American Shared Hospital Services

American Shared Hospital Services engages in leasing radiosurgery and radiation therapy equipment and services to healthcare providers. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and currently employs 82 full-time employees. Its segments include Leasing and Retail. The Leasing segment comprises the Company’s medical equipment leasing. The Retail segment comprises facilities in Peru and Ecuador. Its Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Operations is an alternative to traditional external beam, photon-based radiation delivered by linear accelerators. Its Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, a non-invasive procedure, is an alternative to conventional brain surgery and/or radiation therapy. The Gamma Knife treats selected malignant and benign brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations, and functional disorders including trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain). The company can be an adjunct to conventional brain surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. The firm provides radiation therapy services both domestically and internationally.