Palo Alto, Calif. - March 24, 2003 - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer Elisha W. Finney will make a presentation at the Banc of America Securities 2003 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at 8:00 a.m. (PST). The conference is being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The presentation will focus on advances in radiation therapy for treating cancer, covering the company's products for delivering intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Finney will review the company's financial performance and talk about emerging business opportunities in flat-panel X-ray imaging, brachytherapy, security, and cargo screening. The presentation will be audio webcast live at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/healthcare-2003/id59301344.cfm. The archived webcast will be available at that site through Friday, April 11, 2003, at 17:00 PDT.