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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 * ECKERT R ANDREW   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [VAR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., 3100 HANSEN WAY, MAIL STOP E-327 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/06/2017 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA 94304 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 10/06/2017   M(1)   5,651 (2) A $ 62.74 (2) 14,650 D   Common Stock 10/06/2017   S(1)   5,651 D $ 102.3879 (3) 8,999 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)

$ 62.74 (2)

10/06/2017

M(1)

5,651 (2)

02/16/2011

02/16/2018

Common Stock

5,651 (2)

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ECKERT R ANDREW C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. 3100 HANSEN WAY, MAIL STOP E-327 PALO ALTO, CA 94304	X

Signatures

/s/ Franco N. Palomba, Attorney in Fact for R. Andrew Eckert		10/06/2017
**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)	This transaction is pursuant to the filer's SEC Rule10b5-1 Stock Plan
(2)	The stock options were adjusted pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement between Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ("Varian") and Varex Imaging Corporation ("Varex") relating to the January 28, 2017 distribution by Varian to its stockholders of all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of Varex. Stock options that were outstanding at the time of the distribution were adjusted by multiplying the number of shares subject thereto by 1.1303 and rounding down to the nearest whole share, and dividing the per share exercise price by 1.1303 and round up to the nearest cent.
(3)	The 5,651 shares were sold in multiple transactions executed on the same day at prices ranging from $102.05 to $102.78. The detailed breakdown of executed sales will be furnished upon request.

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