varian Medical Systems has a dedicated, bonded facility at its Dusseldorf (Germany) service center where X-ray tubes can be carried in inventory for rapid shipment. This facility provides evaluation, repair and replacement medical X-ray tubes for immediate delivery throughout the European region. "By having inventory in Europe as well as a responsive technical and marketing team, we can make our tubes more cost effective and readily accessible to the European Union," said Stefano Daniotti, country manager for Varian X-ray Products. Varian's X-ray Products Group is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 5,100 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and approximately 60 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com.
CONTACT: Elaine Fairless of Varian Medical Systems, Inc., +1-801-978-5715,
elaine.fairles@varian.com
Web site: http://www.varian.com/
