PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Varian Medical
Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), a premier supplier of X-ray tubes and the
PaxScan(R) line of digital X-ray image detectors, will introduce two new
PaxScan products at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North
America (RSNA) at McCormick Place in Chicago from November 25 - 30, 2007.
-- The PaxScan 4336R adds a 14 x 17 inch detector to Varian's broad line
of flat panel products. It is specifically designed to replace a
standard film cassette for use in radiographic applications.
-- The PaxScan 4343R is Varian's largest flat-panel X-ray image detector.
At 17 x 17 inches, it is designed for permanent mounting in
radiographic tables or wall stands, or for any application that
requires a large field of view.
Except for their physical size, both panels incorporate identical
detector arrays and readout electronics, making them excellent radiographic
imaging solutions for any general purpose room. Image data and control
signals, which are based upon an industry standard Gigabit Ethernet
interface, can be passed to and from these detectors using standard network
interface cards. Images are transmitted instantaneously to the image
processor for display and diagnosis. Housings and cable attachments are
designed for simple integration into any diagnostic imaging system.
Both of these panels come bundled with VIVA(TM) software, a system
design and development application for image acquisition and viewing on a
workstation running Microsoft(R) Windows(TM). This software package
provides an easy way for the original equipment manufacturer or system
integrator to begin image analysis and system design quickly. Also included
with VIVA is a complete Dynamic Link Library (DLL) to facilitate simple
software development. Sample code is provided to ease the design of
detector set-up and calibration, image acquisition, and image optimization.
All Varian X-ray products come with excellent applications support to help
customers with system design and development.
In addition to these new products, Varian will exhibit the company's
full line of X-ray tubes, as well as the company's cancer treatment
technologies, including the market-leading Eclipse(TM) radiotherapy
treatment planning system for planning and adapting conformal radiation
therapy treatments on the basis of 3-D image data.
High resolution images of these and other Varian products are available
in the company's online newsroom at:
http://varian.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=media_library.
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
4,500 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America and
Europe and approximately 60 sales and support offices around the world. For
more information, visit http://www.varian.com/.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meryl Ginsberg, (650) 424-6444
meryl.ginsberg@varian.com
SOURCE Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Meryl Ginsberg of Varian Medical Systems,
Inc., +1-650-424-6444, meryl.ginsberg@varian.com
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