Varian Manufactures Halcyon Radiotherapy Systems at Kemnath site in Germany

Varian manufactures the first Halcyon radiotherapy system at its Kemnath site for the German, European and US markets. The first Halcyon from Kemnath goes to Curavid Radiotherapy and Radiology in Lübeck.

Siemens Healthineers announced in February 2022 that it would invest EUR 60 million in the Kemnath production site and create 50 new jobs. As part of this investment, Siemens Healthineers built a completely new production line of radiotherapy devices at the plant and expanded its research and development team.

With the acquisition of Varian, these are once again part of the Siemens Healthineers product portfolio.

We want to further expand the production of radiotherapy systems in Kemnath and increase the quantities. We also want to increase the vertical integration of the Halcyon system by producing more individual parts here in the plant. The expansion of our portfolio here in Kemnath is a further commitment to Germany as a location for innovation.

Michael Braunreuther, Head of the Kemnath site at Siemens Healthineers

The Halcyon system from Varian is one of the most technically innovative accelerator systems on the market. Siemens Healthineers built another production site for these systems in Kemnath. A second production site is located in Beijing. Until 2012, Siemens Healthineers manufactured radiotherapy systems in Kemnath. Parts of the infrastructure, such as the radiation-proof test cabins, are still available and can be used to test the new Varian systems. The production of radiotherapy systems complements the existing portfolio at the site.

The Kemnath plant in the Oberpfalz region was established in 1962. It has grown since then from a purely contract-based manufacturer to a Center of Competence for mechatronics that covers large parts of the Siemens Healthineers product range. The components developed and manufactured in Kemnath include C-arms for angiography systems in addition to tables for MRI units and components for analytical systems used in lab diagnostics. In the future, tables for the TrueBeam radiotherapy system will also be manufactured here.