- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2008 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

STARK BRIAN JAY

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/18/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC INC [NASM]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SF CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD., 3600 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

ST. FRANCIS, WI 53235

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	12857104	I ⁽¹⁾	By SF Capital Partners Ltd.

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Warrants to purchase Common Stock	7/16/2008	1/17/2015	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	508130	$0.246	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	By SF Capital Partners Ltd.
Warrants to purchase Common Stock	6/6/2006	6/6/2013	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	1280410	$2.08	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾	By SF Capital Partners Ltd.

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The 12,857,104 shares of Common Stock are held directly by SF Capital Partners Ltd. ("SF Capital"). The Reporting Persons direct the management of Stark Offshore Management LLC ("Stark Offshore"), which acts as investment manager and has sole power to direct the management of SF Capital. As the Managing Members of Stark Offshore, the Reporting Persons possess voting and dispositive power over all of the foregoing shares. Therefore, for the purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of, but hereby disclaim such beneficial ownership of, the foregoing shares.
( 2)	While the warrants reported on Table II of this Form 3 are exercisable immediately, such warrants are subject to exercise limitations that preclude the holder thereof from utilizing its exercise rights to the extent that it would beneficially own (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in excess of 14.99% of the Common Stock, giving effect to such exercise.
( 3)	While the warrants reported on Table II of this Form 3 are exercisable immediately, such warrants are subject to exercise limitations that preclude the holder thereof from utilizing its exercise rights to the extent that it would beneficially own (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in excess of 4.99% or 9.99% of the Common Stock, giving effect to such exercise.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STARK BRIAN JAY C/O SF CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3600 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE ST. FRANCIS, WI 53235		X
ROTH MICHAEL C/O SF CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. 3600 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE ST. FRANCIS, WI 53235		X

Signatures
/s/ Michael A. Roth		2/17/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Brian Jay Stark		2/17/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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