A phototherapy unit consists of an overhead lamp with daylight, cool white, blue, or special blue fluorescent light tubes, and a plexiglas shield between the phototherapy lights and the newborn to filter out ultraviolet radiation.
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A phototherapy unit consists of an overhead lamp with daylight, cool white, blue, or special blue fluorescent light tubes, and a plexiglas shield between the phototherapy lights and the newborn to filter out ultraviolet radiation.