Exhibit 32.2

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 Annual Report of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005 (the “Report”), I, Elisha W. Finney, Chief Financial 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: December 9, 2005	/s/	ELISHA W. FINNEY
	Elisha W. Finney
	Senior Vice President, Finance and
	Chief Financial Officer