Accuray Incorporated Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Robert E. McNamara has resigned as chief financial officer and senior vice president to pursue other interests. Holly Grey, Accuray's senior vice president of finance since March 2008, has been appointed to serve as senior vice president of finance and interim principle financial officer until a successor is found.

"Robert McNamara has been a valuable member of our management team," said Euan S. Thomson, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer. "We appreciate the contributions he has made during his tenure at Accuray and wish him the best in his future endeavors."

About Accuray

Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved quality of life and a non-surgical treatment option for those diagnosed with cancer. Accuray develops and markets the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, which extends the benefits of radiosurgery to include extracranial tumors, including those in the spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. To date, the CyberKnife System has been used to treat more than 50,000 patients worldwide and currently more than 140 systems have been installed in leading hospitals in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.accuray.com.

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SOURCE Accuray Incorporated
09/11/2008
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