A charged-particle beam accelerator includes an RF-KO unit for increasing
the amplitude of betatron oscillation of a charged-particle beam within a
stable region of resonance and an extraction quadrupole electromagnet
unit for varying the stable region of resonance. The RF-KO unit is
operated within a frequency range in which the circulating beam does not
go beyond a boundary of the stable region of resonance, and the
extraction quadrupole electromagnet unit is operated with appropriate
timing as required for beam extraction so that the charged-particle beam
is extracted with desired timing.