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COMPARISON WITH LDR Non-looping technique

• Plastic tubes are more rigid and straight • when changed by the plastic tubes, buttons on the tip of the tubes can be tied, then the implant is fixed. • A loop can be charged by both extremes • Shorter learning curve, not so depending on skills

Nag S. Simplified non-looping functional loop technique for HDR brachytherapy. Radiother oncol. 1998 sep;48(3):339-41 .