UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 


FORM 10-Q

x  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2008

or

o  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 0-26670
 

 
NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
51-0366422
(State or other jurisdiction of
 incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)

20200 Sunburst Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311
(Address of principal executive offices)

(818) 734-8600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x  Yes o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer” and “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. o Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer o  Non-Accelerated Filer x Smaller Reporting Company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. o  Yes x  No

The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of February 29, 2008 was 92,435,855 shares.
 

 
NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 
Index

   
Page
     
 
Part I  Financial Information
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
     
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007
3
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007
4
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007
5
 
Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
6
     
Item 2.
 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
34
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
42
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
42
     
 
Part II – Other Information
 
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
43
     
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
43
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
55
     
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
56
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
56
     
 
Signatures
57

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PART II  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

Item 1. Financial Statements

NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets

   
January 31,
 
October 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
   
(Unaudited)
     
Assets
             
               
Current assets
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
8,018,000
 
$
609,000
 
Accounts receivable, net of reserves
   
2,199,000
   
2,296,000
 
Inventories, net of reserves
   
1,509,000
   
1,546,000
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
567,000
   
724,000
 
               
Total current assets
   
12,293,000
   
5,175,000
 
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net
   
882,000
   
891,000
 
Intangible assets, net
   
103,000
   
110,000
 
               
Total assets
 
$
13,278,000
 
$
6,176,000
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
             
               
Current liabilities
             
Lines of credit, net of discount
 
$
 
$
3,241,000
 
Warrant derivative
   
   
173,000
 
Accounts payable
   
1,924,000
   
2,564,000
 
Accrued expenses
   
2,559,000
   
3,110,000
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
4,483,000
   
9,088,000
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
             
               
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
             
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
         
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares and 100,000,000 shares authorized; 92,641,876 and 29,601,352 shares issued; and 92,435,855 and 29,395,331 shares outstanding as of January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, respectively
   
929,000
   
300,000
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
160,415,000
   
145,533,000
 
Treasury stock, at cost – 206,021 common shares as of January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, respectively
   
(227,000
 
 (227,000
)
Accumulated deficit
   
(152,322,000
 
 (148,518,000
)
               
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
   
8,795,000
   
(2,912,000
)
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
 
$
13,278,000
 
$
6,176,000
 

See condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
           
Total Revenue net
 
$
4,337,000
 
$
3,914,000
 
               
Total cost of revenue
   
2,840,000
   
2,498 000
 
               
Gross profit
   
1,497,000
   
1,416,000
 
               
Operating expenses
             
Selling and marketing expenses
   
846,000
   
928,000
 
General and administrative expenses
   
2,838,000
   
2,406,000
 
Research and development
   
857,000
   
379,000
 
               
Total operating expenses
   
4,541,000
   
3,713,000
 
               
Loss from operations
   
(3,044,000
)
 
(2,297,000
)
Interest and other (expense) income
   
(977,000
)
 
18,000
 
Adjustment to fair value of derivatives
   
(311,000
)
 
 
               
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(4,332,000
)
 
(2,279,000
)
Provision for income taxes
   
   
 
               
Loss from continuing operations
   
(4,332,000
)
 
(2,279,000
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefits
   
(63,000
)
 
(916,000
)
               
Net loss
 
$
(4,395,000
)
$
(3,195,000
)
               
Basic and diluted loss per share:
             
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations
 
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.08
)
Basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operations
   
   
(0.03
)
               
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.11
)
               
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
   
38,300,957
   
29,329,016
 

See condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
             
Net loss
 
$
(4,395,000
)
$
(3,195,000
)
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(63,000
)
 
(916,000
)
               
Net loss from continuing operations
   
(4,332,000
)
 
(2,279,000
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
134,000
   
148,000
 
Amortization of warrants
   
895,000
   
79,000
 
Change in fair value of warrant derivative liability
   
311,000
   
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
   
35,000
   
176,000
 
Provision for inventory reserves
   
(1,000
)
 
 
Share-based compensation expense
   
168,000
   
205,000
 
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of discontinued operation:
             
Accounts receivable
   
62,000
   
(932,000
)
Inventories
   
37,000
   
(239,000
)
Prepaid and other current assets
   
73,000
   
173,000
 
Accounts payable
   
(166,000
)
 
(403,000
)
Accrued expenses
   
152,000
   
79,000
 
               
Net cash used in continuing operations
   
(2,632,000
)
 
(2,993,000
)
Net cash used in discontinued operations
   
(545,000
)
 
(2,005,000
)
               
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(3,177,000
)
 
(4,998,000
)
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities
   
   
5,423,000
 
Capital expenditures
   
(118,000
)
 
(50,000
)
               
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
   
(118,000
)
 
5,373,000
 
               
Cash flow from financing activities:
             
Net repayment of short-term borrowings
   
(3,323,000
)
 
 
Net proceeds from private placement of common stock and warrants
   
14,019,000
   
 
Proceeds from stock purchase plan
   
8,000
   
56,000
 
Purchases of treasury stock
   
   
(27,000
)
               
Net cash provided by finance activities
   
10,704,000
   
29,000
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
7,409,000
   
404,000
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
609,000
   
903,000
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
8,018,000
 
$
1,307,000
 
 
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid for interest was $108,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2008. No interest was paid for the three months ended January 31, 2007. Cash paid for income taxes was $4,000 and $10,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
In the three months ended January 31, 2008, the Company issued warrants with estimated fair values of $1,316,000 to a bank and other lenders as consideration for entering into and amending Loan Agreements. See Note 9 to the Financial Statements.
In the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, there was no cash provided by or used in investing or financing activities from discontinued operation.

See condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited, other than the consolidated balance sheet at October 31, 2007, and reflect all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which management considers necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for the current interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year.

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to these rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period balances in order to conform to the current period presentation.

Management’s Plans

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company has incurred net losses of $4.4 million in the three months ended January 31, 2008, and $21.0 million and $17.1 million for the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In addition, the Company has used cash in operations of $3.2 million in the three months ended January 31, 2008, and $12.3 million and $15.9 million for the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  As of January 31, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of $152.3 million; cash and cash equivalents of $8.0 million, and no long-term debt.

Based on the Company’s current operating plans, management believes that the Company’s existing cash resources and cash forecasted by management to be generated by operations, as well as the Company’s anticipated available lines of credit, will be sufficient to meet working capital and capital requirements through at least the next twelve months. In this regard, the Company raised additional financing in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 to fund our continuing operations, support the further development and launch of ClearPath™, our unique multicatheter breast brachytherapy device for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation, and other activities. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful with its plans. If events and circumstances occur such that the Company does not meet its current operating plans, the Company is unable to raise sufficient additional equity or debt financing, or the Company’s line of credit (which expired on February 1, 2008) is not renewed, or is insufficient or not available, the Company may be required to further reduce expenses or take other steps which could have a material adverse effect on our future performance, including but not limited to, the premature sale of some or all of our assets or product lines on undesirable terms, merger with or acquisition by another company on unsatisfactory terms, or the cessation of operations.
 
The Company also expects that in future periods new products and services will provide additional cash flow, although no assurance can be given that such cash flow will be realized, and the Company is presently placing an emphasis on controlling expenses.

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Use of Estimates

In the normal course of preparing the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those amounts.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and customer economic data. We review our allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. Past due balances over 60 days and over a specified amount are reviewed individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when the Company believes that it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The Company does not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to our customers.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market as determined under the first-in, first-out method. Costs include materials, labor and manufacturing overhead.

Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred, while improvements are capitalized. Gains or losses resulting from the disposition of assets are included in income. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
3-7 years
Leasehold improvements
Lesser of the useful life or term of lease

Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the consolidated balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated.

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Intangible Assets

License agreements are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to fifteen years. The amortization periods of patents are based on the lives of the license agreements to which they are associated or the approximate remaining lives of the patents, whichever is shorter. Purchased intangible assets with finite lives are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to twelve years.

The Company reviews for impairment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that such assets might be impaired. If the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) from the use of an asset are less than the carrying value, a write-down is recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value.

Derivative Liabilities
 
The Company issued warrants in connection with its borrowing activities that included an uncertain purchase price. The Company evaluated the warrants under SFAS No. 133 – Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-19 – Accounting for Derivative Financial Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock and determined the warrants should be accounted for as derivative liabilities at estimated fair value, and marked-to-market at subsequent measurement dates. The Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the derivative liabilities at each measurement date. Key assumptions of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include applicable volatility rates, risk-free interest rates and the instruments’ expected remaining life. The fluctuations in estimated fair value are recorded as Adjustments to Fair Value of Derivatives in the Statement of Operations. On December 12, 2007, the uncertain purchase price became certain, and the fair value of the derivatives were reclassed from liabilities to equity. See further discussion in Note 8 – Derivative Liabilities and Note 9 - Borrowings.

Revenue Recognition

The Company sells products for radiation therapy treatment, primarily brachytherapy seeds used in the treatment of cancer and non-therapeutic sources used in calibration. The Company applies the provisions of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “ Revenue Recognition ” for the sale of non-software products.  SAB No. 104, which supersedes SAB No. 101, “ Revenue Recognition in Financial Statement s”, provides guidance on the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements.  SAB No. 104 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue and provides guidance for the disclosure of revenue recognition policies.  In general, the Company recognizes revenue related to product sales when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility is reasonably assured.

Income Taxes
 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company has recorded 100% valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets until such time that it becomes more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets. During the three months ended January 31, 2008, the Company implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “ Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ,” (FIN 48). See Note 2 – Income Taxes.

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Stock-based Compensation

The Company accounts for its share-based payments under the guidance set forth in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options and employee stock purchases related to the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”), based on their fair values. The Company also applies the guidance found in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”) to with respect to share-based payments and SFAS 123(R).

Under SFAS 123(R), the Company attributes the value of share-based compensation to expense using the straight-line method. The Company uses a 10% forfeiture rate under the straight-line method based on historic and estimated future forfeitures. On March 16, 2006, the Company granted 650,500 stock options that contain certain market conditions (“2006 Premium Price Awards”) The 2006 Premium Price Awards are, to the extent provided by law, incentive stock options that have an exercise price of $3.35 per share, which is equal to 159% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The 2006 Premium Price Awards also include a condition that provides that such stock options will only vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock is equal to or greater than $3.35 on each day over any consecutive four month period beginning on any date after the date of grant and ending no later than the third anniversary of the date of grant. If the market condition is not satisfied by the third anniversary of the date of grant, the 2006 Premium Price Awards will not vest. Subject to the attainment of the market condition by the Company, the 2006 Premium Price Awards will vest, if at all, in equal annual installments over a four year period beginning on March 16, 2008, the second anniversary of the grant date. The 2006 Premium Price Awards have a term of 8 years from the date of grant. The 2006 Premium Price Awards, share-based compensation expense has been estimated using a 40% forfeiture rate and is included in share-based compensation expense. Share-based compensation expense related to stock options and employee stock purchases was $168,000 and $178,000, including expense for the 2006 Premium Price Awards, for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and was recorded in the financial statements as a component of general and administrative expense.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for estimating the fair value of options granted. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. The Company uses projected volatility rates, which are based upon historical volatility rates, trended into future years. Because the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s options. For purposes of financial statement presentation and pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair values of the options are amortized over the options’ vesting periods.

Net Loss per Share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.

Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period plus the assumed exercise of all dilutive securities by applying the treasury stock method. Stock options for which the exercise price exceeds the average market price over the period have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share and, accordingly, are excluded from the calculation. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share:

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Three months ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
           
Net loss from continuing operations
 
$
(4,332,000
)
$
(2,279,000
)
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(63,000
)
 
(916,000
)
               
Net loss
 
$
(4,395,000
)
$
(3,195,000
)
               
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
   
38,300,957
   
29,329,016
 
Dilutive effect of stock options
   
   
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding -diluted
   
38,300,957
   
29,329,016
 
               
Basic and diluted loss per share from continuing operations
 
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.08
)
Basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operations (1)
 
$
 
$
(0.03
)
               
Basic and diluted loss per share
 
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.11
)
 
(1) 2008 per share amount less than $(0.01)

Stock options to purchase 4,723,659 common shares and 3,169,562 common shares, and warrants to purchase 8,888,303 common shares and 594,722 common shares for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for those years because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Significant Concentrations

As of January 31, 2008, there was one customer that made up more than 10% of revenues and four customers that individually comprised more than 5% of accounts receivable, and one supplier that made up more than 10% of purchases and three suppliers that individually comprised more than 5% of accounts payable.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “ Fair Value Measurements ”, (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, and does not require any new fair value measurements. The application of SFAS No. 157, however, may change current practice within an organization. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. On February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FSP 157-2 which defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company does not believe that SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The standard’s objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. The standard requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. It also requires companies to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. The new standard does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” and SFAS 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” SFAS 159 is effective as of the start of fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating this standard and therefore have not yet determined the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), " Business Combinations " ("SFAS 141R"). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. SFAS 141R also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS 141R on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, " Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 " (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent's ownership interest, and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated SFAS 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS 160 on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
 
NOTE 2  INCOME TAXES

On November 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “ Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” , (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing the recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements and also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. As a result of the adoption of FIN 48, the Company reduced the liability for net unrecognized tax benefits, classified in other assets and accrued liabilities, by $152,000 and $440,000, respectively, and accounted for this as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle that was recorded as an increase to retained deficit. In implementing FIN 48, the Company has classified $120,000 as current income taxes payable, and, reduced to zero, both its short-term and long-term income tax receivable and long-term income tax payable.
 
Upon adoption of FIN 48, the Company recognizes interest expense within Interest and Other Expenses and penalties within General and Administrative expenses accrued on unrecognized tax benefits. As of the date of adoption of FIN 48, the Company had accrued a nominal amount for interest and penalties. There was not a material change to this amount as of January 31, 2008.
 
As of October 31, 2007, the Company had generated $141.0 million and $116.0 million of Federal and state Net Operating Loss Carry-forwards (“NOL”), respectively and $4.8 million of Federal Research & Development Credits (“R&D Credits”) through its recurring operating losses, and its acquisition of Theseus Corporation in 2000 and NOMOS Corporation in 2004. The tax effect of the Federal and state NOL and R&D Credits have been carried as a component of its deferred tax assets, and completely offset by a valuation allowance. The Federal NOL and R&D Credits are subject to certain statutory limitations, which reduce the value of the Federal NOL and R&D Credits that can be used to offset future income under certain sections of the Internal Revenue Service Code Section 382 and Section 383, collectively the “Code”. The statutory limitations are imposed upon a change of ownership, as defined within the Code. As a result of the Company’s January 2008 PIPE transaction (See Note 10—Stockholders’ Equity) the Company has experienced a change in ownership under the Code. Federal statutory limitations under the sections are generally accepted as limitations by the states in which the Company currently files state returns. The effect of the change of ownership has been to reduce to $10.2 million the statutory limit on each of the Federal and State NOL and to eliminate the R&D Credits available to the Company, as determined under the Code. Based on its effective tax rate 40%, the Company recorded a $59.9 million decrease to its deferred tax assets and its valuation allowance at January 31, 2008 as a result of the limitation.

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Components of Deferred taxes and the valuation allowance, after giving effect to the statutory limit on the on the Federal and state NOL and Federal R&D Credits arising from the change in ownership are:

 
 
January 31,  2008
 
October 31,   2007
 
Deferred tax assets :
             
Accrued liabilities  
 
$
465,000
 
$
465,000
 
Accrued decommissioning  
   
   
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  
   
192,000
   
192,000
 
Inventory reserve and capitalized inventory  
   
163,000
   
163,000
 
Other  
   
10,000
   
10,000
 
Depreciation and amortization  
   
1,004,000
   
1,004,000
 
Tax credits  
   
   
4,814,000
 
Theseus impairment  
   
1,850,000
   
1,850,000
 
Net operating loss carryforwards  
   
4,066,000
   
59,173,000
 
     
7,750,000
   
67,671,000
 
Deferred tax liabilities (1)
   
   
 
Net deferred tax assets  
   
7,750,000
   
67,671,000
 
Less: valuation allowance  
   
(7,750,000
)
 
(67,671,000
)
 
    $  
$
 

(1) There were no deferred tax liabilities at the respective dates.

NOTE 3  DISCONTINUED OPERATION

NOMOS

On August 3, 2007, the Company announced its intent to divest its NOMOS Radiation Oncology business (“NOMOS”), which develops and markets IMRT/IGRT products used during external beam radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer. The Company expects that the divestiture of NOMOS will allow it to better utilize financial resources to benefit the marketing and development of innovative brachytherapy products for the treatment of cancer. On September 17, 2007, the Company executed a purchase and sale agreement with Best Medical International, Inc. (“Best”) to purchase, for $0.5 million, certain assets and to assume certain liabilities of NOMOS, with a carrying value of $0.4 million, after giving effect to a $6.7 million impairment write-down in the third quarter of fiscal year 2007. The Company incurred $0.5 million in legal and other closing costs in connection with the sale. The operations of NOMOS are shown as discontinued operations for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007.  

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At January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, the Company has included in its Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities on its Balance Sheet $0.5 million and $1.1 million of retained obligations to its vendors, customers and former employees of the NOMOS operation, respectively, to be paid in accordance with their terms.

Summarized statement of earnings data for discontinued operations for the three months ended:

   
January 31, 2008
 
January 31, 2007
 
Net revenue (NOMOS)
 
$
 
$
3,646,000
 
Loss from discontinued operations before income tax benefit (NOMOS)
   
(63,000
)
 
(916,000
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
   
 
Loss from discontinued operations
   
(63,000
)
 
(916,000
)
Loss from discontinued operations, per share
 
$
 
$
(0.03
)

NOTE 4—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consist of the following:
 
   
January 31, 2008
 
October 31, 2007
 
Accounts receivable - trade
 
$
2,417,000
 
$
2,475,000
 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(218,000
)
 
(179,000
)
   
$
2,199,000
 
$
2,296,000
 

The provision for doubtful accounts was $35,000 and $176,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

NOTE 5—INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:
     
   
January 31, 2008
 
October 31, 2007
 
Raw materials
 
$
1,317,000
 
$
1,358,000
 
Work in process
   
150,000
   
144,000
 
Finished goods
   
247,000
   
250,000
 
Reserve for obsolete inventory
   
(205,000
)
 
(206,000
)
   
$
1,509,000
 
$
1,546,000
 

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The provision for inventory reserves included in cost of sales was $1,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and there was no provision recorded for the three months ended January 31, 2007.

NOTE 6—EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS

Equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the following:
     
   
January 31, 2008
 
October 31, 2007
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
 
$
5,031,000
 
$
4,913,000
 
Leasehold improvements
   
2,194,000
   
2,194,000
 
     
7,225,000
   
7,107,000
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
(6,343,000
)
 
(6,216,000
)
   
$
882,000
 
$
891,000
 
Depreciation expense was $127,000 and $141,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

NOTE 7—INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
   
January 31, 2008
 
October 31, 2007
 
Amortizable intangible assets
             
Purchased technology
 
$
98,000
 
$
98,000
 
Existing customer relationships
   
11,000
   
11,000
 
Trademark
   
19,000
   
19,000
 
Patents and licenses
   
158,000
   
158,000
 
     
286,000
   
286,000
 
Less: accumulated amortization
   
(183,000
)
 
(176,000
)
   
$
103,000
 
$
110,000
 

Amortization expense was $7,000 and $7,000, for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The estimate of aggregate future amortization expense is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended October 31,
     
2008 (remaining nine months)
 
$
21,000
 
2009
   
28,000
 
2010
   
28,000
 
2011
   
26,000
 
   
$
103,000
 

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NOTE 8  WARRANT DERIVATIVES

Warrant derivative liabilities were none and $173,000 at January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, respectively. The warrant liabilities are recorded at estimated fair value and are marked-to-market at each subsequent measurement date. The liabilities were incurred when the Company issued warrants to a lender with an uncertain pricing component in connection with its borrowing activities (see Note 9—Borrowings – Agility Capital LLC). The uncertain pricing component became certain on December 12, 2007, upon the signing of the Securities Purchase Agreements with certain Investors, and the Company reclassed the fair value of the warrant derivatives from liability to equity. See Note 10—Stockholders’ Equity. The Company has accounted for the warrant derivative liabilities in accordance with guidance under SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19. Changes in the liability warrants balance for the three months ended January 31, 2008 are:

   
Agility Capital,
 LLC
 
Balance, October 31, 2007
 
$
173,000
 
Additions:
       
Fair Value Warrants issued for Amendment II of the Loan Agreement
   
161,000
 
Fair Value Adjustments during the quarter
   
311,000
 
     
645,000
 
Less: Fair value of warrants transferred to permanent equity
   
(645,000
)
Balance, January 31, 2008
 
$
 

The fair value of the warrant issued in connection with Amendment II of the Loan Agreement has been recorded as Loan Discount Fees and amortized to Interest and Other Expense over the term of the loan amendment, and the fair value adjustments during the quarter have been recorded as Adjustments to Fair Value of Derivatives in the Statement of Operations for the three months ended January 31, 2008. The fair value of the warrants transferred to permanent equity are included in Additional Paid-in Capital on the Balance Sheet at January 31, 2008.

NOTE 9 BORROWINGS

There were no borrowings outstanding at January 31, 2008, and borrowings were $3,241,000 at October 31, 2007, consisting primarily of lines of credit with a Bank, and subordinated short-term notes with private lenders. Borrowing activities for the three months ended January 31, 2008 are:
 
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October 31,
         
January 31,
 
   
2007
 
Borrowings
 
Repayments
 
2008
 
Silicon Valley Bank -  
                         
Line of credit  
 
$
1,573,000
 
$
438,000
 
$
(2,011,000
)
$
 
Bridge loan sub-limit  
   
750,000
   
4,189,000
   
(4,939,000
)
 
 
Subordinated short-term notes -  
                         
Agility Capital, LLC  
   
1,000,000
   
   
(1,000,000
)
 
 
John Friede Note  
   
   
250,000
   
(250,000
)
 
 
Three Arch Partners, et al  
   
   
1,000,000
   
(1,000,000
)
 
 
Total borrowings
   
3,323,000
   
5,877,000
   
(9,200,000
)
 
 
Less Unamortized loan discount fees.
   
(82,000
)
 
(914,000
)
 
996,000
   
 
   
$
3,241,000
 
$
4,963,000
 
$
(8,204,000
)
$
 
 
Interest expense was $1,003,000, including $101,000 loan discount fees paid in cash and $895,000 fair value of warrants amortized in connection with lending activities, for the three months ended January 31, 2008. Interest expense was $79,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2007, primarily from the amortization of loan discount fees in connection with lending activities.

Lines of Credit

Silicon Valley Bank

On October 5, 2005, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”)   with Silicon Valley Bank (the “Bank”), for a secured, revolving line of credit of up to $5,000,000. The line of credit had an initial term of one year and includes a letter of credit sub-facility. Borrowings under the line of credit are subject to a borrowing base formula. The Company will pay interest on the borrowings under the line of credit at the Bank’s prime rate, or, if certain financial tests are not satisfied, at the Bank’s prime rate plus 1.5%. The line of credit is secured by all of the assets of the Company and is subject to customary financial and other covenants, including reporting requirements.

On January 12, 2006, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with the Bank.  The First Amendment revised certain terms of the Loan Agreement to provide an adjustment to the borrowing base formula and to permit liens in favor of a holder of subordinated debt that are subordinated to the liens of the Bank.  In addition, the First Amendment decreased the minimum tangible net worth that must be maintained by the Company under the Asset Based Terms of the Loan Agreement from $5 million to $1.5 million and granted the Bank a warrant to purchase 39,683 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.89 per share.  The warrant will expire in five years unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant on the date of grant to be $51,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:

Stock price
 
$
1.89
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
63
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.9
%
Expected life
   
5 years
 

The value of the warrant has been fully amortized over the term of the line of credit at $5,100 per month, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2007.
 
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On October 31, 2006, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with the Bank.  The Second Amendment extended the term of the line of credit to October 3, 2007 and revised certain terms of the Loan Agreement. Specifically, the Second Amendment decreased the amount available under the line of credit from $5 million to $4 million, and increased the minimum tangible net worth that must be maintained by the Company from $1.5 million to $5 million. Borrowings under the line of credit continued to be subject to a borrowing base formula. Borrowings bore interest at the prime rate until such time as the Company’s quick ratio, which is defined as the ratio of unrestricted cash plus the Company’s net accounts receivable to the Company’s current liabilities, fell below 1.00 to 1.00. At such time as the Company’s quick ratio fell below 1.00 to 1.00, borrowings bore interest at the prime rate plus 1.50%, and the Company paid a fee of 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the line of credit, and a collateral handling fee in an amount equal to $2,000 per month during 2007. The fees are included in Interest and Other Expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2007.
 
On August 24, 2007, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with the Bank. The Third Amendment added a Bridge Loan Sub-limit to the Loan Agreement of up to $1,500,000 at an interest rate of prime plus 4.0%, subject to a borrowing base formula, and decreased the minimum tangible net worth that must be maintained by the Company from $5 million to $2 million. The maturity date of the Bridge Loan Sub-limit shall be the earlier of October 3, 2007 or the date the Company closes a private investment public equity transaction. Concurrent with the Third Amendment, the Company issued the Bank a warrant for 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.98, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on August 24, 2007. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant on the date of grant to be $175,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:

Stock price
 
$
0.98
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
67
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.4
%
Expected life
   
5 years
 

The value of the warrant has been amortized over the term of the line of credit, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2008.

On September 14, 2007, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”) with the Bank. The Fourth Amendment included: (i) a forbearance by the Bank from exercising its rights and remedies against the Company, until such time as the Bank determines in its discretion to cease such forbearance, due to the default under the Loan Agreement resulting from the Company failing to comply with the tangible net worth covenant in the Loan Agreement as of July 31, 2007 and August 31, 2007, and (ii) a consent to a subordinated debt facility of up to $750,000 with Agility Capital LLC. In connection with the Fourth Amendment, the Bank consented to the NOMOS Transaction and released its lien on the NOMOS assets.

On October 3, 2007, the Company entered into a Fifth Amendment and Forbearance to the Loan Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”) with the Bank. The Fifth Amendment includes: (i) an extension of the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to November 9, 2007, and an extension of the maturity date of the Bridge Loan Sub-limit to the earlier of November 9, 2007 or the date the Company closes a private investment public equity transaction, (ii) a forbearance by the Bank from exercising its rights and remedies against the Company, until such time as the Bank determines in its discretion to cease such forbearance, due to the defaults under the Loan Agreement resulting from the Company failing to comply with the tangible net worth covenant in the Loan Agreement as of July 31, 2007, August 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007, and (iii) a consent to an increase in the Company’s subordinated debt facility with Agility Capital LLC from $750,000 to up to $1,000,000.

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On October 29, 2007, the Company entered into a Sixth Amendment and Forbearance to the Loan Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”) with the Bank. The Sixth Amendment includes: (i) an extension of the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to November 20, 2007, and an extension of the maturity date of the Bridge Loan Sub-limit to the earlier of November 20, 2007 or the date the Company closes a private investment public equity transaction, (ii) a forbearance by the Bank from exercising its rights and remedies against the Company, until such time as the Bank determines in its discretion to cease such forbearance, due to the defaults under the Loan Agreement resulting from the Company failing to comply with the tangible net worth covenant in the Loan Agreement as of July 31, 2007, August 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007, and (iii) a consent to the Company’s issuing up to $500,000 in unsecured subordinated debt to Mr. John Friede, or an entity owned or controlled by Mr. Friede. Mr. Friede is a significant stockholder of the Company, and was a director of the Company at the date of the agreement.
 
On November 20, 2007, the Company entered into a Seventh Amendment and Forbearance to its Loan Agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”) with the Bank. The Seventh Amendment includes: (i) an extension of the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to December 20, 2007, and an extension of the maturity date of the Bridge Loan Sub-limit to the earlier of December 20, 2007 or the date the Company closes a private investment public equity transaction, and (ii) a forbearance by the Bank from exercising its rights and remedies against the Company, until such time as the Bank determines in its discretion to cease such forbearance, due to the defaults under the Loan Agreement resulting from the Company failing to comply with the tangible net worth covenant in the Loan Agreement as of July 31, 2007, August 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007. In connection with the Seventh Amendment, the Company granted a warrant to the Bank to purchase 90,909 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a warrant price of $0.55 per share, which is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 20, 2007, the date the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of this warrant. The number of shares are subject to adjustment as provided by the terms of the warrant. The warrant will expire in five years unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant on the date of grant to be $31,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
Stock price
 
$
0.55
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
71
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.5
%
Expected life
   
5 years
 
 
The value of the warrant has been amortized over the term of the line of credit, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2008.
 
On December 18, 2007, the Company, entered into an Eighth Amendment and Forbearance to the Loan Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”) with the Bank. The Eighth Amendment includes: (i) an extension of the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to the earlier of February 1, 2008 or the date the Company completes its private placement, (ii) a forbearance by the Bank from exercising its rights and remedies against the Company, until such time as the Bank determines in its discretion to cease such forbearance, due to the defaults under the Loan Agreement resulting from the Company failing to comply with the tangible net worth covenant in the Loan Agreement as of July 31, 2007, August 31, 2007, September 30, 2007 and October 31, 2007 and (iii) a consent from the Bank to allow the Company to repay its outstanding loan from Mr. John A. Friede in the amount of $250,000. In connection with the Eighth Amendment, the Company granted a warrant to the Bank to purchase 192,308 shares of the Company’s common stock as determined by dividing the warrant price of $50,000 by the $0.26 warrant price per share, which is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 18, 2007, the date the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of this warrant. The number of shares are subject to adjustment as provided by the terms of the warrant. The warrant will expire in five years unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant on the date of grant to be $33,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:  

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Stock price
 
$
0.26
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
82
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.5
%
Expected life
   
5 years
 

The value of the warrant has been amortized over the term of the line of credit, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2008.

The Company paid the $1,275,000 and $755,000 balance of the Line of Credit and the Bridge Sub-Limit, including accrued interest on January 23, 2008. The Line of Credit and the Bridge Sub-Limit agreements were terminated in accordance with their terms upon payment of the outstanding balances.

Subordinated Short-Term Borrowings

Partners for Growth, LLC

On March 28, 2006, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “PFG Loan Agreement”)   with Partners for Growth, LLC (“PFG”) for a secured, revolving line of credit of up to $4,000,000, which supplemented an existing line of credit provided by Silicon Valley Bank. The line of credit had a term of eighteen months, and earned interest at prime rate as quoted in The   Wall Street Journal . Borrowings under the line of credit were subject to a borrowing base formula. Amounts owing under the line of credit were secured by all of the assets of the Company and were subordinated to amounts owing under the line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. The line of credit did not contain financial covenants; however the Company was subject to other customary covenants, including reporting requirements, and events of default. In connection with the PFG Loan Agreement, the Company also granted PFG a warrant to purchase 395,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.89 per share. As a result of the private placement of the Company’s common stock completed on June 7, 2006, and pursuant to the anti-dilution terms of the warrant issued to PFG, the warrant was amended to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that PFG can purchase from 395,000 shares to 555,039 shares, and the exercise price was decreased from $1.89 per share to $1.35 per share. The warrant will expire in five years unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant on the date of grant to be $475,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:

Stock price
 
$
2.05
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
63
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.9
%
Expected life
   
5 years
 

The value of the warrant was deferred and amortized over the life of the loan at $26,500 per month and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement. As of October 31, 2007, the value of the warrant was fully amortized. On August 30, 2007 the Company terminated the PFG Loan Agreement with PFG by mutual consent. As a result of the termination, PFG released all liens on the Company’s assets. There were no outstanding borrowings under the PFG Loan Agreement at the date of termination.

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Agility Capital, LLC

On September 21, 2007, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Agility Loan Agreement”) with Agility Capital, LLC (“Agility”). The Agility Loan Agreement provides for advances of up to $750,000 subject to the achievement of certain milestones. Amounts owing under the Agility Loan Agreement are secured by all of the Company's assets, and are subordinated to amounts owing under the line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank. The Agility Loan Agreement does not contain financial covenants; however, the Company is subject to other customary covenants, including reporting requirements, and events of default. The Company is obligated to pay interest on borrowings under the Agility Loan Agreement at the prime rate, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal, plus 6% . The Agility Loan Agreement term was 60 days, and all amounts outstanding thereunder were due and payable on November 20, 2007. The Company paid an origination fee of $20,000 to Agility in connection with the Agility Loan Agreement. The origination fee and legal expenses were amortized over the term of the Agility Loan Agreement at $10,000 per month, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement. The Company further covered $15,000 of Agility’s legal fees in connection with the Agility Loan Agreement, which are recorded as general and administrative expenses.

On October 18, 2007, the Company entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Agility Loan Agreement. The First Amendment provides for advances of up to $1,000,000. Amounts advanced under the Agility Loan Agreement are subordinated to the existing line of credit provided by Silicon Valley Bank. In addition, within the First Amendment, Agility consented to the Company incurring up to $500,000 of subordinated unsecured indebtedness to Mr. John A. Friede or an entity owned or controlled by him (“Friede”), provided that Friede executes and delivers to Agility a subordination agreement pursuant to which the debt owed by the Company to Friede will be subordinated to the debt owed to Agility. The Company paid an origination fee of $10,000 to Agility in connection with the First Amendment.

On November 20, 2007, the Company executed a Second Amendment to the Agility Loan Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with Agility to extend the maturity date of the Agility Loan Agreement from November 20, 2007 to December 21, 2007.

On December 20, 2007, the Company executed a Third Amendment to the Agility Loan Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with Agility. The Third Amendment includes (i) an extension of the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to February 1, 2008, (ii) a loan modification and extension fee of $20,000, paid by the Company upon the execution of the amendment, and (iii) a consent from Agility to allow the Company to repay its outstanding loan from Friede in the amount of $250,000. The loan modification and extension fee has been amortized over the term of the loan and is included in Interest and Other Expense at January 31, 2008. The Company has repaid the balance on the Agility Loan Agreement, plus accrued interest as of January 31, 2008.

In connection with the Agility Loan Agreement, on September 21, 2007, the Company granted Agility a $262,500 warrant to purchase 345,395 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.76 per share, as determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 20, 2007, the day immediately preceding the issue date of the warrant (the “Initial Warrant”). The Initial Warrant will expire in seven years unless previously exercised.

The Company calculated the fair value of the Initial Warrant on the date of grant to be $149,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
Stock price
 
$
0.65
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
69
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.4
%
Expected life
   
7 years
 
   
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In connection with the First Amendment, and in exchange for Agility’s returning to the Company the Initial Warrant issued on September 21, 2007, the Company granted Agility a revised $362,500 warrant to purchase 476,974 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.76 per share, as determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on September 20, 2007, the day immediately preceding the issue date of the Initial Warrant (the “Revised Warrant”). The Revised Warrant will expire in seven years unless previously exercised.

The Company calculated the fair value of the Revised Warrant on the date of grant to be $253,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
Stock price
 
$
0.76
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
71
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.3
%
Expected life
   
7 years
 

The warrant price per share and the number of shares to be issued under the terms of the Revised Warrant will adjust to the price at which the Company next issues its common stock or other equity-linked securities, provided that any amount is outstanding under the Agility Loan Agreement. In evaluating the terms of the Revised Warrant under EITF 00-19 “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock” (“EITF 00-19”), the Company was unable to determine the price at which it will next issue its common stock or other equity-linked securities at the date the warrant was issued. If that next issue price falls below a certain price point, the Company would not have sufficient authorized shares to settle the warrant after considering all other commitments that may require the issuance of its common stock during the life of the Revised Warrant. The Company concluded that the Revised Warrant is correctly classified as a liability and has been revalued to fair value each reporting period. At December 12, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to issue shares of its Common Stock at $0.246. Pursuant to the terms of the Revised Warrant, the Company increased to 1,473,577 the number of shares to be issued under the Revised Warrant, and revalued the Revised Warrant at that date.
 
The Company calculated the fair value of the Revised Warrant to be $394,000 and $173,000 at December 12, 2007 and October 31, 2007, respectively, using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
   
December 12, 2007
 
October 31, 2007
 
Stock price
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.56
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
 
0
%
Expected volatility
   
74
%
 
71
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.7
%
 
4.3
%
Expected life
   
7 years
   
7 years
 

The Initial Warrant has been fair valued and classified as a liability at the time of the grant. The fair value of $148,830 for the Initial Warrant was classified as debt discount and has been fully amortized to interest and other expense as of January 31, 2008. The Revised Warrant has been fair valued and the change in the fair value of the Initial Warrant and the Revised Warrant was expensed as of October 31, 2007. The subsequent change in the fair value of the Revised Warrant has been recorded as fair value expense and is included in Interest and Other Expense at January 31, 2007. The $394,000 fair value of the Revised Warrant at December 12, 2007 has been reclassified to permanent equity as Additional Paid-in Capital as of January 31, 2008 in accordance with the guidance under EITF 00-19.
 
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In connection with the Second Amendment, the Company granted Agility a $231,250 warrant to purchase 420,455 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.55 per share, as determined by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 19, 2007, the day immediately preceding the issue date of the Warrant (the “Agility Second Warrant”). The Agility Second Warrant will expire in seven years unless previously exercised. Similar to the Revised Warrant, the warrant price per share and the number of shares to be issued under the terms of the Agility Second Warrant will adjust to the price at which the Company next issues its common stock or other equity-linked securities, provided that any amount is outstanding under the Agility Loan Agreement. As with the Revised Warrant, the Company concluded that the Agility Second Warrant is correctly classified as a liability and has been revalued to fair value each reporting period. At December 12, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to issue shares of its Common Stock at $0.246. Pursuant to the terms of the Agility Second Warrant, the Company increased to 940,041 the number of shares to be issued under the Agility Second Warrant, and revalued the Agility Second Warrant at that date.

The Company calculated the fair value of the Agility Second Warrant to be $251,000 and $161,000 at December 12, 2007 and November 20, 2007, respectively, using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
   
December 12, 2007
 
November 20, 2007
 
Stock price
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.55
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
 
0
%
Expected volatility
   
74
%
 
71
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.7
%
 
3.7
%
Expected life
   
7 years
   
7 years
 

The Agility Second Warrant has been fair valued and classified as a liability at the time of the grant. The $161,000 fair value of the Agility Second Warrant was classified as debt discount and has been fully amortized to interest and other expense as of January 31, 2008. The subsequent change in the fair value of the Agility Second Warrant has been recorded as fair value expense and is included in Interest and Other Expense at January 31, 2008. The $251,000 fair value of the Agility Second Warrant at December 12, 2007 has been reclassified to permanent equity as Additional Paid-in Capital as of January 31, 2008 in accordance with the guidance under EITF 00-19.

In connection with the Third Amendment, the Company granted Agility a $200,000 warrant (the “Agility Third Warrant”) to purchase 813,008 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.246 per share, as determined by the issue price of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements dated December 12, 2007. The Agility Third Warrant will expire in seven years unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant on the date of grant to be $158,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
Stock price
 
$
0.26
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
79
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.7
%
Expected life
   
7 years
 

The value of the Agility Third Warrant has been amortized over the term of the line of credit, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2008. The $158,000 fair value of the Agility Third Warrant at the grant date has been classified as permanent equity in Additional Paid-in Capital as of January 31, 2008 in accordance with the guidance under EITF 00-19.

In addition, under the terms of the collective outstanding warrants granted to Agility, the Company has until July 31, 2008 (the “Filing Date”), to file a registration statement on Form S-3 or applicable form covering the resale of the warrant shares on a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The warrant shares, or the common stock into which the warrant shares are convertible (the “Shares”), shall be “Registrable Securities”, and the holder shall have the rights of a “Holder” under such investor rights agreement or registration rights agreement as the Company may enter into from time to time. If the Registration Statement (i) has not been filed with the SEC by the Filing Date, (ii) has not been declared effective by the SEC within 45 days thereafter, or (iii) after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, is suspended by Company or ceases to remain continuously effective as to all Shares for which it is required to be effective (a “Registration Default”), for any 30-day period (a “Penalty Period”) during which the Registration Default remains uncured, the holder may acquire an additional number of Shares equal to 50,000 shares for each such penalty period, but not more that 600,000 shares in the aggregate. All expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification, exemption or compliance pursuant to these provisions shall be borne by Company.

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John Friede Note

On October 30, 2007, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Friede Loan Agreement”) with Friede, a stockholder and former director of the Company. Subject to the terms of the Friede Loan Agreement, Friede agreed to loan the Company $500,000 in two installments of $250,000 each. The loan was unsecured and subordinated to the loan agreements with Silicon Valley Bank and Agility Capital LLC. On November 1, 2007, the Company executed the promissory note underlying the loan, and received the first $250,000 installment. The Company and Friede amended the Friede Loan Agreement on November 20, 2007, prior to funding of the second $250,000 installment, to extend the maturity date of the Friede Loan Agreement from November 20, 2007 to December 20, 2007, and to reduce the borrowing capacity to $250,000 from $500,000. The loan balance, plus accrued interest were paid in full on December 20, 2007.

In connection with the Friede Loan Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the Lender a $200,000 Warrant (the “Friede Warrant”) to purchase 307,692 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.65 Exercise Price. The Friede Warrant will expire 7 years from the date of issue unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the Friede Warrant on the date of grant to be $119,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:

Stock price
 
$
0.57
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
71
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
4.2
%
Expected life
   
7 years
 

The value of the Friede Warrant has been amortized over the term of the line of credit, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2008. The $119,000 fair value of the Friede Warrant at the grant date has been classified as permanent equity in Additional Paid-in Capital as of January 31, 2008 in accordance with the guidance under EITF 00-19.

Three Arch Capital (et al)
 
On December 7, 2007, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Three Arch Loan Agreement”) with Three Arch Capital, L.P., TAC Associates, L.P., Three Arch Partners IV, L.P. and Three Arch Associates IV, L.P. (the “Lenders”). The Lenders are, collectively, the largest stockholder of the Company, and Dr. Wilfred Jaeger and Roderick Young, are directors of the Company and affiliates of the Lenders. The transaction contemplated by the Three Arch Loan Agreement was approved by a committee of the Company’s Board of Directors consisting only of disinterested directors.

Under the Three Arch Loan Agreement, the Lenders loaned $1.0 million to the Company and the Company issued notes to the Lender (the “Notes”). The Notes bear interest at an annual rate equal to the prime rate plus six percent (6%) and are subordinated to the Company’s indebtedness to Silicon Valley Bank and Agility Capital LLC. The Notes became due and payable upon the close of the Company’s pending private investment public equity financing transaction on January 18, 2008. The Company paid $20,000 loan fee in connection with the Three Arch Loan Agreement, which has been amortized to Interest and Other Expenses as January 31, 2008. The balance of the Three Arch Loan Agreement, plus accrued interest, were paid in full as of January 31, 2008.

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In connection with the Three Arch Loan Agreement, the Company granted the Lenders warrants (the “Three Arch Warrants”) to purchase, in the aggregate, 1,025,639 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $0.39 per share. The Three Arch Warrants will expire 7 years from the date of issue unless previously exercised. The Company calculated the fair value of the Three Arch Warrants on the date of grant to be $329,000 using the Black-Scholes model incorporating the following assumptions:
 
Stock price
 
$
0.44
 
Dividend yield
   
0
%
Expected volatility
   
74
%
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.8
%
Expected life
   
7 years
 

The value of the Three Arch Warrants has been amortized over the term of the line of credit, and is included in Interest and Other Expense on the Income Statement for the three months ended January 31, 2008. The $329,000 fair value of the Three Arch Warrants at the grant date has been classified as permanent equity in Additional Paid-in Capital as of January 31, 2008 in accordance with the guidance under EITF 00-19.

The following table summarizes the warrant activity and related interest and fair value impact on the Company’s operations for the three months ended January 31, 2008:

       
Statement of Operations
 
Warrant coverage for:
 
Number of
Warrant
Shares
 
Interest Expense
 
Fair Value
 Expense
 
Carry forward from October 31, 2007:  
                   
Deferred loan discount fees amortized in 2008
   
 
$
64,000
 
$
 
Issued in first quarter of 2008:
                   
Silicon Valley Bank Line of Credit:
                   
Amendment 7
   
90,909
   
31,000
   
 
Amendment 8
   
192,308
   
33,000
   
 
John Friede Note
   
307,692
   
119,000
   
 
Agility Capital, LLC Note:  
                   
Fair value change – 2007 warrants
   
1,473,577
   
   
221,000
 
Amendment 2
   
420,455
   
161,000
   
90,000
 
Amendment 3
   
813,008
   
158,000
   
 
Three Arch Partners, et al Note
   
1,025,639
   
329,000
   
 
     
4,323,588
 
$
895,000
 
$
311,000
 

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NOTE 10—STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred Stock

The Company has authorized the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock; however, no shares have been issued. The designations, rights and preferences of any preferred stock that may be issued will be established by the Board of Directors at or before the time of such issuance.
 
Sale of Common Stock and Warrants

2006 PIPE

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreements dated June 6, 2006 (the “2006 Securities Purchase Agreements”), the Company completed a private placement (the “2006 Private Placement”) of 12,291,934 shares of the Company’s common stock on June 7, 2006 at a purchase price of $1.95 per share as well as warrants to purchase an additional 6,145,967 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.08 per share (the “2006 Warrants”) for an aggregate consideration of approximately $24.0 million (before cash commissions and expenses of approximately $2.0 million). The 2006 Warrants are exercisable beginning 180 days after the date of closing until 7 years after the date of closing. The values of the 2006 Warrants and common stock in excess of par value have been classified as stockholders’ equity in additional paid-in capital in our consolidated balance sheets. The 2006 Warrants were evaluated under SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19, and the Company determined that the 2006 Warrants have been correctly classified as equity.

The shares of common stock sold to the investors and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants are subject to certain registration rights as set forth in the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreements. Under the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreements, we agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC within 45 days after the closing of the transaction to register the resale of the shares of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. If we failed to file a registration statement within such time period or such registration statement was not declared effective within 90 days after the closing of the transaction, we would have been liable for certain specified liquidated damages as set forth in the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreements, except that the parties have agreed that the Company will not be liable for liquidated damages with respect to the warrants or the warrant shares. We have agreed to maintain the effectiveness of this registration statement until the earlier of such time as the passage of two years from the closing date or all of the securities registered under the registration statement may be sold under Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act of 1933 or all of the securities registered under the registration statement have been sold. We will pay all expenses incurred in connection with the registration, except for underwriting discounts and commissions. Pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement, we filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC on July 21, 2006 to register the shares of common stock sold to the investors and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on August 4, 2006.

The 2006 Securities Purchase Agreements contain certain customary closing conditions, as well as the requirement that we increase the number of members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) from seven members to nine members. Under the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreements, Three Arch Partners, one of the investors, has the right to designate two members to the Board so long as Three Arch Partners beneficially owns greater than 3,500,000 shares of common stock (including shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations) and the right to designate one member to the Board so long as Three Arch Partners beneficially owns greater than 2,000,000 shares of common stock (including shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations). In accordance with the terms of the 2006 Securities Purchase Agreements, we increased the number of members of our Board from seven members to nine members and Three Arch Partners designated Wilfred E. Jaeger, M.D. and Roderick A. Young to fill the two vacancies. Our Board elected Dr. Jaeger and Mr. Young to serve as members of the Board on June 13, 2006.

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In connection with the issuance of the warrants and upon closing of the transaction, the Company entered into a Warrant Agreement with our transfer agent relating to the warrant of Three Arch Partners and a different Warrant Agreement with our transfer agent relating to the warrants of the investors other than Three Arch Partners. The material differences between the two Warrant Agreements are described below.

The Three Arch Partners Warrant Agreement includes a non-waivable provision that provides that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants that may be acquired by Three Arch Partners will be limited to the extent necessary to assure that, following such exercise, the total number of shares of common stock then beneficially owned by Three Arch Partners and its affiliates does not exceed 19.9% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of such exercise (including for such purpose the shares of common stock issuable upon such exercise of warrants), unless approved by our stockholders prior to such exercise. The Warrant Agreement relating to the warrants of the other investors does not include such a provision.

The Warrant Agreement relating to the investors other than Three Arch Partners includes a waivable provision that provides that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants that may be acquired by a registered holder of warrants upon an exercise of warrants will be limited to the extent necessary to assure that, following such exercise, the total number of shares of common stock then beneficially owned by its holder and its affiliates does not exceed 4.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock (including for such purpose the shares of common stock issuable upon such exercise of warrants). This provision may be waived by a registered holder of warrants upon, at the election of such holder, upon not less than 61 days prior notice to us. This Warrant Agreement also contains a non-waivable provision that provides that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants that may be acquired by a registered holder of warrants upon an exercise of warrants will be limited to the extent necessary to assure that, following such exercise, the total number of shares of common stock then beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock (including for such purpose the shares of common stock issuable upon such exercise of warrants). The Warrant Agreement relating to the warrants of Three Arch Partners does not include such provisions.

2007 PIPE

Pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreements dated December 12, 2007 (the “2007 Securities Purchase Agreements”), the Company completed a private placement (the “2007 Private Placement”) of 63,008,140 shares of the Company’s common stock on January 18, 2008 with Three Arch Partners IV, L.P. and affiliated funds (“Three Arch Partners”), SF Capital Partners Ltd. (“SF Capital”) and CHL Medical Partners III, L.P. and an affiliated fund (“CHL,” and together with Three Arch Partners and SF Capital, the “Investors”) at a purchase price of $0.246 per share as well as warrants to purchase an additional 3,150,407 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “2007 Warrants”) at an exercise price of $0.246 per share for an aggregate consideration of approximately $15.5 million (before cash commissions and expenses of approximately $1.5 million). The purchase price represents a 40% discount to the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets, for the 20 trading day period ending on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement.   The Investors purchased the following amounts of securities in the offering:  

Investor
 
Shares
 
Warrants
(Shares issuable upon exercise)
 
Three Arch Partners
   
40,650,420
   
2,032,521
 
SF Capital
   
10,162,600
   
508,130
 
CHL
   
12,195,120
   
609,756
 
 
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Prior to the closing of the transaction, Three Arch Partners owned 5,121,638 shares of common stock of the Company. After the transaction was consummated, Three Arch Partners’ percentage ownership of the outstanding common stock increased from approximately 17.3% to 49.5% (and 43.9% of the common stock on a fully diluted basis).

The 2007 Warrants are exercisable beginning 180 days after the date of closing until 7 years after the date of closing. The values of the 2007 Warrants and common stock in excess of par value have been classified as stockholders’ equity in additional paid-in capital in our consolidated balance sheets. The 2007 Warrants were evaluated under SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19, and the Company determined that the 2007 Warrants have been correctly classified as equity.

The terms of the 2007 Private Placement were approved by a committee of the Company’s Board of Directors consisting only of disinterested directors. The Company received stockholder approval of a majority of stockholders on January 17, 2008 of the 2007 Private Placement and to amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock it is authorized to issue to 150,000,000 Shares pursuant to a Consent Solicitation to its Stockholders on December 31, 2007  
   
Holders of the shares of common stock sold to the Investors (the “Shares”) and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares” and collectively, with the Shares, the “Registrable Securities”) are entitled to certain registration rights as set forth in the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement. Under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to prepare and file a registration statement on Form S-3 or other applicable form available to the Company to register the resale of the Registrable Securities. If the Company fails to file a registration statement or such registration statement is not declared effective between the time it files its next Annual Report on Form 10-K and the 180th date after the closing of the 2007 Private Placement, or, if additional registration statements are required to be filed to register such shares because of limitations imposed by the staff of the SEC on the number of shares that may be registered on behalf of selling stockholders on Form S-3, within 45 days of filing each such additional registration statement (or 90 days if such filing is reviewed by the SEC), the Company will be liable for certain specified liquidated damages as set forth in the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company has agreed to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement until the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of the closing of the 2007 Private Placement, (ii) such time as all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the registration statement or (iii) the date on which all of the Registrable Securities may be resold by each of the Investors without registration pursuant to Rule 144(k). The Company will pay all expenses incurred in connection with the registration, other than fees and expenses, if any, of counsel or other advisors to the Investors or underwriting discounts, brokerage fees and commissions incurred by the Investors, if any, in connection with an underwritten offering of the Registrable Securities .
 
The 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement contains certain customary closing conditions, as well as the requirement that the Company decrease the number of members of the Board from nine members to seven members at or by the time of its next annual meeting of stockholders. Under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, Three Arch Partners has the right to name one member to the Board so long as Three Arch Partners beneficially owns greater than 5,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company (including shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations). Two of the current members of the Board, Dr. Wilfred E. Jaeger and Roderick A. Young, have been designated by Three Arch Partners. Under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to add two new independent members to the Board at or before the Company’s next annual meeting.
 
In connection with the issuance of the Warrants and upon closing of the transaction, the Company entered into warrant agreements with its transfer agent relating to the Warrants. The warrant agreement relating to the Warrants issued to SF Capital contains a non-waivable provision that provides that the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants granted to SF Capital pursuant to the 2007 Private Placement will be limited to the extent necessary to assure that, following such exercise, the total number of shares of common stock of the Company then beneficially owned by such holder and its affiliates does not exceed 14.9% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (including for such purpose the shares of common stock issuable upon such exercise of Warrants). The warrant agreement relating to the Warrants issued to the other Investors does not contain this provision.  

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The sale of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. The Company is relying upon the exemptions from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated under that section. Each Investor has represented that it is an accredited investor, as such term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, and that it was acquiring the Shares and Warrants for its own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends will be affixed to the Shares and Warrants.
 
Stock Options

The Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan ("1996 Plan"), as amended April 6, 2001, provided for the issuance of incentive stock options to employees of the Company and non-qualified options to employees, directors and consultants of the Company with exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company's stock on the date of grant. Options vest in accordance with their terms over periods up to four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. The 1996 Plan expired on April 1, 2006. As of January 31, 2008, 1,592,293 options underlying shares of common stock were outstanding under the 1996 Plan.

On May 3, 2006, the Company’s stockholders approved the North American Scientific, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan (“2006 Plan”). Under the 2006 Plan, the Company may issue up to 1,700,000 shares, plus any shares from the 1996 Plan that are subsequently terminated, expire unexercised or forfeited, to employees of the Company through incentive stock options, non-qualified options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units. Since its inception, 1,516,625 shares have been transferred into the 2006 Plan from the 1996 Plan. The exercise price of an option is equal to the fair market value of the Company’s stock on the date of the grant. For the three months ended January 31, 2008, 600,000 stock option awards were granted under the 2006 Plan, and 1,502,155 shares were available for grant at January 31, 2008.

In March 2003, the Company's stockholders approved the 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan ("Directors' Plan"). The Directors' Plan supersedes prior provisions for grants of stock options to non-employee directors contained in the 1996 Plan. Under the Directors' Plan, the Company may issue up to 500,000 shares to non-employee directors of the Company through non-qualified options or restricted stock. The exercise price of an option is equal to the fair market value of the Company's stock on the date of grant. Options and restricted stock vest equally over a three-year period. The options expire ten years from the date of grant. In the three months ended January 31, 2008, no stock options shares were granted to non-employee directors under the Directors’ Plan. At January 31, 2008, there were 15,000 shares available for grant under the Directors’ Plan.

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On April 23, 2007, the Company granted stock options with respect to 1,800,000 shares of its common stock in connection with the employment by the Company of its new CEO, John B. Rush. Options with respect to 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued under the 2006 Plan. Options with respect to the remaining 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued as a stand-alone grant outside the 2006 Plan and approved by the written consent of a majority of stockholders on April 20, 2007. The stock options have an exercise price of $1.16, which is equal to the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. All of the options have a term of ten years and vest monthly over a four-year period. The options remain exercisable until the earlier of the expiration of the term of the option or (i) three months following Mr. Rush’s date of termination in the case of termination for reasons other than cause, death or disability (as such terms are defined in his employment agreement) or (ii) 12 months following Mr. Rush’s date of termination in the case of termination on account of death or disability. In the event that Mr. Rush is terminated for cause, all outstanding options, whether vested or not, will immediately lapse.

At January 31, 2008, a total of 6,508,918 shares of the Company’s common stock were reserved for issuance. The following table summarizes stock option activity for both plans:
 
       
Options Outstanding
 
   
Options
Available
for Grant
 
Number
Outstanding
 
Exercise Price
 
Balance at October 31, 2005
   
1,732,441
   
2,414,109
 
$
0.03 - $24.54
 
Granted
   
(1,453,000
)
 
1,453,000
 
$
1.92 - $ 3.35
 
Forfeited and expired
   
( 194,441
)
 
(426,618
)
$
1.11 - $16.75
 
Exercised
   
   
(2,186
)
$
1.11 - $ 1.12
 
Additional shares reserved
   
1,700,000
   
       
                     
Balance at October 31, 2006
   
1,785,000
   
3,438,305
 
$
0.03 - $24.54
 
Granted
   
(2,464,470
)
 
2,464,470
 
$
0.93 - $ 1.23
 
Forfeited and expired
   
1,481,275
   
(1,395,662
)
$
0.70 - $24.24
 
Exercised
   
   
   
 
Additional shares reserved
   
1,200,000
   
   
 
                     
Balance at October 31, 2007
   
2,001,805
   
4,507,113
 
$
0.03 - $23.50
 
Granted
   
(600,000
)
 
600,000
 
$
0.27 - $ 0.33
 
Forfeited and expired
   
115,350
   
(115,350
)
$
2.23 - $16.75
 
Exercised
   
   
   
 
                     
Balance at January 31, 2008
   
1,517,155
   
4,991,763
 
$
0.03 - $23.50
 


There were 1,675,421, 1,669,521 and 1,878,663 options exercisable with weighted average exercise prices of $6.76, $6.94 and $8.57 at January 31, 2008, October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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The following table summarizes options outstanding at January 31, 2008 and the related weighted average exercise price and remaining contractual life information:
 
   
Employee Options Outstanding
 
Employee Options Exercisable
 
Range of
Exercise Prices
 
Shares
 
Weighted Avg.
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Weighted
Avg.
Exercise
Price
 
Shares
 
Weighted
Avg.
Exercise
Price
 
$0.03 - $0.94
   
1,121,470
   
9.74
 
$
0.59
   
7,000
 
$
0.03
 
$0.95 - $1.16
   
1,800,000
   
9.22
   
1.16
   
337,500
   
1.16
 
$1.17 - $3.97
   
947,250
   
6.76
   
2.56
   
220,378
   
2.66
 
$3.94 - $7.60
   
581,293
   
3.94
   
7.07
   
568,793
   
7.06
 
$7.61 - $23.50
   
541,750
   
3.57
   
11.69
   
541,750
   
11.69
 
     
4,991,763
   
7.64
 
$
3.13
   
1,675,421
 
$
6.76
 
 
The average fair value for accounting purposes of options granted was $0.17, $0.63 and $1.09 for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and for the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The following table summarizes the weighted average price, weighted average remaining contractual life and intrinsic value for granted and exercisable options outstanding as of January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007:

   
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Weighted Avg.
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Intrinsic Value
 
As of October 31, 2007:  
                         
Employee Options Outstanding  
   
4,507,113
 
$
3.52
   
7.54
 
$
3,710
 
Employee Options Expected to Vest  
   
2,837,592
 
$
0.56
   
2.82
 
$
 
Employee Options Exercisable  
   
1,669,521
 
$
6.94
   
5.26
 
$
3,710
 
                           
As of January 31, 2008  
                         
Employee Options Outstanding  
   
4,991,763
 
$
3.13
   
7.64
 
$
32,240
 
Employee Options Expected to Vest  
   
3,316,342
 
$
1.66
   
4.12
 
$
30,000
 
Employee Options Exercisable  
   
1,675,421
 
$
6.76
   
5.26
 
$
2,240
 

Fair Value Disclosures

The Company calculated the fair value of each option grant on the respective date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as prescribed by SFAS 123(R) using the following assumptions:
 
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Three months
ended January 31,
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2006
 
Dividend yield 
   
0
%
 
0
%
 
0
%
Expected volatility 
   
72
%
 
61
%
 
63
%
Risk-free interest rate 
   
3.4
%
 
4.8
%
 
4.9
%
Expected life 
   
5 years
   
5 years
   
5 years
 

Anti-Dilution Rights

Option grants to certain executive officers carry an anti-dilution provision which has become effective as a result of the 2007 Private Placement. Options underlying approximately 4,095,528 will be granted to four executives upon approval by stockholders at the annual meeting to be held on April 29, 2008. The options will be granted at a $0.25 exercise price, the price of the Company’s common stock on the date the 2007 Private Placement was completed. The options will vest at varying rates over four years.

Stockholders' Rights Plan

In October 1998, the Board of Directors of the Company implemented a rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) to protect stockholders' rights in the event of a proposed takeover of the Company. In the case of a triggering event, each right entitles the Company's stockholders to buy, for $80, $160 worth of common stock for each share of common stock held. The rights will become exercisable only if a person or group acquires, or commences a tender offer to acquire, 15% or more of the Company's common stock. The rights, which expire in October 2008, are redeemable at the Company's option for $0.001 per right. The Company also has the ability to amend the rights, subject to certain limitations. On May 2, 2007, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Rights Agreement, which amended the Rights Agreement to provide, among other things, that the Board of Directors of the Company may determine that a person who would otherwise become an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) has become such inadvertently, and provided certain conditions are satisfied, that such person is not an Acquiring Person for any purposes of the Rights Agreement.  

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In March 2000, the Board of Directors authorized an Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("the ESPP") under which 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock are reserved for issuance. Eligible employees may authorize payroll deductions of up to 15% of their salary to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a discount of up to 15% of the market value at certain plan-defined dates. In the three months ended January 31, 2008 and the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, the shares issued under the ESPP were 32,560, 154,082 shares and 96,489 shares, respectively. At January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, 187,197 shares and 219,757 shares were available for issuance under the ESPP, respectively.

Common Stock Repurchase Program

In October 2001, the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to acquire up to $10 million of the Company's common stock in the open market at any time. The number of shares of common stock actually acquired by the Company will depend on subsequent developments and corporate needs, and the repurchase of shares may be interrupted or discontinued at any time. As of January 31, 2008 and October 31, 2007, a cumulative total of 116,995 shares had been repurchased by the Company at a cost of $227,000, respectively, and are reflected as Treasury Stock on the Balance Sheet at the respective dates.
 
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NOTE 11—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NASDAQ Delisting

The Company received a NASDAQ Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) Staff Deficiency Letter dated September 21, 2007 indicating that, based on the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2007, Nasdaq had determined that the Company was not in compliance with the minimum $10 million stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market set forth in Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(3). Further, on October 5, 2007, the Company received a notice from Nasdaq, dated October 5, 2007 indicating that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the Company’s common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5). Therefore, in accordance with Marketplace Rule 4450(e)(2), the Company has 180 calendar days, or until April 2, 2008, to regain compliance. If, at anytime before April 2, 2008, the bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq’s Staff will provide written notification that the Company has achieved compliance with the Rule. If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by April 2, 2008, the Company’s common stock will be delisted, a decision which the Company may appeal to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.
 
On December 11, 2007, the Company received formal notice that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”) had granted the Company’s request for a transfer from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq Capital Market, and continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, subject to the following exception:

 
§
On or before January 17, 2008, the Company was required to inform the Panel that it has received funds sufficient to put it in compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market shareholders’ equity requirement of $2.5 million. Within four business days of the receipt of the funds, the Company was required to make a public disclosure of receipt of the funds and file a Form 8-K with pro forma financial information indicating that it plans to report proforma shareholders’ equity of $2.5 million or greater for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007. We informed the Panel of receipt of sufficient funds on January 18, 2008. The Company publicly disclosed receipt of such funds in a press release dated January 22, 2008 and filed a Form 8-K with respect to this matter on January 25, 2008.

 
§
On or before January 31, 2008, the Company was required to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, which shall demonstrate proforma shareholder’s equity of $2.5 million or greater. The Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K on January 29, 2008.

On February 5, 2008, the Company received notification from NASDAQ that it had fully complied with the requirements with respect to the Stockholders’ Equity Requirement. The Company remains subject to delisting pursuant to the minimum $1.00 share price requirement for continued inclusion under Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5). (See NOTE 12—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.)

Contract Commitments

The Company has entered into purchase commitments of $0.1 million to suppliers under blanket purchase orders. The blanket purchase orders expire when the designated quantities have been purchased.
 
Lease Commitments

The Company leases facilities and equipment under non-cancelable operating lease agreements which expire at various dates through November 2008, and may be renewed by mutual agreement between the Company and the lessors under such leases. Future minimum lease payments are subject to annual adjustment for increases in the Consumer Price Index.
 
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Future minimum lease payments under all operating leases are $305,000 through November 2008.

Third Party License Agreements
 
We license some of the technologies used in our SurTRAK products from IdeaMatrix, Inc. Minimum royalty payments under the license agreement are payable annually at $125,000 through 2011.
 
A license agreement with the University of South Florida Research Foundation, Inc., covering certain patent processes was terminated on November 9, 2007 by mutual consent of both parties.

Employment Agreements

The Company maintains employment agreements with certain key management. The agreements provide for minimum base salaries, eligibility for stock options and performance bonuses and severance payments.

Litigation

In November 2005, the Company was served with a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut by World Wide Medical Technologies (WWMT). WWMT’s six count complaint alleges breach of a confidentiality agreement, fraud, patent infringement, wrongful interference with contractual relations, violation of the Connecticut Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Practices Act. WWMT alleges that the Company fraudulently obtained WWMT’s confidential information during negotiations to purchase WWMT in 2004 and that once the Company acquired that information, it allegedly learned that Richard Terwilliger, (our former Vice President of New Product Development) owned certain patent rights and that the Company began trying to inappropriately gain property rights by hiring him away from WWMT. The Company was served with this matter at approximately the same time Mr. Terwilliger was served with a lawsuit in state court and with an application seeking a preliminary injunction declaring plaintiffs to be the sole owners of the intellectual property at issue and preventing Mr. Terwilliger from effectively serving as our Vice President of New Product Development. The Company has agreed to defend Mr. Terwilliger. The Company has removed the state court claim against Mr. Terwilliger to federal court and the cases have been consolidated. The defendants have answered both complaints and discovery has commenced in each matter. In April 2006, WWMT had its hearing for a preliminary injunction against Mr. Terwilliger heard in U.S. District Court. Plaintiffs abandoned that portion of their application for preliminary injunction that was based on an alleged misappropriation of trade secrets shortly before the hearing. On August 30, 2006, Magistrate Judge Donna Martinez issued a ruling ordering that what remained of plaintiffs' motion be denied.  Specifically, the Magistrate Judge found that plaintiffs do not have a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits of their claim for declaratory judgment that some or all of plaintiffs are the sole owners of the intellectual property at issues, and she further found that there do not exist sufficiently serious questions going to the merits of that claim to make them a fair ground for litigation.  The Company denies liability and intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation as it progresses. No trial date has yet been set.
 
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In October 2007, the Company was served with a demand for arbitration by AnazaoHealth Corporation (“AnazaoHealth”). AnazaoHealth provides needle loading services for our Prospera brachytherapy products pursuant to a Services Agreement dated as of June 1, 2005, as amended (the “Services Agreement”). In its demand for arbitration, AnazaoHealth is seeking indemnification from the Company under the Services Agreement for damages arising out of a litigation filed against AnazaoHealth in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (the “Connecticut Litigation”) by Richard Terwilliger, Gary Lamoureux, World Wide Medical Technologies, LLC, IdeaMatrix, Inc., Advanced Care Pharmacy, LLC, Advanced Care Pharmacy, Inc., and Advanced Care Medical, Inc. The plaintiffs in the Connecticut Litigation claim that AnazaoHealth’s provision of services in the brachytherapy field infringes their patent rights, and certain of the plaintiffs claim that our Prospera products infringes their patent rights. The Company denies liability and intends to vigorously defend itself in this arbitration.
 
In February 2008, an individual plaintiff, Richard Hodge, filed a complaint in the Multnomah County Circuit Court of the State of Oregon against Bay Area Health District, North American Scientific, Inc., NOMOS Corporation and Carl Jenson, M.D., alleging the defendants caused Mr. Hodge to receive excessive radiation during the course of his IMRT treatment, as a result of a manufacturing and/or design defect(s) in the Company’s CORVUS and BAT products. The plaintiff is seeking a judgement of up to $3 million in economic damages and $3 million of non-economic damages. The Company denies liability and intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation as it progresses. No trial date has yet been set.
 
The Company is also subject to other legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

NOTE 12—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NASDAQ Delisting

On February 5, 2008, the Company received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) dated February 4, 2008 providing notice that the Company has demonstrated compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, and that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has determined to continue the listing of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq. In addition, the Nasdaq Staff has approved the Company’s application to list its common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market. The Company’s common stock was transferred from The Nasdaq Global Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market effective February 6, 2008 and will continue to trade under the symbol “NASI.”

The Company was also notified by Nasdaq that it continues to remain subject to delisting as the bid price of its shares of common stock had closed at less than $1.00 per share over the previous 30 consecutive business days, and, as a result, it did not comply with Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5). Therefore, in accordance with Marketplace Rule 4450(e)(2), the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until April 2, 2008 to regain compliance. Upon transfer to The Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company will be afforded the remainder of this compliance period. The Nasdaq Staff also noted that if compliance with the $1.00 bid price requirement cannot be demonstrated by April 2, 2008, the Company may be afforded an additional compliance period, in accordance with Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(ii).

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information, which our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our financial condition and results of operations. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein and the notes thereto. Certain statements contained in this Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “expects”, “projections”, and words of similar import are forward looking as that term is defined by: (i) the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "1995 Act") and (ii) releases issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These statements are being made pursuant to the provisions of the 1995 Act and with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the 1995 Act. We caution that any forward looking statements made herein are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results may differ materially from those in such forward looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, any risks detailed herein or detailed from time to time in our other filings with the SEC including our most recent report on Form 10-K. We are not undertaking any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
 
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Overview

We manufacture, market and sell products for the radiation oncology community, including Prospera® brachytherapy seeds and SurTRAK™ needles and strands used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer. We also develop and market brachytherapy accessories used in the treatment of disease and calibration sources used in medical, environmental, research and industrial applications.

In November 2006, we announced the introduction of ClearPath™, our unique multicatheter breast brachytherapy device for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (“APBI”). Our ClearPath systems are placed through a single incision and are designed to conform to the resection cavity, allowing physicians to deliver a more conformal therapeutic radiation dose distribution following lumpectomy compared to other methods of APBI. The placement of the radiation source directly into the post-lumpectomy site reduces the treatment time to approximately 5 days compared to 30-35 days for whole breast radiation therapy, and reduces the risks associated with external beam radiation treatment. ClearPath is designed to accommodate either high-dose, ClearPath-HDR™, or low-dose rate, ClearPath-CR™, treatment methods. We have received 510(k) approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for a low-dose rate, or continuous release treatment utilizing our Prospera® brachytherapy seeds, and for a high-dose rate treatment. We have been gaining clinical experience with the first generation ClearPath-HDR in 2007, and we intend to launch the second generation devices in 2008, to be followed by the general commercial release of our ClearPath-CR.

On September 17, 2007, we completed the sale of all significant assets, including licenses, trademarks and brand-names, and selected liabilities of NOMOS Corporation to Best Medical, Inc. for $500,000. We expect that the divestiture of NOMOS will allow us to better utilize financial resources to benefit the marketing and development of innovative brachytherapy products for the treatment of cancer. The financial results of NOMOS are reported as a discontinued operation in accompanying financial statements.
 
We have incurred substantial net losses since fiscal year 2000. We expect the losses to continue for at least the next fiscal year as we continue to develop our ClearPath product, and obtaining adequate financing is an important part of our business strategy.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended January 31, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended January 31, 2007

Total Revenue

   
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
% Change
 
($ millions)
                   
Radiation Sources 
 
$
4.3
 
$
3.9
   
10.8
%
 
Total revenue increased 11.0% to $4.3 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008 from $3.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007. The increase in revenue is due to a $0.8 million, or 30%, increase in sales of our brachytherapy seeds and accessories, and a $0.4 million, or 30%, decrease in sales of our non-therapeutic products.
 
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Gross profit  

 
 
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
% Change
 
($ millions)
                   
Radiation Sources 
 
$
1.5
 
$
1.4
   
5.7
%
As a percent of total revenue 
   
34.5
%
 
36.2
%
 
(1.7
)%

Gross profit increased $0.1 million, or 5.7%, to $1.5 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008 from $1.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007. The increase in our gross profit is primarily due to increased product sales of our brachytherapy seeds and accessories, partially offset by a decrease in sales of our non-therapeutic products.

Gross profit as a percent of sales decreased to 34.5% in the three months ended January 31, 2008 from 36.2% in the three months ended January 31, 2007, primarily due to a 16% point decrease in gross profit as a percent of sales of our non-therapeutic products, partially offset by a 7% point improvement in gross profit as a percent of sales of our brachytherapy seeds.

Selling and marketing expenses

 
 
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
% Change
 
($ millions)
             
Selling and marketing expenses 
 
$
0.8
 
$
0.9
   
(8.8)
%
As a percent of total revenue 
   
19.5
%
 
23.7
%
     

Selling and marketing expenses, comprised primarily of salaries, commissions, and marketing costs, decreased $0.1 million, or 8.8%, to $0.8 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008, from $0.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007. The decrease in selling and marketing expenses is primarily attributed to the timing of trade show expenses.

General and administrative expenses ("G&A")

 
 
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
% Change
 
($ millions)
                   
General and administrative expenses 
 
$
2.8
 
$
2.4
   
18.0
%
As a percent of total revenue 
   
65.4
%
 
61.5
%
     
 
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G&A increased $0.4 million, or 18.0%, to $2.8 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008, from $2.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007. The increase in G&A is primarily attributed to a $0.3 million increase in legal fees related to ClearPath™ patent costs, $0.2 million increase in other legal fees, $0.2 million increase in consulting fees and a $0.1 million increase in personnel costs, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in accounting related fees.
 
Research and development (“R&D”)

 
 
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
% Change
 
($ millions)
                   
Research and development expenses 
 
$
0.9
 
$
0.4
   
126.1
%
As a percent of total revenue 
   
19.8
%
 
9.7
%
     

R&D increased $0.5 million or 126.0%, to $0.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008, from $0.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007. The increase in R&D spending is primarily due to the timing of project spending on ClearPath.

Interest and other income, net — increased by $1.0 million to $1.0 million due to an increase in our borrowing activities in the first quarter of 2008 and the last half of 2007. Interest expense for the three months ended January 31, 2008 includes $0.9 million amortization of warrants issued as debt discount in connection with the debt and $0.1 million of cash paid for loan origination and interest on debt.

Adjustment for fair value of derivatives — increased by $0.3 million to $0.3 million as a result of fluctuations recorded in the fair value of warrants issued in connection with our borrowing activities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

To date, our short-term liquidity needs have generally consisted of working capital to fund our ongoing operations and to finance growth in inventories, trade accounts receivable, new product research and development, capital expenditures, acquisitions and strategic investments in related businesses.  We have satisfied these needs primarily through a combination of cash generated by operations, public offerings and from private placements of our common stock.  We expect that we will be able to satisfy our longer term liquidity needs for research and development, capital expenditures, and acquisitions through a combination of cash generated by operations, sales of our common stock and /or securities convertible to debt, and our anticipated and available lines of credit.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company has continued to incur substantial net losses and used substantial amounts of cash. As of January 31, 2008, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $152.3 million; cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $8.0 million and no long-term debt.

Based on our current operating plans, we believe that the existing cash resources, cash forecasted by our plans to be generated by operations, the sale of our common stock as well as our anticipated and available lines of credit will be sufficient to meet working capital and capital requirements through at least the next twelve months.  Also, our plans to attain profitability and generate additional cash flows include increasing revenues from existing and new products and services and a focus on cost control. However, there is no assurance that we will be successful with these plans.  If events and circumstances occur such that we do not meet our current operating plan as expected, and we are unable to raise additional debt or equity financing, we may be required to further reduce expenses or take other steps which could have a material adverse effect on our future performance, including but not limited to, the premature sale of some or all of our assets or product lines on undesirable terms, merger with or acquisition by another company on unsatisfactory terms, or the cessation of operations.
 
 
At January 31, 2008, we had cash, and cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities aggregating approximately $8.0 million, an increase of approximately $7.4 million from $0.6 million at October 31, 2007. The increase was primarily attributed to $14.0 million net proceeds from the sale of our common stock in January 2008, partially offset by $3.3 million in payment of debt, $3.2 million used in operating activities and $0.1 million used for capital expenditures.
 
Cash flows used in operating activities decreased $1.8 million, or 36%, to $3.2 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008 from $5.0 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007, primarily due to a $1.5 million decrease in cash used in the discontinued NOMOS operations, $1.0 million improved collections of accounts receivable, and $0.3 million reduced inventories, partially offset by an increase in the net loss from operations, net of non-cash expenses, of $1.1 million.

Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities decreased $5.5 million to $(0.1) million for the three months ended January 31, 2008, from $5.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2007. The decrease reflects the additional draw down of our balance of marketable securities to fund operations in 2007, and $0.1 million of capital expenditures in 2008.

Cash provided by financing activities increased $10.7 million to $10.7 million for the three months ended January 31, 2008, from the three months ended January 31, 2007. The increase is due to $14.0 million in net proceeds from the private placement of our common stock in 2008 and the payment of $3.3 million in debt.

We have $0.3 million in operating lease obligations for facilities and equipment under non-cancelable operating lease agreements. We have also entered into purchase commitments to suppliers under blanket purchase orders in the amount of $0.1 million.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2007, and accompanying notes. Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, goodwill and long-lived asset impairments, loss contingencies, and taxes. Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be applicable and reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates may change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. These changes have historically been minor and have been included in the consolidated financial statements as soon as they became known. The following critical accounting policies are impacted significantly by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and actual results could differ materially from the amounts reported based on these policies.
 
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Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
  Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We determine the allowance based on historical write-off experience and customer economic data. We review our allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. Past due balances over 60 days and over a specified amount are reviewed individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when we believe that it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. We do not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to our customers.
 
Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

Equipment and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred, while improvements are capitalized. Gains or losses resulting from the disposition of assets are included in income. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as follows:

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
3-7 years
Leasehold improvements
Lesser of the useful life or term of lease

Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “ Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ,” long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are separately presented in the consolidated balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated.

Intangible Assets

License agreements are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to fifteen years. The amortization periods of patents are based on the lives of the license agreements to which they are associated or the approximate remaining lives of the patents, whichever is shorter. Purchased intangible assets with finite lives are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to twelve years.

We review for impairment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that such assets might be impaired. If the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) from the use of an asset are less than the carrying value, a write-down is recorded to reduce the related asset to its estimated fair value.

Derivative Liabilities

The Company issued warrants in connection with its borrowing activities that included an uncertain purchase price. The Company evaluated the warrants under SFAS No. 133 - Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 00-19 - Accounting for Derivative Financial Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock and determined the warrants should be accounted for as derivative liabilities at estimated fair value, and marked-to-market at subsequent measurement dates. The Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of the derivative liabilities at each measurement date. Key assumptions of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include applicable volatility rates, risk-free interest rates and the instruments’ expected remaining life. The fluctuations in estimated fair value are recorded as Adjustments to Fair Value of Derivatives in Other Expenses in the Statement of Operations. On December 12, 2007, the uncertain purchase price became certain, and.the derivative features were eliminated. See further discussion in Note 8 and Note 9 of the Financial Statements.
 
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Revenue Recognition

We sell products for radiation therapy treatment, primarily brachytherapy seeds used in the treatment of cancer and non-therapeutic sources used in calibration. We apply the provisions of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, “ Revenue Recognition ” for the sale of non-software products.  SAB No. 104, which supersedes SAB No. 101, “ Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements ”, provides guidance on the recognition, presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements.  SAB No. 104 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue and provides guidance for the disclosure of revenue recognition policies.  In general, we recognize revenue related to product sales when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) the fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility is reasonably assured.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company has recorded 100% valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets until such time that becomes more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets. During the three months ended January 31, 2008, the Company implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “ Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” , (FIN 48). See Note 2 - Income Taxes.

Stock-based Compensation

We account for our share-based payments under the guidance set forth in SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options and employee stock purchases related to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Employee Stock Purchase Plan”), based on their fair values. We also apply the guidance found in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”) to with respect to share-based payments and SFAS 123(R).

Under SFAS 123(R), we attribute the value of share-based compensation to expense using the straight-line method. We use a 10% forfeiture rate under the straight-line method based on historic and estimated future forfeitures. On March 16, 2006, we granted 650,500 stock options that contain certain market conditions (“2006 Premium Price Awards”) The 2006 Premium Price Awards are, to the extent provided by law, incentive stock options that have an exercise price of $3.35 per share, which is equal to 159% of the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. The 2006 Premium Price Awards also include a condition that provides that such stock options will only vest if the closing price of our common stock is equal to or greater than $3.35 on each day over any consecutive four month period beginning on any date after the date of grant and ending no later than the third anniversary of the date of grant. If the market condition is not satisfied by the third anniversary of the date of grant, the 2006 Premium Price Awards will not vest. Subject to the attainment of the market condition, the 2006 Premium Price Awards will vest, if at all, in equal annual installments over a four year period beginning on March 16, 2008, the second anniversary of the grant date. The 2006 Premium Price Awards have a term of 8 years from the date of grant. The 2006 Premium Price Awards, share-based compensation expense has been estimated using a 40% forfeiture rate and is included in share-based compensation expense. Share-based compensation expense related to stock options and employee stock purchases was $167,000 and $178,000, including expense for the 2006 Premium Price Awards, for the three months ended January 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and was recorded in the financial statements as a component of general and administrative expense.
 
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We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for estimating the fair value of options granted. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility. We use projected volatility rates, which are based upon historical volatility rates, trended into future years. Because our employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our options. For purposes of financial statement presentation and pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair values of the options are amortized over the options’ vesting periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “ Fair Value Measurements ”, (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, and does not require any new fair value measurements. The application of SFAS No. 157, however, may change current practice within an organization. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. On February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FSP 157-2 which defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for one year for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. We do not believe that SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The standard’s objective is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. The standard requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. It also requires companies to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. The new standard does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” and SFAS 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” SFAS 159 is effective as of the start of fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating this standard and therefore have not yet determined the impact that the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), " Business Combinations " ("SFAS 141R"). SFAS 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. SFAS 141R also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.We are currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS 141R on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
 
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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, " Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 " (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent's ownership interest, and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated SFAS 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners SFAS 160 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.We are currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS 160 on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
 
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Information about market risks for the three months ended January 31, 2008, does not differ materially from that discussed under Item 7A of the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), we have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness, as of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this report, of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and our CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of such fiscal quarter, were adequate and effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended January 31, 2008, that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

The Company was not required to report the information pursuant to Items 1 through 6 of Part II of Form 10-Q except as follows:

We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to other information in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks described below before investing in our securities. This discussion highlights some of the risks that may affect future operating results. The risks described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, which we currently deem immaterial or which are similar to those faced by other companies in our industry or business in general, may also impair our business operations. If any of the following risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition and operating results would likely suffer.
 
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 11 of Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding legal proceedings.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors

We have experienced significant losses and expect to incur losses in the future. As a result, the amount of our cash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable securities has materially declined. We raised additional equity financing in January, 2008 to fund our continuing operations, support the further development and launch of ClearPath and other activities. If we continue to incur significant losses and are unable to access sufficient working capital from our operations or through external financings, we will be unable to fund future operations and operate as a going concern.

We have incurred substantial net losses in each of the last six fiscal years. As reflected in our financial statements, we have experienced net losses of $4.4 million in the three months ended January 31, 2008, and $21.0 million and $17.1 million in our fiscal years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In addition, w e have used cash in operations of $3.2 million in the three months ended January 31, 2008, and $12.3 million and $15.9 million for our fiscal years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  As of January 31, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of $152.3 million; cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $8.0 million, and no long-term debt. In addition, our line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank expired on February 1, 2008, and there is no assurance that it will be renewed.

The negative cash flow we have sustained has materially reduced our working capital. Although our working capital has been replenished to some extent by our January 2008 equity financing, continued negative cash flow could materially and negatively impact our ability to fund future operations and continue to operate as a going concern. Management has taken and continues to take actions intended to improve our results. These actions include reducing cash operating expenses, developing new technologies and products, improving existing technologies and products, and expanding into new geographical markets. The availability of necessary working capital, however, is subject to many factors beyond our control, including our ability to obtain additional financing, our ability to increase revenues and to reduce further our losses from operations, economic cycles, market acceptance of our products, competitors’ responses to our products, the intensity of competition in our markets, and the level of demand for our products.

The amount of working capital that we will need in the future will also depend on our efforts and many factors, including:

 
Our ability to successfully develop, market and sell our products, including the successful further development and launch of our new ClearPath device for treatment of breast cancer;
 
Continued scientific progress in our discovery and research programs;
 
Levels of selling and marketing expenditures that will be required to launch future products and achieve and maintain a competitive position in the marketplace for both existing and new products;
 
Structuring our businesses in alignment with their revenues to reduce operating losses;
 
Levels of inventory and accounts receivable that we maintain;
 
Level of capital expenditures;
 
Acquisition or development of other businesses, technologies or products;
 
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The time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals;
 
The costs involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining, defending and enforcing patent claims; and
 
The potential need to develop, acquire or license new technologies and products.

We completed a private placement of $15.5 million of our common stock in January, 2008; however, we may need to raise additional equity financing, reduce operations and take other steps to achieve positive cash flow. We also may be required to curtail our expenses or to take steps that could hurt our future performance, including but not limited to, the termination of major portions of our research and development activities, the premature sale of some or all of our assets or product lines on undesirable terms, merger with or acquisition by another company on unsatisfactory terms or the cessation of operations. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in these efforts or that any or some of the above factors will not negatively impact us. We believe that we will have sufficient cash to sustain us at least through the next twelve months.
 
Future financing transactions will likely have dilutive and other negative effects on our existing stockholders.

In January 2008, we completed a private placement of 63,008,140 shares of our common stock that also included 3,150,407 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants. This financing resulted in significant dilution of our current stockholders. If we raise additional equity financing in the future, the percentage ownership held by existing stockholders would be further reduced, and existing stockholders may experience further significant dilution. In addition, new investors may demand rights, preferences or privileges that differ from, or are senior to, those of our existing shareholders, such as warrants in addition to the securities purchased and other protections against future dilutive transactions.

Our stock price currently does not meet the minimum bid price for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Our ability to publicly or privately sell equity securities and the liquidity of our common stock could be adversely affected if we are delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market or if we are unable to transfer our listing to another stock market.

On October 5, 2007, we received a notice from Nasdaq indicating that, for the preceding 30 consecutive days, the bid price of our common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued listing. In accordance with the Nasdaq rules, we have until April 2, 2008, to regain compliance. In order to regain compliance, the bid price of our common stock must close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. If we do not regain compliance with the rule by April 2, 2008, we understand that the Nasdaq Staff will provide written notification to us that our common stock will be delisted. At that time, we may appeal the Staff’s determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel, but no assurance can be given that any such appeal would be successful.

Alternatively, if our common stock is delisted by Nasdaq, our common stock may be eligible to trade on the American Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board maintained by Nasdaq, another over-the-counter quotation system, or on the pink sheets where an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of or obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock, although there can be no assurance that our common stock will be eligible for trading on any alternative exchanges or markets. In addition, we would be subject to Rule 15c2-11 promulgated by the SEC. If we fail to meet criteria set forth in Rule 15c2-11 (for example, by failing to file periodic reports as required by the Exchange Act), various practice requirements are imposed on broker-dealers who sell securities governed by the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. For these types of transactions, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser's written consent to the transactions prior to sale. Consequently, Rule 15c2-11 may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect the liquidity and price of our common stock.
 
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Delisting from Nasdaq could adversely affect our ability to raise additional financing through the public or private sale of equity securities. We may need to raise additional financing in fiscal 2008 to fund our continuing operations, support the launch and further development of ClearPath, and other activities. Delisting from Nasdaq also would make trading our common stock more difficult for investors, potentially leading to further declines in our share price. It would also make it more difficult for us to   raise additional capital.  

Success of our ClearPath breast brachytherapy device will be dependent upon a variety of factors.

We previously have announced the introduction of ClearPath, a new brachytherapy device for the treatment of breast cancer. Because we believe that our ClearPath device has certain technical and market advantages, we expect that this device may generate significant revenues in the future. There are a number of factors which could affect our ability to achieve this goal, including:
 
 
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The successful further development of a commercially marketable device;
 
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The successful launch of a marketing and sales program for this device;
 
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Our ability to protect our intellectual property through patents and licenses and avoid infringement of intellectual property of others;
 
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The successful completion of technical improvements to the device;
 
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Our ability to successfully manufacture production quantities of the device;
 
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The acceptance of the device by physicians and health professionals as an alternative to other approaches to delivering radiation to a cancer patient’s breast tissue or to other products using a similar approach but employing different competitive technologies; and
 
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Our ability to hire and train a direct sales force to sell the device;

We may encounter insurmountable obstacles or incur substantially greater costs and delays than anticipated in the development process.
 
From time to time, we have experienced setbacks and delays in our research and development efforts and may encounter further obstacles in the course of the development of additional technologies, products and services. We may not be able to overcome these obstacles or may have to expend significant additional funds and time. Technical obstacles and challenges we encounter in our research and development process may result in delays in or abandonment of product commercialization, may substantially increase the costs of development, and may negatively affect our results of operations.
 
New product developments in the healthcare industry are inherently risky and unpredictable. These risks include:
 
• failure to prove feasibility;
• time required from proof of feasibility to routine production;
• timing and cost of regulatory approvals and clearances;
• competitors' responses to new product developments;
• manufacturing cost overruns;
• failure to obtain customer acceptance and payment; and
• excess inventory caused by phase-in of new products and phase-out of old products.
 
The high cost of technological innovation is coupled with rapid and significant change in the regulations governing the products that compete in our market, by industry standards that could change on short notice, and by the introduction of new products and technologies that could render existing products and technologies uncompetitive. We cannot be sure that we will be able to successfully develop new products or enhancements to our existing products. Without successful new product introductions, our revenues likely will continue to suffer, as competition erodes average selling prices. Even if customers accept new or enhanced products, the costs associated with making these products available to customers, as well as our ability to obtain capital to finance such costs, could reduce or prevent us from increasing our operating margins.
 
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All of our product lines are subject to intense competition. Our most significant competitors have greater resources than we do. As a result, we cannot be certain that our competitors will not develop superior technologies, larger more experienced sales forces or otherwise be able to compete against us more effectively. If we fail to maintain our competitive position in key product areas, we may lose or be unable to develop significant sources of revenue.
 
We believe that our Prospera brachytherapy seeds, our SurTRAK strands and needles and our new ClearPath device can generate substantial revenues in the future. We will need to continue to develop enhancements to these products and improvements on our core technologies in order to compete effectively. Rapid change and technological innovation characterize the marketplace for medical products, and our competitors could develop technologies that are superior to our products or that render such products obsolete. We anticipate that expenditures for research and development will continue to be significant. The domestic and foreign markets for radiation therapy are highly competitive. Many of our competitors and potential competitors have substantial installed bases of products and significantly greater financial, research and development, marketing and other resources than we do. Competition may increase as emerging and established companies enter the field. In addition, the marketplace could conclude that the tasks our products were designed to perform are no longer elements of a generally accepted treatment regimen. This could result in us having to reduce production volumes or discontinue production of one or more of our products.
 
Our primary competitors in the brachytherapy seed business include: C.R. Bard, Inc. Oncura, and Core Oncology, all of whom manufacture and sell Iodine-125 brachytherapy seeds, as well as distribute Palladium-103 seeds manufactured by a third party (in the case of Oncura and Core Oncology, we currently manufacture a portion of their Palladium-103 seed requirements pursuant to distribution agreements reached with Oncura in July 2005 and with Core Oncology in August 2007); and Theragenics Corporation, which manufacturers Palladium-103 seeds, and sells Palladium-103 and Iodine-125 brachytherapy seeds directly and its Palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds through marketing relationships with third parties. Several additional companies currently sell brachytherapy seeds as well. Our SurTRAK strands and needles are subject to competition from a number of companies, including Worldwide Medical Technologies, Inc.

Our new ClearPath-HDR device for treatment of breast cancer is, like its competitors, designed to connect to a source of high-dose-rate (HDR) radiation, which is administered in a specially shielded room in a hospital. It faces competition from Hologic, Inc., SenoRx, Inc. and Cianna Medical (previously BioLucent, Inc.). The MammoSite RTS device from Hologic, Inc., currently the market leader, uses a balloon and catheter system to place the radiation source directly into the post-lumpectomy cavity. The Contura MLB device developed by SenoRx, Inc. also uses a balloon and catheter system to deliver the radiation dose. The SAVI device manufactured by Cianna Medical does not use a balloon and is comprised of an expandable bundle of 6 catheters.

Our radiation reference source business also is subject to intense competition. Competitors in this industry include AEA Technology PLC and Eckert & Ziegler AG. We believe that these companies have a dominant position in the market for radiation reference source products.

Because we are a relatively small company, there is a risk that potential customers will purchase products from larger manufacturers, even if our products are technically superior, based on the perception that a larger, more established manufacturer may offer greater certainty of continued product improvements, support and service, which could cause our revenues to decline. In addition, many of our competitors are substantially larger and have greater sales, marketing and financial resources than we do. Developments by any of these or other companies or advances by medical researchers at universities, government facilities or private laboratories could render our products obsolete. Moreover, companies with substantially greater financial resources, as well as more extensive experience in research and development, the regulatory approval process, manufacturing and marketing, may be in a better position to seize market opportunities created by technological advances in our industry.
 
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We are highly dependent on our direct sales organization, which is small compared to many of our competitors. Also, we will need to hire and train additional sales representatives to sell our ClearPath device. Any failure to build, manage and maintain our direct sales organization could negatively affect our revenues.
 
           Our current domestic direct sales force is small relative to many of our competitors. There is intense competition for skilled sales and marketing employees, particularly for people who have experience in the radiation oncology market. Accordingly, we could find it difficult to hire or retain skilled individuals to sell our products. Any failure to build our direct sales force could adversely affect our growth and our ability to meet our revenue goals.
 
As a result of our relatively small sales force the need to hire and train additional sales representatives to sell our ClearPath device, and the intense competition for skilled sales and marketing employees, there can be no assurance that our direct sales and marketing efforts will be successful. If we are not successful in our direct sales and marketing, our sales revenue and results of operations are likely to be materially adversely affected.
 
We depend partially on our relationships with distributors and other industry participants to market some of our products, and if these relationships are discontinued or if we are unable to develop new relationships, our revenues could decline.
 
           Our 2005 agreement with Oncura, Inc. and our 2007 agreement with Core Oncology, Inc. for distribution of our Palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds are important components of that business. In addition, we do not have a direct sales force for our non-therapeutic radiation source products, and rely entirely on the efforts of agents and distributors for sales of those non-brachytherapy products. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our existing relationships with our agents and distributors for the sale of our Palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds and our non-therapeutic radiation source products.          
 
We depend partially on our relationships with two large customers that each comprise more than 10% of our revenue. If these relationships are discontinued or if we are unable to develop new relationships, our revenues could decline.
 
           Our sales to Oncura, Inc. and Pinestar Technology, Inc. each comprised more than 10% of our revenue for fiscal 2007. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our existing relationships with our large customers for the sale of our Palladium-103 brachytherapy seeds and our non-therapeutic radiation source products.      

If we are sued for product-related liabilities, the cost could be prohibitive to us.

The testing, marketing and sale of human healthcare products entail an inherent exposure to product liability claims. Third parties may successfully assert product liability claims against us. Although we currently have insurance covering claims against our products, we may not be able to maintain this insurance at acceptable cost in the future, if at all. In addition, our insurance may not be sufficient to cover particularly large claims. Significant product liability claims could result in large and unexpected expenses as well as a costly distraction of management resources and potential negative publicity and reduced demand for our products.
 
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Currently, our revenues are primarily derived from products predominantly used in the treatment of tumors of the prostate. If we do not obtain wider acceptance of our products to treat other types of cancer, our sales could fail to increase and we could fail to achieve our desired growth rate.
 
           Currently, our brachytherapy products are used almost exclusively for the treatment of prostate cancer. Further research, clinical data and years of experience will likely be required before there can be broad acceptance for the use of our brachytherapy products for additional types of cancer. If our products do not become more widely accepted in treating other types of cancer, our sales could fail to increase or could decrease.
 
We rely on several sole source suppliers and a limited number of other suppliers to provide raw materials and significant components used in our products. A material interruption in supply could prevent or limit our ability to accept and fill orders for our products.
 
           We depend upon a limited number of outside unaffiliated suppliers for our radioisotopes. Our principal suppliers are Nordion International, Inc. and Eckert & Ziegler AG. We also utilize other commercial isotope manufacturers located in the United States and overseas. To date, we have been able to obtain the required radioisotopes for our products without any significant delays or interruptions. Currently, we rely exclusively upon Nordion International for our supply of the Palladium-103 isotope; if Nordion International ceases to supply isotopes in sufficient quantity to meet our needs, there may not be adequate alternative sources of supply. If we lose any of these suppliers (including any single-source supplier), we would be required to find and enter into supply arrangements with one or more replacement suppliers. Obtaining alternative sources of supply could involve significant delays and other costs and these supply sources may not be available to us on reasonable terms or at all. Any disruption of supplies could delay delivery of our products that use radioisotopes, which could adversely affect our business and financial results and could result in lost or deferred sales.
 
If we are unable to attract and retain qualified employees, we may be unable to meet our growth and revenue needs.
 
           Our success is materially dependent on a limited number of key employees, and, in particular, the continued services of John B. Rush, our president and chief executive officer, L. Michael Cutrer, our executive vice president and chief technology officer, and Troy A. Barring, our chief operating officer. Our future business and financial results could be adversely affected if the services of Messrs. Rush, Cutrer, or Barring or other key employees cease to be available. To our knowledge, none of our key employees have any plans to retire or leave in the near future.
 
           Our future success and ability to grow our business will depend in part on the continued service of our skilled personnel and our ability to identify, hire and retain additional qualified personnel. Although some employees are bound by a limited non-competition agreement that they sign upon employment, few of our employees are bound by employment contracts, and it is difficult to find qualified personnel, particularly medical physicists and customer service personnel, who are willing to travel extensively. We compete for qualified personnel with medical equipment manufacturers, universities and research institutions. Because the competition for these personnel is intense, costs related to compensation may increase significantly.
 
           Even when we are able to hire a qualified medical physicist, engineer or other technical person, there is a significant training period of up to several months before that person is fully capable of performing the functions we need. This could limit our ability to expand our business.
 
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The medical device industry is characterized by competing intellectual property, and we could be sued for violating the intellectual property rights of others, which may require us to withdraw certain products from the market.
 
           The medical device industry is characterized by a substantial amount of litigation over patent and other intellectual property rights. Our competitors, like companies in many high technology businesses, continually review other companies' products for possible conflicts with their own intellectual property rights. Determining whether a product infringes a patent involves complex legal and factual issues, and the outcome of patent litigation actions is often uncertain. Our competitors could assert that our products and the methods we employ in the use of our products are covered by United States or foreign patent rights held by them. In addition, because patent applications can take many years to issue, there could be applications now pending of which we are unaware, which could later result in issued patents that our products infringe. There could also be existing patents that one or more of our products could inadvertently be infringing of which we are unaware.
 
           While we do not believe that any of our products, services or technologies infringe any valid intellectual property rights of third parties, we may be unaware of third-party intellectual property rights that relate to our products, services or technologies. As the number of competitors in the radiation oncology market grows, and as the number of patents issued in this area grows, the possibility of a patent infringement claim against us going forward increases. We could incur substantial costs and diversion of management resources if we have to assert our patent rights against others. An unfavorable outcome to any litigation could harm us. In addition, we may not be able to detect infringement or may lose competitive position in the market before we do so.
 
           To address patent infringement or other intellectual property claims, we may have to enter into license agreements and technology cross-licenses or agree to pay royalties at a substantial cost to us. We may be unable to obtain necessary licenses. A valid claim against us and our failure to obtain a license for the technology at issue could prevent us from selling our products and materially adversely affect our business, financial results and future prospects.
 
If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights or if our intellectual property rights do not adequately cover the technologies we employ, or if such rights are declared to be invalid, other companies may take advantage of our technology ideas and more effectively compete directly against us, or we might be forced to discontinue selling certain products.
 
           Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain and enforce patent protections for our products and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. We rely on U.S. and foreign patents to protect our intellectual property. We also rely significantly on trade secrets and know-how that we seek to protect. We attempt to protect our intellectual property rights by filing patent applications for new features and products we develop. We enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, consultants, independent contractors and corporate partners, and we seek to control access to our intellectual property and the distribution of our products, documentation and other proprietary information. We plan to continue these methods to protect our intellectual property and our products. These measures may afford only limited protection. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States.
 
           If a competitor infringes upon our patent or other intellectual property rights, enforcing those rights could be difficult, expensive and time-consuming, making the outcome uncertain. Competitors could also bring actions or counterclaims attempting to invalidate our patents. Even if we are successful, litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend our patents against challenge could be costly and could divert our management's attention.
 
           In 2006, we licensed intellectual property which was later the subject of litigation brought by WorldWide Medical Technologies in U.S. District Court against both us and our former employee, Richard Terwilliger, who was previously our Vice-President of New Product Development. This intellectual property relates to our brachytherapy business, specifically, certain needle-loading and stranding technologies. While we do not believe that we have any liability in this matter, and are vigorously defending ourselves in the litigation, we cannot predict what effect an adverse result from this litigation would have on our future sales of the products at issue.
 
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We use radioactive materials which are subject to stringent regulation and which may subject us to liability if accidents occur.

We manufacture and process radioactive materials which are subject to stringent regulation. We operate under licenses issued by the California Department of Health which are renewable every eight years. We received a renewal of our licenses for our North Hollywood and Chatsworth facilities in 2007. California is one of the "Agreement States," which are so named because the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or NRC, has granted such states regulatory authority over radioactive materials, provided such states have regulatory standards meeting or exceeding the standards imposed by the NRC. Most users of our products must obtain licenses issued by the state in which they reside (if they are Agreement States) or the NRC. Use licenses are also required by some of the foreign jurisdictions in which we may seek to market our products.
 
Although we believe that our safety procedures for handling and disposing of these radioactive materials comply with the standards prescribed by state and federal regulations, the risk of accidental contamination or injury from these materials cannot be completely eliminated. In the event of such an accident, we could be held liable for any damages that result. We believe we carry reasonably adequate insurance to cover us in the event of any damages resulting from the use of hazardous materials.
 
Healthcare reforms, changes in health-care policies and unfavorable changes to third-party reimbursements for use of our products could cause declines in the revenues of our products, and could hamper the introduction of new products.
 
           Hospitals and freestanding clinics may be less likely to purchase our products if they cannot be assured of receiving favorable reimbursement for treatments using our products from third-party payors, such as Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance plans. Generally speaking, Medicare pays hospitals, freestanding clinics and physicians a fixed amount for services using our products, regardless of the costs incurred by those providers in furnishing the services. Such providers may perceive the set reimbursement amounts as inadequate to compensate for the costs incurred and thus may be reluctant to furnish the services for which our products are designed. Moreover, third-party payors are increasingly challenging the pricing of medical procedures or limiting or prohibiting reimbursement for some services or devices, and we cannot be sure that they will reimburse our customers at levels sufficient to enable us to achieve or maintain sales and price levels for our products. There is no uniform policy on reimbursement among third-party payors, and we can provide no assurance that procedures using our products will qualify for reimbursement from third-party payors or that reimbursement rates will not be reduced or eliminated. A reduction in or elimination of third-party payor reimbursement for treatments using our products would likely have a material adverse effect on our revenues.
 
  Furthermore, any federal and state efforts to reform government and private healthcare insurance programs could significantly affect the purchase of healthcare services and products in general and demand for our products in particular. We are unable to predict whether potential reforms will be enacted, whether other healthcare legislation or regulation affecting the business may be proposed or enacted in the future or what effect any such legislation or regulation would have on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
 
           The federal Medicare program currently reimburses hospitals and freestanding clinics for brachytherapy treatments. Medicare reimbursement amounts typically are reviewed and adjusted at least annually. Medicare reimbursement policies are reviewed and revised on an ad hoc basis. Adjustments could be made to these reimbursement policies or amounts, which could result in reduced or no reimbursement for brachytherapy services. Changes in Medicare reimbursement policies or amounts affecting hospitals and freestanding clinics could negatively affect market demand for our products.
 
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           Medicare reimbursement amounts for seeding are currently significantly less than for radical prostatectomy, or RP. Although seeding generally requires less physician time than RP, lower reimbursement amounts, when combined with physician familiarity with RP, may create disincentives for urologists to perform seeding.
 
           Private third-party payors often adopt Medicare reimbursement policies and payment amounts. As such, Medicare reimbursement policy and payment amount changes concerning our products also could be extended to private third-party payor reimbursement policies and amounts and could affect demand for our products in those markets as well.
 
           Acceptance of our products in foreign markets could be affected by the availability of adequate reimbursement or funding, as the case may be, within prevailing healthcare payment systems. Reimbursement, funding and healthcare payment systems vary significantly by country and include both government-sponsored healthcare and private insurance. We can provide no assurance that third-party reimbursement will be made available with respect to treatments using our products under any foreign reimbursement system.
 
           Problems with any of these reimbursement systems that adversely affect demand for our products could cause our revenues from our products to decline and our business to suffer.
 
Also, we, our distributors and healthcare providers performing radiation therapy procedures are subject to state and federal fraud and abuse laws prohibiting kickbacks and, in the case of physicians, patient self-referrals. We may be subjected to civil and criminal penalties if we or our agents violate any of these prohibitions.

We are subject to extensive government regulation applicable to the manufacture and distribution of our products. Complying with the Food And Drug Administration and other domestic and foreign regulatory bodies is an expensive and time-consuming process, whose outcome can be difficult to predict. If we fail or are delayed in obtaining regulatory approvals or fail to comply with applicable regulations, we may be unable to market and distribute our products or may be subject to civil or criminal penalties.

We and some of our suppliers and distributors are subject to extensive and rigorous government regulation of the manufacture and distribution of our products, both in the United States and in foreign countries. Compliance with these laws and regulations is expensive and time-consuming, and changes to or failure to comply with these laws and regulations, or adoption of new laws and regulations, could adversely affect our business.

In the United States, as a manufacturer and seller of medical devices and devices utilizing radioactive by-product material, we and some of our suppliers and distributors are subject to extensive regulation by federal governmental authorities, such as the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and state and local regulatory agencies, such as the State of California, to ensure such devices are safe and effective. Such regulations, which include the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or the FDC Act, and regulations promulgated by the FDA, govern the design, development, testing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution, import/export, possession, marketing, disposal, clinical investigations involving humans, sale and marketing of medical devices, post-market surveillance, repairs, replacements, recalls and other matters relating to medical devices, radiation producing devices and devices utilizing radioactive by-product material. State regulations are extensive and vary from state to state. Our brachytherapy seeds constitute medical devices subject to these regulations. Future products in any of our business segments may constitute medical devices and be subject to regulation as such. These laws require that manufacturers adhere to certain standards designed to ensure that the medical devices are safe and effective. Under the FDC Act, each medical device manufacturer must comply with requirements applicable to manufacturing practices.
 
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In the United States, medical devices are classified into three different categories, over which the FDA applies increasing levels of regulation: Class I, Class II and Class III. The FDA has classified all of our brachytherapy products as Class I devices. Before a new device can be introduced into the United States market, the manufacturer must obtain FDA clearance or approval through either a 510(k) premarket notification or a premarket approval, unless the product is otherwise exempt from the requirements. Class I devices are statutorily exempt from the 510(k) process, unless the device is intended for a use which is of substantial importance in preventing impairment of human health or it presents a potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury.
 
           A 510(k) premarket notification clearance will typically be granted for a device that is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed Class I or Class II medical device or a Class III medical device for which the FDA has not yet required submission of a premarket approval. A 510(k) premarket notification must contain information supporting the claim of substantial equivalence, which may include laboratory results or the results of clinical studies. Following submission of a 510(k) premarket notification, a company may not market the device for clinical use until the FDA finds the product is substantially equivalent for a specific or general intended use. FDA clearance generally takes from four to twelve months, but it may take longer, and there is no assurance that the FDA will ultimately grant a clearance. The FDA may determine that a device is not substantially equivalent and require submission and approval of a premarket approval or require further information before it is able to make a determination regarding substantial equivalence.
 
           Most of the products that we are currently marketing have received clearances from the FDA through the 510(k) premarket notification process. For any devices already cleared through the 510(k) process, modifications or enhancements that could significantly affect safety or effectiveness, or constitute a major change in intended use require a new 510(k) submission and a separate FDA determination of substantial equivalence. We have made minor modifications to our products and, using the guidelines established by the FDA, have determined that these modifications do not require us to file new 510(k) submissions. If the FDA disagrees with our determinations, we may not be able to sell one or more of our products until the FDA has cleared new 510(k) submissions for these modifications, and there is no assurance that the FDA will ultimately grant a clearance. In addition, the FDA may determine that future products require the more costly, lengthy and uncertain premarket approval process under Section 515 of the FDC. The approval process under Section 515 generally takes from one to three years, but in many cases can take even longer, and there can be no assurance that any approval will be granted on a timely basis, if at all. Under the premarket approval process, an applicant must generally conduct at least one clinical investigation and submit extensive supporting data and clinical information establishing the safety and effectiveness of the device, as well as extensive manufacturing information. Clinical investigations themselves are typically lengthy and expensive, closely regulated and frequently require prior FDA clearance. Even if clinical investigations are conducted, there is no assurance that they will support the claims for the product. If the FDA requires us to submit a new pre-market notification under Section 510(k) for modifications to our existing products, or if the FDA requires us to go through the lengthier, more rigorous Section 515 pre-market approval process, our product introductions or modifications could be delayed or cancelled, which could cause our revenues to be below expectations.

In addition to FDA-required market clearances and approvals, our manufacturing operations are required to comply with the FDA's Quality System Regulation, or QSR, which addresses the quality program requirements, such as a company's management responsibility for the company's quality systems, and good manufacturing practices, product design, controls, methods, facilities and quality assurance controls used in manufacturing, assembly, packing, storing and installing medical devices. Compliance with the QSR is necessary to receive FDA clearance or approval to market new products and is necessary for us to be able to continue to market cleared or approved product offerings. There can be no assurance that we will not incur significant costs to comply with these regulations in the future or that the regulations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our compliance and the compliance by some of our suppliers with applicable regulatory requirements are and will continue to be monitored through periodic inspections by the FDA. The FDA makes announced and unannounced inspections to determine compliance with the QSR's and may issue us 483 reports listing instances where we have failed to comply with applicable regulations and/or procedures or Warning Letters which, if not adequately responded to, could lead to enforcement actions against us, including fines, the total shutdown of our production facilities and criminal prosecution.
 
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           If we or any of our suppliers fail to comply with FDA requirements, the FDA can institute a wide variety of enforcement actions, ranging from a public warning letter to more severe sanctions such as:
 
           • fines, injunctions and civil penalties;
           • the recall or seizure of our products;
           • the imposition of operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown of production;
           • the refusal of our requests for 510(k) clearance or pre-market approval of new products;
           • the withdrawal of 510(k) clearance or pre-market approvals already granted; and
           • criminal prosecution.
 
           Similar consequences could arise from our failure, or the failure by any of our suppliers, to comply with applicable foreign laws and regulations. Foreign regulatory requirements vary by country. In general, our products are regulated outside the United States as medical devices by foreign governmental agencies similar to the FDA. However, the time and cost required to obtain regulatory approvals from foreign countries could be longer than that required for FDA clearance and the requirements for licensing a product in another country may differ significantly from the FDA requirements. We rely, in part, on our foreign distributors to assist us in complying with foreign regulatory requirements. We may not be able to obtain these approvals without incurring significant expenses or at all, and the failure to obtain these approvals would prevent us from selling our products in the applicable countries. This could limit our sales and growth.
 
Our future growth depends, in part, on our ability to penetrate foreign markets, particularly in Asia and Europe. However, we have encountered difficulties in gaining acceptance of our products in foreign markets, where we have limited experience marketing, servicing and distributing our products, and where we will be subject to additional regulatory burdens and other risks.
 
            Our future profitability will depend in part on our ability to establish, grow and ultimately maintain our product sales in foreign markets, particularly in Asia and Europe. However, we have limited experience in marketing, servicing and distributing our products in other countries. In fiscal 2007 and the first quarter of fiscal 2008, less than 5% of our product revenues and less than 5% of our total revenues were derived from sales to customers outside the United States and Canada. Our foreign operations subject us to additional risks and uncertainties, including:
 
  •
our customers' ability to obtain reimbursement for procedures using our products in foreign markets;
    the burden of complying with complex and changing foreign regulatory requirements;  
   •
language barriers and other difficulties in providing long-range customer support and service;
    longer accounts receivable collection times;  
   
significant currency fluctuations, which could cause our distributors to reduce the number of products they purchase from us because the cost of our products to them could fluctuate relative to the price they can charge their customers;  
   • reduced protection of intellectual property rights in some foreign countries; and   
    the interpretation of contractual provisions governed by foreign laws in the event of a contract dispute.  
 
           Our foreign sales of our products could also be adversely affected by export license requirements, the imposition of governmental controls, political and economic instability, trade restrictions, changes in tariffs and difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations. In addition, we are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, any violation of which could create a substantial liability for us and also cause a loss of reputation in the market.
 
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As part of our business strategy, we intend to pursue transactions that may cause us to experience significant charges to earnings that may adversely affect our stock price and financial condition.

We regularly review potential transactions related to technologies, product candidates or product rights and businesses complementary to our business. Such transactions could include mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, licensing agreements or co-promotion agreements. Our acquisition of Theseus Imaging Corporation in October 2000 and the acquisition of NOMOS, in May 2004, are examples of such transactions. In the future, if we have sufficient available capital, we may choose to enter into such transactions. We may not be able to successfully integrate newly acquired organizations, products or technologies into our business and the process could be expensive and time consuming and may strain our resources. Depending upon the nature of any transaction, we may experience a charge to earnings which could be material.
 
Operating results for a particular period may fluctuate and are difficult to predict.

The results of operations for any fiscal quarter or fiscal year are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected in future periods. Our operating results have in the past been, and will continue to be, subject to quarterly and annual fluctuations as a result of a number of factors. As a consequence, operating results for a particular future period are difficult to predict. Such factors include the following:

 
·
Our net sales may grow at a slower rate than experienced in previous periods and, in particular periods, may decline;
 
·
Our future sales growth is highly dependent on the successful introduction of our ClearPath device;
 
·
Our brachytherapy product lines may experience some variability in revenue due to seasonality. This is primarily due to three major holidays occurring in our first fiscal quarter and the apparent reduction in the number of procedures performed during summer months, which could affect our third fiscal quarter results;
 
·
Estimates with respect to the useful life and ultimate recoverability of our carrying basis of assets, including goodwill and purchased intangible assets, could change as a result of such assessments and decisions;
 
·
As a result of our growth in past periods, our fixed costs have increased. With increased levels of spending and the impact of long-term commitments, we may not be able to quickly reduce these fixed expenses in response to short-term business changes;
 
·
Acquisitions that result in in-process research and development expenses may be charged fully in an individual quarter;
 
·
Changes or anticipated change in third-party reimbursement amounts or policies applicable to treatments using our products;
 
·
Timing of the announcement, introduction and delivery of new products or product enhancements by us and by our competitors;
 
·
The possibility that unexpected levels of cancellations of orders or backlog may affect certain assumptions upon which we base our forecasts and predictions of future performance;
 
·
Changes in the general economic conditions in the regions in which we do business;
 
·
Unfavorable outcome of any litigation; and
 
·
Accounting adjustments such as those relating to reserves for product recalls, stock option expensing as required under SFAS No. 123R and changes in interpretation of accounting pronouncements
 
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Being a public company significantly increases our administrative costs.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and listing requirements subsequently adopted by NASDAQ in response to Sarbanes-Oxley, have required changes in corporate governance practices, internal control policies and audit committee practices of public companies. These rules, regulations and requirements have significantly increased our legal, financial, compliance and administrative costs, and have made certain other activities more time consuming and costly, as well as requiring substantial time and attention of our senior management. We expect our continued compliance with these and future rules and regulations to continue to require significant resources. These new rules and regulations also may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future, and could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members for our Board of Directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee.
 
Our publicly-filed SEC reports are reviewed by the SEC from time to time and any significant changes required as a result of any such review may result in material liability to us and have a material adverse impact on the trading price of our common stock.
 
The reports of publicly-traded companies are subject to review by the SEC from time to time for the purpose of assisting companies in complying with applicable disclosure requirements and to enhance the overall effectiveness of companies public filings, and comprehensive reviews of such reports are now required at least every three years under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. While we believe that our previously-filed SEC reports comply, and while we intend that all future reports will comply in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC, we could be required to modify or reformulate information contained in prior filings as a result of an SEC review.  Any modification or reformulation of information contained in such reports could be significant and result in material liability to us and have a material adverse impact on the trading price of our common stock.

Market volatility and fluctuations in our stock price and trading volume may cause sudden decreases in the value of an investment in our common stock.

The market price of our common stock has historically been, and we expect it to continue to be, volatile. The price of our common stock has ranged between $0.15 and $1.75 per share in the fifty-two week period ended January 31, 2008. The stock market has from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, particularly in the medical device sector, which have often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. Factors such as announcements of technological innovations or new products by our competitors or disappointing results by third parties, as well as market conditions in our industry, may significantly influence the market price of our common stock. Our stock price has also been affected by our own public announcements regarding such things as quarterly sales and earnings. Consequently, events both within and beyond our control may cause shares of our stock to lose their value rapidly.

In addition, sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock by stockholders could adversely affect the market price of our shares. In connection with our January 2008 sale of common stock and accompanying warrants, we intend to file resale registration statements covering an aggregate of up to 63,008,140 shares of common stock and 3,150,407 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants for the benefit of the selling security holders. The actual or anticipated resale by such investors under these registration statements may depress the market price of our common stock. Bulk sales of shares of our common stock in a short period of time could also cause the market price for our shares to decline.

Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

  None.
 
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Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On December 31, 2007, we filed a Notice of Solicitation of Action of Stockholders By Written Consent In Lieu of Meeting of Stockholders with our stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 14, 2007, seeking consent on the following proposals:

(1) To consider and approve the issuance and sale of 63,008,140 shares of our common   stock and warrants to purchase 3,150,407 shares of our common   stock to a group of   investors pursuant to Securities Purchase Agreements, dated December 12, 2007; and
 
(2) To amend our Certificate of Incorporation to increase to 150,000,000 shares from   100,000,000 shares the number of common shares we are authorized to issue.

Proposal 1 to ratify the Private Placement transaction and Proposal 2 to amend the Certificate of Incorporation were approved. The number of shares cast for, withheld, abstained and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal were as follows:

Description
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Abstained
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
(1)Ratify Private Placement transaction
   
19,447,367
   
310,795
   
6,697
   
 
(2)Amend the Certificate of Incorporation
   
19,440,543
   
308,769
   
9,544
   
 

Item 6.      Exhibits

(a)   Exhibits.

Exhibits No.
 
Title
     
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2007, as filed on January 29, 2008.
3.2
 
Bylaws of the Company, (as amended December 5, 2007), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 11, 2007.
10.1
 
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 12, 2007, by and among the Company and the Purchasers party thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 13, 2007.
10.2
 
Form of Warrant Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 13, 2007.
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
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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.
 
  NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC, INC. 
   
March 17, 2008
By:
/s/ John B. Rush
   
Name:
John B. Rush
   
Title:
President and
     
Chief Executive Officer
     
(Principal Executive Officer)
       
March 17, 2008
By:
/s/ James W. Klingler
   
Name:
James W. Klingler
   
Title:
Senior Vice President and
     
Chief Financial Officer
     
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2007, as filed on January 29, 2008.
   
3.2
Bylaws of the Company, (as amended December 5, 2007), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 11, 2007.
   
10.1
 
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 12, 2007, by and among the Company and the Purchasers party thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 13, 2007.
   
10.2
Form of Warrant Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on December 13, 2007.
   
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
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