Exhibit 10.28

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Grant Agreement – Deferred Stock Units

GRANT AGREEMENT made as of                     , 20     (the “Grant Date”)
between Varian Medical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and                      (the “Director”).

1.    Grant of Deferred Stock Deferred Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to
the Director              Deferred Stock Units. Each Deferred Stock Unit shall
be deemed to be the equivalent of one Share.

2.    Subject to the Plan. The Agreement is subject to, and governed by, the
provisions of the Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2005
Omnibus Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and, unless the context requires otherwise,
terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Plan. In the event of a
conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall
control.

3.    Account. The Company shall credit to a bookkeeping account (the “Account”)
maintained by the Company for the Director’s benefit the Deferred Stock Units.
On each date that cash dividends are paid on the Shares, the Company will credit
the Account with a number of additional Deferred Stock Units equal to the result
of dividing (i) the product of the total number of Deferred Stock Units credited
to the Account on the record date for such dividend and the per Share amount of
such dividend by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date such
dividend is paid by the Company to shareholders. The additional Deferred Stock
Units shall be or become vested to the same extent as the Deferred Stock Units
that resulted in the crediting of such additional Deferred Stock Units.

4.    Vesting. All of the Deferred Stock Units shall initially be unvested.
During the 12-month period following the Grant Date, 25% of the Deferred Stock
Units shall become vested as of the end of each 3-month period following the
Grant Date, provided the Director has continued on the Board until the end of
such 3-month period. All of the Deferred Stock Units credited to the Account
shall become fully vested upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined
in Appendix A) or the Director’s death, provided the Director is then serving on
the Board.

5.    Termination of Service. In the event of the Director’s Termination of
Service, other than as a result of death, Disability or Retirement, the Deferred
Stock Units credited to the Account that were not vested on the date of such
Termination of Service shall be immediately forfeited. In the event of the
Director’s death, Disability or Retirement while serving on the Board, all of
the Deferred Stock Units credited to the Account shall become fully vested. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Termination of Service” shall mean “separation from
service” as

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that term is defined in Section 409A of the Code and the applicable guidance
issued by the Secretary of the Treasury thereunder.

6.    Forfeiture upon Engaging in Detrimental Activities. If, at any time within
one (1) year after the Director’s Termination of Service for any reason, the
Director engages in any activity in competition with any activity of the
Company, or inimical, contrary or harmful to the interests of the Company,
including, but not limited to: (i) conduct related to the Director’s service on
the Board for which either criminal or civil penalties against the Director may
be sought, (ii) violation of the Company’s policies, or (iii) disclosure or
misuse of any confidential information or material concerning the Company, then
(A) the Deferred Stock Units shall be forfeited effective as of the date on
which the Director enters into such activity, and (B) the Director shall within
ten (10) days after written notice from the Company return to the Company the
Shares paid by the Company to the Director with respect to the Deferred Stock
Units and, if the Director has previously sold all or a portion of the Shares
paid to the Director by the Company, the Director shall pay the proceeds of such
sale to the Company.

7.    Payment of Deferred Stock Units. The Company shall make a payment to the
Director of the vested Deferred Stock Units credited to the Account as provided
in Section 8 upon the earliest of (i) the Director’s Termination of Service for
any reason, (ii) the third anniversary of the Grant Date, (iii) a Change in
Control, or (iv) the Director’s death (in accordance with the provisions of
Section 9); provided that if payment is made pursuant to Section 7(i) and the
Director is deemed at the time of such Termination of Service to be a
“specified” employee under Section 409A of the Code, then payment shall not be
made or commence until the earliest of (i) the expiration of the six (6)-month
period measured from the date of Director’s Termination of Service; or (ii) the
date of Director’s death following such Termination of Service; provided,
however, that such deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to
avoid adverse tax treatment to Director, including (without limitation) the
additional twenty percent (20%) tax for which Director would otherwise be liable
under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code in the absence of such deferral.

8.    Form of Payment. Payments pursuant to Section 7 shall be made in Shares
equal to the number of vested Deferred Stock Units credited to the Account.
Payment shall be made as soon as practicable after the applicable payment date,
but in no event later than 30 days after the date established pursuant to
Section 7.

9.    Beneficiary. In the event of the Director’s death prior to payment of the
Deferred Stock Units credited to the Account, payment shall be made to the last
beneficiary designated in writing that is received by the Company prior to the
Director’s death or, if no designated beneficiary survives the Director, such
payment shall be made to the Director’s estate.

10.    Source of Payments. The Director’s right to receive payment under this
Agreement shall be an unfunded entitlement and shall be an unsecured claim
against the general assets of the Company. The Director has only the status of a
general unsecured creditor hereunder, and this Agreement constitutes only a
promise by the Company to pay the value of the Account on the payment date.

 

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11.    Nontransferability. Except as otherwise permitted under the Plan, this
Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable by the Director or by the
Company (other than to successors of the Company) and no amounts payable under
this Agreement, or any rights therein, shall be subject in any manner to any
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, levy,
lien, attachment, garnishment, debt or other charge or disposition of any kind.

12.    Notices. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be delivered personally or by mailing the same by
registered or certified mail postage prepaid, to the other party. Notice given
by mail shall be deemed delivered at the time and on the date the same is
postmarked.

Notices to the Company should be addressed to:

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

3100 Hansen Way

Palo Alto, California 94304

Attention: General Counsel

Notices to the Director should be addressed to the Director at the Director’s
address as it appears on the Company’s records. The Company or the Director may
by writing to the other party, designate a different address for notices.

13.    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the heirs, legatees, distributees, executors and administrators
of the Director and the successors and assigns of the Company.

14.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, other than its conflict of
laws principles.

15.    Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement and the Plan constitute
the entire agreement between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof,
and supersede all proposals, written or oral, and all other communications
between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This
Agreement may be modified, amended or rescinded only by a written agreement
executed by both parties.

16.    Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement is intended to
comply and shall be administered in a manner that is intended to comply with
section 409A of the Code and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance
with such intent. Payment under this Agreement shall be made in a manner that
will comply with section 409A of the Code, including regulations or other
guidance issued with respect thereto, as determined by the Committee. Any
provision of this Agreement that would cause the payment or settlement thereof
to fail to satisfy section 409A of the Code shall be amended to comply with
section 409A of the Code on a timely basis, which may be made on a retroactive
basis, in accordance with regulations

 

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and other guidance issued under section 409A of the Code.

17.    Severability. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect the validity, legality or
enforceability of any other provision.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Company and the
Director, effective as of the date at the top of this Agreement.

 

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APPENDIX A

“Change in Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred as of the date of
the first to occur of the following events:

(a)    Any Person or Group (other than a Person or Group who effectively
controls the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)) acquires stock of the Company that, together with
stock held by such Person or Group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair
market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company. However, if any
Person or Group is considered to own more than 50% of the total fair market
value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of
additional stock by the same Person or Group is not considered to cause a Change
in Control. An increase in the percentage of stock owned by any Person or Group
as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires its stock in exchange
for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this
subsection. This subsection applies only when there is a transfer of stock of
the Company (or issuance of stock of the Company) and stock in the Company
remains outstanding after the transaction;

(b)    Any Person or Group acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period
ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Group)
ownership of stock of the Company possessing 35% or more of the total voting
power of the stock of the Company. However, if any Person or Group is considered
to effectively control the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi), the acquisition of additional stock by the same
Person or Group is not considered to cause a Change in Control;

(c)    A majority of members of the Company’s Board is replaced during any
12-month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a
majority of the members of the Company’s Board prior to the date of the
appointment or election; or

(d)    Any Person or Group acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period
ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Group)
assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or
more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the
Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose,
gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the
value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any
liabilities associated with such assets. However, no Change in Control shall be
deemed to occur under this subsection (d) as a result of a transfer to an entity
that is controlled by the shareholders of the Company immediately after the
transfer as follows:

(i)    A shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in
exchange for or with respect to its stock;

(ii)    An entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

 

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(iii)    A Person or Group that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the
total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or

(iv)    An entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in clause (iii) above.

For purposes of clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) above, a Person’s or a Group’s
status is determined immediately after the transfer of assets.

For these purposes, the term “Person” shall mean an individual, Company,
association, joint stock company, business trust or other similar organization,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or agency, instrumentality or political subdivision
thereof or any other person, in each case, to the extent consistent with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). The term “Group” shall have the
meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), or any
successor thereto in effect at the time a determination of whether a Change of
Control has occurred is being made.

 

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