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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
___________

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1 to
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 12, 2010
 
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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Explanatory Note
 
The purpose of this amendment is to attach an exhibit unintentionally omitted from the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2010.
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) 
Exhibits.
 
3.2           By-Laws, as amended, effective November 12, 2010.
 
 
 
 
 
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:  November 16, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Number
Exhibit
3.2
By-Laws, as amended, effective November 12, 2010.