"The philosophy of Premion at all five of our locations is to offer Queensland and northern New South Wales patients the full range of state-of-the-art facilities in a friendly, efficient and caring environment," added Dr. MacKean. "'We strive to avoid waiting lists and improve patient access."
Stuart Hamilton, Varian's regional sales director, adds, "Premion is continually striving to offer more advanced treatments for the benefit of cancer patients and we are delighted to be working with Premion to introduce RapidArc in Australia. Since the introduction of the technique in the US and Europe last year, more than 100 cancer centers worldwide have introduced this approach, improving the patient experience while maximizing treatment precision."

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About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 5,100 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, China, and Europe and in its 79 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com/
About Premion
Premion, based in south-east Queensland, is Queensland's largest private radiation therapy providers, having provided approximately 100,000 patient treatments since commencing operations in 1988. With 14 Radiation Oncologists, Premion employs over 150 full time, part time and casual staff, and offers a comprehensive range of clinical services across its five treatment facilities: in Brisbane at Chermside and at The Wesley Hospital (Auchenflower); on the Gold Coast at Southport and John Flynn Private Hospital (Tugun); and on the Sunshine Coast at Nambour. For more information, visit http://www.premion.com.au
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