UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          Date of report: July 19, 2006

                           THERAGENICS CORPORATION(R)

               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

         Delaware                    000-15443                 58-1528626
 (State of incorporation)    (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification No.)

                           5203 Bristol Industrial Way

                              Buford, Georgia 30518

               (Address of principal executive offices / Zip Code)
                                 (770) 271-0233
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On July 19, 2006, Theragenics Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release regarding its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended July
2, 2006. The Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.

        The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit
attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing.
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                                   SIGNATURES

        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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                                         Theragenics Corporation

                                                               (Registrant)

                                                            Dated: July 19, 2006

                                                     By: /s/ M. Christine Jacobs
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                                                           M. Christine Jacobs
                                                         Chief Executive Officer
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              Press Release, dated July 19, 2006 of Theragenics Corporation.