The GammaTag™ is a read/write RFID tag that’s safely sterilizable by gamma radiation. GammaTag is designed to provide reliable electronic identification for components used in critical process industries, such as pharmaceutical, bioprocess/biomedical, food and beverage, and medical device. GammaTag withstands gamma radiation up to 45 kGy (kilograys) and may also be sterilized using CIP processes. Its read/write ability makes it unique, as data may be written directly on the tag, unlike read-only bar code labels and RFID tags. In conjunction with a handheld tag reader and software (known as PET, Process Equipment Tracking), GammaTag allows access to the current status of equipment on the spot — simply aim the reader towards the tag to recall information or to write new data to the tag.