VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1948 | Russell and Sigurd Varian and other co-founders established Varian Medical Systems, Inc. as Varian Associates. The company was a pioneer in the development of medical technology, particularly in radiation therapy. |
| 1949 | During its first year, the company developed microwave tubes, nuclear induction apparatus, and microwave test equipment and commercially launched Klystron. |
| 1957 | The company invented the Nobel Vaclon pump, an electronic device that operated without fluids or moving parts and was resistant to power failures used in high-energy accelerators for physics research and the manufacture of semiconductor components. |
| 1965 | The company merged with Eitel McCullough of San Carlos, a manufacturer of conventional radio tubes and some microwave tubes. It had a manufacturing site in Salt Lake City, which later became the headquarters of Varian. |
| 1972 | Varian released Clinac 18, a compact high-energy medical linear accelerator equipped with a "gridded electron gun" that allows for unprecedented control of radiation dosages. |
| 1976 | The company developed a high-speed, whole-body CT scanner capable of X-ray examinations of a cross-section of the head and body in only six seconds, cutting the time required by other scanners. The product was later sold to General Electric. |
| 1981 | The company introduced The Clinac 2500, the medical linear accelerator able to operate either of two widely separated energy levels, depending upon the depth of the target tumor. |
| 1990 | Varian produced its first commercial multileaf collimator (MLC). This beam-shaping device had plates or "leaves" that could be individually adjusted to shape the aperture through which the radiation beam passes. |
| 1993 | The company introduced PortalVision, a portal imaging technology for instantly verifying exact X-ray beam placement concerning anatomical landmarks. |
| 1996 | The company introduced CadPlan, which used diagnostic images of a tumor and surrounding tissues and generated computerized instructions for targeting the cancer with high-intensity X-ray beams. |
| 1997 | The company acquired GE Medical Systems' radiotherapy service and support operation, covering many medical linear accelerator systems and installing treatment planning products at hospitals and clinics worldwide. |
| 1999 | Varian Associates spun off a semiconductor and a scientific instruments business and changed its name to Varian Medical Systems. |
| 2007 | Varian acquired Bio-Imaging Research, a supplier of X-ray imaging products for security and inspection, to offer customers more complete solutions for cargo screening, industrial inspection, and non-destructive testing. |
| 2007 | The company entered the proton therapy systems market by acquiring ACCEL Instruments, a privately held supplier of such systems, and began producing a commercially viable system for intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT). |
| 2012 | The company merged its X-ray Products and Security and Inspection Products groups to create a new segment called the Imaging Components Businesses, which focuses on X-ray tubes and digital detectors as well as industrial and security solutions. |
| 2012 | The company acquired InfiMed Inc., a supplier of workstations and software for processing diagnostic X-ray images. This acquisition made the company a one-stop shop for X-ray tubes, flat-panel image detectors, software, and workstations. |
| 2014 | Varian acquired the assets of Velocity Medical Solutions LLC, an Atlanta-based developer of specialized software for cancer clinics. The software platform is designed to enable data-driven clinical decision-making. |
| 2018 | The company acquired Noona Healthcare and began offering the Noona cloud-based application, which is designed to capture cancer patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and enable care teams to communicate more directly with cancer patients. |
| 2019 | The company acquired Cancer Treatment Services International (CTSI) and operated the American Oncology Institute and ten cancer centers across the Indian subcontinent to accelerate operational needs and facilitate advances in technology and services. |
| 2021 | Siemens Healthineers acquired Varian, strengthening its position as a holistic partner in healthcare and addressing the growing need for personalized data-driven diagnosis and precision cancer care. |
| 2022 | The company partnered with Icon Group, a cancer care network provider in Asia Pacific, to advance patient-centric solutions and accelerate the development of market-ready products. |
| 2023 | The company acquired Aspekt Solutions, a medical physics, dosimetry, and strategy consultation services provider, to strengthen its advanced oncology solutions offering. |
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