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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-09-043225
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090915
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090915
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090915

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000744825
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071]
		IRS NUMBER:				942918118
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08789
		FILM NUMBER:		091069326

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3700
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94111-4107
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415-788-5300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3700
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94111-4107
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;15, 2009</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>California</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1-08789</B><BR>
(Commission File Number)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Four Embarcadero Center, Suite&nbsp;3700, San Francisco, CA 94111</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code <B>415-788-5300</B></DIV>

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Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Ray Stachowiak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shared Imaging, LLC, was
appointed to the Board of Directors of American Shared Hospital Services at the Company&#146;s quarterly
board meeting. Mr.&nbsp;Stachowiak will serve on the Company&#146;s Audit Committee and the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Stachowiak will receive compensation commensurate with other
non-employee directors, and will receive an initial option to purchase 5,000 shares of the
Company&#146;s common stock and 500 restricted stock units.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 &#151; press release dated September&nbsp;15, 2009
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information in this report is summary information that is intended to be considered in the
context of our SEC filings and other public announcements that we may make, by press release or
otherwise, from time to time. We disclaim any current intention to revise or update the
information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as our management
believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other documents or
reports with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosures.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>American Shared Hospital Services</B><BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date:      September 15, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
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    <TD align="left">Ernest A. Bates, M.D.&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>RAY STACHOWIAK ELECTED TO<BR>
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF<BR>
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>San
Francisco, CA, September&nbsp;15, 2009 &#151; AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE AMEX:AMS)</B>, a
leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy
services, announced today that Ray Stachowiak has been elected to the Company&#146;s Board of Directors.
Mr.&nbsp;Stachowiak becomes the fifth member of AMS&#146; Board and the fourth outside Director.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Ray Stachowiak, 51&nbsp;years old, is Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shared Imaging,
LLC, Streamwood, Illinois, a leading provider of fixed-site and mobile magnetic resonance imaging,
computed tomography and Pet/CT systems. Founded in 1987, Shared Imaging operates more than 200
imaging systems in 42 states.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;Ray Stachowiak is a pioneer and one of the most highly respected executives in our industry, and
we are proud to welcome him to our Board of Directors. Ray brings an in-depth understanding of our
business and many years of directly relevant experience to his new responsibilities at AMS. We
expect him to make important contributions to our continued success as we position AMS to benefit
from the exciting growth opportunities now emerging in proton beam radiation therapy and other
next-generation technologies for radiation oncology delivery,&#148; said Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Ernest A. Bates, M.D.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About AMS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">American Shared Hospital Services provides turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical
and radiation therapy services. AMS is the world leader in providing Gamma Knife radiosurgery
equipment, a non-invasive treatment for malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular malformations
and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain). The Company also offers the latest IGRT and IMRT systems,
as well as its proprietary Operating Room for the 21st Century<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> concept. Through its
preferred stock investment in Still River Systems, AMS also plans to complement these services with
the Monarch 250<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">TM</SUP> proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT)&nbsp;system, which has not yet been
approved by the FDA.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Safe Harbor Statement</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>This press release may be deemed to contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the
financial condition, results of operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital Services,
which involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the risks of the Gamma Knife
and radiation therapy businesses, the risks of developing The Operating Room for the 21st Century
program, and the risks of investing in a development-stage company, Still River Systems, Inc.,
without a proven product. Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial
condition, results of operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital Services is included
in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, the Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 and June&nbsp;30, 2009, and the definitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May&nbsp;28, 2009.</I>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Ernest A. Bates, M.D., (415)&nbsp;788-5300</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Neil Berkman, (310)&nbsp;826-5051</TD>
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