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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 * Thomson Euan   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACCURAY INC [ARAY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1310 CHESAPEAKE TERRACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2012 (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 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 08/22/2012   M   10,000 A $ 0.75 301,029 D   Common Stock 08/22/2012   S(1)   10,000 D $ 6.3812 (2) 291,029 D   Common Stock 08/23/2012   M   10,000 A $ 0.75 301,029 D   Common Stock 08/23/2012   S(1)   10,000 D $ 6.2431 (3) 291,029 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)

$ 0.75

08/22/2012

M

10,000

(4)

08/27/2013

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

292,101

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 0.75

08/23/2012

M

10,000

(4)

08/27/2013

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

282,101

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thomson Euan 1310 CHESAPEAKE TERRACE SUNNYVALE, CA 94089			President & CEO

Signatures

By: Oria De La Cerda For: Euan S Thomson		08/23/2012
**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)	A portion of these options are being sold so that a portion of the proceeds may be used to increase the CEO's ownership of Accuray stock in accordance with the adoption of stock ownership guidelines for management by the Board of Directors of Accuray Incorporated in fiscal year 2011.
(2)	The sale is pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted on Nov 15, 2011. The sale price represents the weighted average sale price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $6.30 to $6.47 per share. The Reporting Person will provide upon request, to the SEC, the Issuer or security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	The sale is pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted on Nov 15, 2011. The sale price represents the weighted average sale price. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $6.16 to $6.36 per share. The Reporting Person will provide upon request, to the SEC, the Issuer or security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(4)	These options are exercisable as they vest. The shares subject to this stock option become vested and fully exercisable in equal monthly installments, ratably over a period of 48-months.

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