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                                  EXHIBIT 23.03

                          CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP



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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


                We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of American Shared Hospital Services on Form S-8 of our
report dated March 12, 1999, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000.


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
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San Francisco, California


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