Varian Medical Systems Wins 21st Century Achievement Award

(Palo Alto, CA, USA), a world-leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer, received top honors--a 2007 21st Century Achievement award--in the 2007 Computerworld Honors Program, which recognizes individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society.

At the 19th annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards evening held in Washington, DC, USA, Varian was first honored as one of 50 finalists whose case studies were selected by program judges to be outstanding innovations within the information technology field. Varian then went on to receive the coveted 21st Century Achievement award, becoming one of 10 organizations selected by the program judges as first among their peers.

Varian was honored for its technology for planning and delivering an advanced form of radiation therapy called SmartBeam IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy), which has improved the success and safety of radiation oncology and expanded its use to the treatment of tumors that might have been difficult or impossible to treat. IMRT enables clinicians to eradicate cancerous tumors more effectively with minimal side effects. It is used to treat many forms of cancer, including tumors of the brain, breast, gynecologic organs, head and neck, lung, and prostate. Varian's software helps treatment centers manage and use the mountains of data and images required for delivering these advanced treatments.

Varian was nominated for this honor by Borland Software Corp. (Cupertino, CA, USA), a company that provides Varian with software that automates some of the crucial quality testing processes that Varian's software must undergo before it can be released to customers. Borland has helped Varian ensure that each new version of its Aria Oncology Information System meets the highest quality standards.

For almost two decades, Computerworld Honors has acknowledged those individuals and organizations that have used information technology to benefit society.

Varian Medical Systems is a world-leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy.

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