Except for historical
information, this summary annual report contains “forward-looking” statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements concerning industry
outlook, including market acceptance of or transition to new
products or technology such as intensity modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), software,
and advanced X-ray products; growth drivers; our orders, sales,
backlog, or earnings growth; future financial results and any
statements using the terms “expect,” “should,” “will,” “position,” “point,” “potential,” “continue,” or
similar statements are forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, demand for our products; our ability
to develop and commercialize new products; the impact of competitive
products and pricing; the effect of economic conditions and currency
exchange rates; our ability to meet demand for manufacturing capacity;
the effect of environmental claims and expenses; our ability to
protect our intellectual property; the impact of managed care initiatives
or other healthcare reforms on capital expenditures and/or third-party
reimbursement levels; our ability to meet U.S. FDA and other regulatory
requirements or product clearances; our dependency on a small number
of customers for a significant amount of our sales; our reliance
on a limited group of suppliers, and in some cases sole source
suppliers, for some product components; the potential loss of key
distributors; the possibility that material product liability claims
could harm future sales or require us to pay uninsured claims;
the risk of operations interruptions due to events beyond our control;
and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new
information, future events, or otherwise.
Acuity, BrachyVison, CadPlan PLUS, Eclipse, Exact, EXaCT Targeting,
Dynamic Targeting, Generation 6, Helios, Millennium, PortalVison,
RPM, Silhouette, SmartBeam, Snowbird, Twister, VariSeed, VariSource,
Vitesse, and Vision are trademarks of Varian Medical Systems,
Inc.
CadPlan, Clinac, GammaMed, Linatron,
PaxScan, See & Treat
Cancer Care, Varian, Varian Medical Systems, VARiS, and Ximatron
are registered trademarks of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |