Choosing professional-grade LED phototherapy equipment is a high-stakes decision involving significant capital investment and direct patient outcomes. The market is saturated with devices making bold claims, but the technical specifications underpinning those claims are often opaque. The PVS-PLT standard (Procurement and Validation Standard for Professional-grade LED Phototherapy) provides a robust, evidence-based framework to cut through the marketing noise and empower institutions to make clinically and financially sound decisions based on verifiable data.