E.G. Bessonov, R.M. Feshchenko, M.V. Gorbunkov, V.I. Shvedunov, A.V. Vinogradov

A source of medical x-?rays based on a 50 Mev storage ring and a quasi-?continues picosecond laser is considered. It is shown that such generator produces useful X-?ray flux with higher average power and higher efficiency than that of conventional X-?ray tubes. The main energy losses are related to coherent synchrotron radiation. Taking this into account the required parameters of the storage ring and injector are determined.