SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
 
FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 17, 2008

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
1-7598
94-2359345
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA
94304-1030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(650) 493-4000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officer.

On November 17, 2008, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a current report on Form 8-K announcing the appointment of Venkatraman (Thyagi) Thyagarajan to the Board of Directors as of November 14, 2008.  The Company hereby amends the foregoing to report that effective February 10, 2009, Mr. Thyagarajan was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
     
 
By:
/s/ John W. Kuo
 
Name:
John W. Kuo
 
Title:
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated:  February 10, 2009

 
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