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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the American Shared Hospital
Services 1995 Stock Option Plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our report dated February 20, 1996, except for Note 16, as to which the date is
March 8, 1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of American Shared Hospital Services included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
 
                                          /s/  Ernst & Young
 
July 8, 1996
Walnut Creek, California