Palo Alto, Calif. - April 4, 2003 - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer Elisha W. Finney is slated to present at 11am (ET) on April 8, 2003, at the Second Annual Gerard Klauer Mattison Healthcare Conference. This year's conference, which focuses on oncology and cardiology companies, is being held at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City. Ms. Finney's presentation will highlight 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 radiotherapy, flat-panel X-ray imaging, brachytherapy, security, and cargo screening. 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 one hour after the presentation ends, for ninety days.
