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                            INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES CORP.
                           1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN
                                STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT



     AGREEMENT is dated as of  __________, ("Grant Date") between INSIGHT 
HEALTH SERVICES CORP., a Delaware corporation ("Corporation")  and __________ 
("Optionee").

     The Board of Directors of the Corporation ("Board") has adopted the 1998 
Employee Stock Option Plan ("Plan") of the Corporation for the purpose of 
advancing the interests of the Corporation by providing certain individuals 
an inducement essential to enter into executive employment agreements with 
the Corporation and with an opportunity to develop a proprietary interest in 
the Corporation, which will thereby create strong performance incentives for 
such individuals to maximize the growth and success of the Corporation and 
its subsidiaries and will encourage such individuals to remain in the employ 
of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

     The Optionee is a full time employee of the Corporation or its 
subsidiaries, and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to 
carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the grant by the 
Corporation of a stock option to the Optionee.

          NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

     1.   GRANT OF OPTION.  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement and the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto, the
Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee, as of the Grant Date, a stock option
("Option") to purchase up to ____________________  (______) shares ("Option
Shares") of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation
("Common Stock") from time to time during the Option Period (as defined below)
at the price of $12.57 per share ("Option Price").

     2.   OPTION PERIOD.  The Option shall be exercisable only during the Option
Period.  Subject to Section 4, upon the termination of the Optionee's
employment, the Option shall terminate thirty (30) days after the date of such
termination of employment.  In addition, upon the Expiration Date (as defined
below), the Option shall cease to be exercisable and have no further force or
effect whatsoever.

     3.   VESTING AND EARLY TERMINATION.  The Option Shares shall vest at the
rate of __________ Option Shares each month commencing on the Grant Date for a
period of three (3) years and until fully vested, so long as continuously during
such time period the Optionee remains an employee of the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries; provided however, that such vesting shall be accelerated in
the following circumstances:
     
          (i)    if there is a Change of Control pursuant to Section 13 of the
Plan; or
     
          (ii)   if the Optionee's employment with the Corporation is
terminated pursuant to either  sections 4.01, 4.02,  4.04, 4.05 or 4.06 of the
Executive Employment Agreement (as defined below).

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     If the Optionee's employment terminates prior to the end of such three 
(3) year period,  other than pursuant to sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 4.05 and 
4.06 of the Executive Employment Agreement, then the vested Option Shares 
shall be fixed at such time, and should the calculation result in a 
fractional share, it shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of 
shares.

     4.   DEATH OR DISABILITY OF AN OPTIONEE.  If the Optionee's employment 
with the Corporation is terminated pursuant to sections 4.01 or 4.02 of the 
Executive Employment Agreement, then the Optionee, or the executors or 
administrators of the Optionee's estate or the Optionee's heirs or legatees 
(as the case may be) shall have the right to exercise the Option, unless 
earlier terminated in accordance with its terms.  In the event of such 
termination, the period for exercising the Option shall be a period of twelve 
(12) months commencing with the date of such termination of employment, 
provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable at any time after 
the Expiration Date. 

     5.   TIMING AND METHOD OF EXERCISE.  In order to exercise the Option 
with respect to all or any part of the Option Shares for which the Option is 
at the time exercisable, the Optionee (or in the case of exercise after the 
Optionee's death, the Optionee's executor, administrator, heir or legatee, as 
the case may be) must comply with the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Plan. 
 A form of exercise notice is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

     6.   SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  The provisions of this Agreement shall 
inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, 
heirs, devisees, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the Optionee 
and the successors and assigns of the Corporation.

      7.  LIABILITY OF THE CORPORATION.  The inability of the Corporation, 
despite its best efforts, to obtain approval from any regulatory body having 
authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary to the lawful issuance 
and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to the Option shall relieve the 
Corporation of any liability in respect of the non-issuance or sale of the 
Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained, but 
shall not otherwise relieve the Corporation of its liability hereunder.

     8.   CONSTRUCTION.  This Agreement and the Option evidenced hereby are 
made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and 
subject to the express terms and provisions of the Plan.

     9.   GOVERNING LAW.  The interpretation, performance and enforcement of 
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware.
     
     10.  WARRANTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE OPTIONEE.

           (a)    The Optionee represents and warrants that the Optionee is 
an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 
1933, as amended ("1933 Act") and understands that, in connection with 
complying with California law, the Corporation (i) may issue Option Shares to 
no more than thirty-five (35) purchasers in connection with an offering of 
such Option Shares, excluding accredited investors and certain other persons 
as provided under California law, (ii) the Optionee is not included in the 
foregoing thirty-five (35) purchaser number and (iii) the Corporation is 
granting the Option pursuant to this Agreement in part in reliance on 
Optionee's representations made herein.

          (b)    The Optionee represents, warrants and agrees that the 
Optionee will acquire and hold the Option Shares for the Optionee's own 
account for investment and not with the view to the resale or distribution 
thereof, except for resales or distributions in accordance with federal and 
state securities laws, and that the Optionee will not, at any time or times, 
directly or indirectly, offer, sell, distribute, pledge or 

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otherwise grant a security interest in or otherwise dispose of or transfer 
all, any portion of or any interest in, any Option Shares (or solicit an 
offer to buy, take in pledge or otherwise acquire or receive, all or any 
portion thereof), except pursuant to either (i) a Registration Statement on 
an appropriate form under the 1933 Act, which Registration Statement has 
become effective and is current with respect to the shares being offered or 
sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the 
1933 Act, the availability of which exemption shall be the subject matter of 
an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Corporation that no 
registration under the 1933 Act is required with respect to such offer, sale, 
distribution, pledge, grant or other disposition or transfer.

          (c)    The Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee understands that 
(i) the Option has been granted and the shares to be sold to the Optionee 
upon exercise of the Option will be sold to the Optionee pursuant to an 
exemption from the registration requirements in the 1933 Act until such time 
as the Corporation shall file a Registration Statement under the 1933 Act 
which has become effective and is current with respect to the shares being 
offered or sold and in this connection the Corporation is relying in part on 
the representations set forth in this Agreement; (ii) such shares must be 
held indefinitely unless they are registered or an exemption from 
registration becomes available under the 1933 Act and the securities laws of 
any state; (iii) the Corporation is under no obligation to register such 
shares or to comply with any exemption from such registration, including 
those portions of Rule 144 under the 1933 Act to be complied with by the 
Corporation; (iv) if Rule 144 is available for sales of such shares, and 
there is no assurance that the Optionee will ever be able to sell under Rule 
144, such sales in reliance upon Rule 144 may be made only after the shares 
have been held for the requisite holding period and then only in limited 
amounts in accordance with the conditions of that Rule, all of which must be 
met; and (v) the Optionee must, therefore, continue to bear the economic 
risks of the investment in such shares for an indefinite period of time after 
the exercise of the Option.

          (d)    The Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee has had the 
opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the officers and 
representatives of the Corporation concerning all material information 
concerning the Corporation and the terms and conditions of the transactions 
in which the Optionee is acquiring the Option and may subsequently acquire 
Option Shares.  The Optionee further acknowledges that the Optionee 
understands that the Corporation may use the proceeds from the exercise of 
the Option for general corporate purposes.

          (e)    Immediately prior to the exercise of all or any portion of 
the Option, the Optionee shall deliver to the Corporation a signed statement, 
in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, confirming that each of the 
representations, warranties, acknowledgments and agreements contained in this 
Section is true as to the Optionee as of the date of such exercise.

          (f)    The Optionee understands that all certificates representing 
shares transferred pursuant to this Agreement, unless made pursuant to an 
appropriate Registration Statement under the 1933 Act, will bear the 
following restrictive legend:

          "The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered
     under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be transferred or
     hypothecated without prior registration under said Act or an exemption
     therefrom established to the satisfaction of the issuer."

          (g)    If the legal counsel of the Corporation, at the request of 
the Corporation, advises it that registration under the 1933 Act of the 
shares deliverable upon the exercise of the Option is required prior to 
delivery thereof, or that listing of such shares on any exchange is required 
prior to delivery thereof, 

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the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such shares unless 
and until such legal counsel shall advise that such registration and/or 
listing has been completed and is then effective, or is not required.

     11.  SEVERABILITY.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is
found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under any applicable law, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed as rendering any other
provisions contained herein invalid or unenforceable, and all such other
provisions shall be given full force and effect to the same extent as though the
invalid and unenforceable provision was not contained herein.

     12.  DEFINITIONS.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.  For purposes of interpreting this
Agreement, the following definitions shall also apply:
     
          (a)    "Executive Employment Agreement" means that Executive 
Employment Agreement between Optionee and the Corporation dated  May 18, 
1998, as it may be amended from time to time.

          (b)  "Exercise Date" means the date on which the Corporation 
receives written notice of the exercise of the Option together with payment 
of the Option Price for the purchased Option Shares.

          (c)  "Exercise Price" means the Option Price multiplied by the 
number of purchased Option Shares.

          (d)  "Expiration Date" means, unless earlier terminated pursuant to 
the terms of this Agreement or the Plan, the day immediately preceding the 
tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

          (e)  "Option Period" means the period commencing on the Grant Date 
and, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 3 or 4, ending on 
the close of business on the Expiration Date.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be 
executed in duplicate on its behalf and the Optionee has also executed this 
Agreement in duplicate, all as of the date first above written.

OPTIONEE                           INSIGHT HEALTH SERVICES CORP.

                                   By:   
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"Optionee Name"                       Leonard H. Habas, Co-Chairman of the
                                      Compensation Committee 


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