A technical description of uterovaginal and rectal applicator system of manual afterloading is described. A simple solution while using domestic materials covering the requirements of present-day brachytherapy. The applicators proved to be suitable for gamma radiation sources as well as for gamma-neutron radiation of 252Cf sources.
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