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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    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)

                                November 21, 2005

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                               DIGIRAD CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                        000-50789                33-0145723
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                                13950 Stowe Drive
                             Poway, California 92064
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (858) 726-1600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

          On November 21, 2005, Digirad Corporation issued a press release
announcing that the Board of Directors of Digirad approved the adoption of a
Stockholder Rights Plan. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit
99.1 to this current report.

         This information and the exhibits hereto are being furnished and shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to
the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.
  
Exhibit No.             Description
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99.1            Press Release dated November 21, 2005.
                 





                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                DIGIRAD CORPORATION

                                By:/s/ Todd P. Clyde
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                                   Todd P. Clyde
                                   Chief Financial Officer


Date:  November 21, 2005