Varian’s BrachyTherapy operation supplies products for treating cancer from the inside out by placing small radiation sources within tumors or into the area where a tumor has been surgically removed.

2004 HIGHLIGHTS

Record orders, revenues, and profits. Annual net orders increased 31 percent to $43 million, while revenues increased by 21 percent to $37 million.

Two new applicators for specialized delivery of high-dose-rate brachytherapy. These enhance treatment of uterine and cervical cancer, and early-stage breast cancer.

The MammoSource™ afterloader. A single-channel device for accelerated partial-breast brachytherapy was introduced.

Three image-guided brachytherapy suites using Varian’s Acuity™ simulator. Shared use of planning and verification devices such as Acuity enhance cooperation among medical specialties.

BRACHYTHERAPY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

• VariSource™, GammaMedPlus™, and MammoSource™ high-dose-rate brachytherapy delivery systems
• VariSeed™ brachytherapy treatment planning software for prostate seed implants
• BrachyVision™ treatment planning software for high- and low-dose-rate brachytherapy

FACILITIES
Charlottesville, Virginia
Crawley, England
Haan, Germany
Mountain View, California (headquarters)