EXHIBIT 23.03

                          CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP




                    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

January 22, 2002