SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549




                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)              August 31, 1999
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                                  IMATRON INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                   New Jersey
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


        0-12405                                   94-2880078
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(Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


            389 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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          (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)

                                 (650) 583-9964
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




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Item 5:  Other Events.

Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

     On August 31, 1999 Gary H. Brooks, Vice President,  Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary  resigned.  Mr. Brooks resigned to serve full time as president of
Positron  Corporation,  a  manufacturer  of  advanced  medical  imaging  devices
utilizing  positron  emission  tomography  in  which  the  registrant  has a 13%
fully-diluted interest.  Pending the hiring of a replacement for Mr. Brooks, Mr.
S. Lewis Meyer, the  registrant's  Chief Executive  Officer,  has been appointed
acting Chief Financial  Officer and Mr. Terry Ross, the registrant's  President,
has been appointed Acting Secretary.

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,
Imatron  Inc.  has duly  caused  this  report to be signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   IMATRON INC.


                                   By: /s/ S. LEWIS MEYER
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                                       S. Lewis Meyer
                                       Chief Executive Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)              August 31, 1999
                                                             ----------------

                                  IMATRON INC.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                   New Jersey
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        0-12405                                   94-2880078
------------------------                   ------------------------------------
(Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

            389 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)

                                 (650) 583-9964
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5:  Other Events.

Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

     On August 31, 1999 Gary H. Brooks, Vice President,  Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary  resigned.  Mr. Brooks resigned to serve full time as president of
Positron  Corporation,  a  manufacturer  of  advanced  medical  imaging  devices
utilizing  positron  emission  tomography  in  which  the  registrant  has a 13%
fully-diluted interest.  Pending the hiring of a replacement for Mr. Brooks, Mr.
S. Lewis Meyer, the  registrant's  Chief Executive  Officer,  has been appointed
acting Chief Financial  Officer and Mr. Terry Ross, the registrant's  President,
has been appointed Acting Secretary.

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,
Imatron  Inc.  has duly  caused  this  report to be signed on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   IMATRON INC.

                                   By: /s/ S. LEWIS MEYER
                                      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
                                       S. Lewis Meyer
                                       Chief Executive Officer