Blood Irradiation Lable
An Innovative Way to Confirm Your Blood Products Were Irradiated
RadTag, an innovative blood irradiation indicator gives you more than just a yes or no. It indicates if the product received the minimum dose (25. or 15 Gy), or exceeded the maximum allowable dose of 50 Gy.
Simply confirm the sensitive blue dot is the same as or darker than the 25 Gy (or 15. Gy) colour and if necessary, not darker than the 50 Gy colour. It’s that
simple.
The RadTag® Irradiation Indicator is attached to a blood bag prior to the bag’s placement in an irradiator.
The sensitive portion of the indicator is white initially and changes to a blue colour upon exposure to ionizing radiation; the shade of blue is an approximation of the amount of radiation dose delivered.
The colour change is permanent and immediate and does not require any further processing or development.
The amount of colour change has been optimized to give a clear indication that the blood bag has been processed at levels of irradiation currently used in the industry.
A typical processing unit will target a 35 Gy (or 25 Gy) dose to the central part of the irradiation container and a minimum of 25 Gy (or 15 Gy) to any other part.
| Features | Benefits |
| Utilizes a unique colour changing material | Quick and easy to interpret |
| Can be a simple yes/no process verification of dose delivered | Blue colour = positive
No colour = negative |
| Can also be a semi-quantitative indicator of radiation dose | Verifies if irradiation has taken place using a colour reference system
Reveals that the range of dose delivered is within recommended limits for blood and blood components (25 or 15 Gy to 50Gy) |
| Both Gamma and X-ray versions available | Support for users of either radiation source |
| Lot number and expiry date on label
Barcode readable |
Convenient for documentation |
| Flexible adhesive label | Less rigid than other labels
Easier to apply to blood bags and syringes |
| Accepted and approved by regulatory agencies | Registered with HPFD and cleared by FDA
Quality Management System registered to ISO 9001:2015 |
