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500050 Rev A
2.
Apply a disposable swaddle
over the Skylife Light Bed as
described in section 4.1.
Using a pencil, draw a
twenty-six cell grid as shown.
Each cell is 1" x 1". Ensure
that the 7
th
cell in both rows
is located at the center as
shown.
3.
Set the treatment setting at
the Low. Hold the light meter
parallel to the ground, facing
Skylife, and line the center of
the light meter sensor with
the center of a 1x1 cell.
Then,
gently press on the
swaddle surface until you
feel the swaddle fabric's
tension
. Then, measure the
light intensity at this cell.
Repeat the same to collect
irradiance measurements
from all 26 points on the grid.
NOTE
If your facility uses light meters others than GE Ohmeda Biliblanket Mater ii, refer to
the table above for conversion or contact customer support.
4.
Determine the average of the
measurements from the
twenty-six locations
𝐼
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛
=
𝐼
1
+ 𝐼
2
+. . . . +𝐼
26
26
5.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the
High and the Very High
setting
6.
Add the following offsets to the respective mean values to determine adjusted mean values
Treatment Setting
Offset
(δ)
Low Setting
-2.6
High Setting
-3.8
Very High Setting
-5.7
