EXHIBIT 23.1
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                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Boston Scientific Corporation-RadioTherapeutics 1994
Stock Incentive Plan of our report dated February 1, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Boston Scientific Corporation incorporated
by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31,
2000 and of our report dated March 27, 2001 with respect to the financial
statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.




                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 28, 2001