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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GUERTIN TIMOTHY E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [VAR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, 3100 HANSEN WAY, MAIL STOP E-327 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2008 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1030 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/05/2008 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/04/2008   M   20,000 (1) A $ 13.9531 (1) 805 D   Common Stock 03/04/2008   M   30,000 (1) A $ 17.95 (1) 30,805 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.9531 (1)

03/04/2008

M

20,000 (1)

(2)

11/17/2010

Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

50,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 17.95 (1)

03/04/2008

M

30,000 (1)

(3)

11/15/2011

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

106,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GUERTIN TIMOTHY E C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS 3100 HANSEN WAY, MAIL STOP E-327 PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1030			President and CEO

Signatures

By: Franco N. Palomba For: Timothy E. Guertin by attached POA		06/05/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The amended Form 4 is being filed to correctly disclose that the number of shares that were acquired from the exercise of stock options were acquired from two stock opton grants rather than one. The original Form 4 incorrectly disclosed that the shares were acquired entirely from the exercise of stock options granted on 11/17/2000, whereas the shares were actually acquired from two separate stock options, one granted on 11/17/2000 and one granted on 11/15/2001.
(2)	Stock option granted under the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Omnibus Stock Plan, which complies with Rule 16b-3. The option vests as follows: one third on 11/17/01, and the remaining shares in 24 equal installments over the 24 months following the first vesting date.
(3)	Stock option granted under the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 1990 Omnibus Stock Plan, which complies with new Rule 16b-3. The option vests as follows: one third on 11/15/02, and the remaining shares in 24 equal installments over the 24 months following the first vesting date.

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