Varian’s High-Security X-Ray Tube – Analyst Blog

Varian Medical Systems (VAR) recently brought to market a new X-Ray tube geared for functioning in security systems requiring high resolution and detailed images. Such powerful security systems may be deployed in prisons, airports, military bases, and other sensitive or highly supervised operations. The Varian MCS-80 tube enables the discovery of even non-metallic items such as plastic explosives, liquids, narcotics, ceramic

weapons, as well as concealed and contraband substances.

 

Varian believes that its new X-Ray product empowers the security industry with a system that is both customized as well as cost effective. This tube can be used to unearth both threats and banned substances that may be concealed within a person’s body or inside a package.

 

The new X-Ray product, functioning at 80 Kilovolts (kV), uses specialized anode technology and a miniature focal point to optimize resolution and produce detailed images for the bare human eye. The tube, which utilizes

Varian’s air-cooled stagnant anode metallic ceramic design, joins its extended line-up of industrial-grade X-Ray tubes. Various industrial applications include non-destructive imaging, food inspection, and security

applications that require several target angles and focal spots.

 

Varian’s X-Ray Products segment is a distinct business unit, set apart from its oncology products. The company offers over 400 categories of medical and industrial X-Ray tubes, besides its PaxScan series of silicon flat-panel X-Ray image detectors for digital radiography or imaging without using films. This strategic business unit has its manufacturing headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah with sales centers in Beijing, China; Willich, Germany; and Charleston, South Carolina.

 

In addition, Varian is a leading global player and manufacturer of medical devices for treating cancer with radiotherapy, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. We currently have a Neutral rating on the stock.