| Gas medium | | Crystal Rod medium | Similar to Argon but has more energy. |
| Precise dissection c good soft tissue ablation | Soft tissue ablation poorer than CO2 and at high power. | Imprecise tissue destruction. | Less precise dissection and at high temperature. |
| Haemostasis poorer than Argon seals vessels up to 0.5 mm diameter. | Haemostasis better than CO2 seals vessels up to 1.1 mm diameter. | Haemostasis better than CO2 seals vessels up to 1.5 mm diameter. | Haemostasis better than CO2 seals vessels. |
| Wave length 10.6 cm | | 1.06 cm | |
| Bone ablation: Poor | Bone ablation: Poor | Bone ablation: Good | |
Protection