Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

                In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 2, 2004 (the “Report”), I, Richard M. Levy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 11, 2004	/s/	Richard M. Levy
		Richard M. Levy
		Chairman of the Board,
		President and Chief
		Executive Officer