diff --git a/corsika/detail/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.inl b/corsika/detail/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.inl
similarity index 76%
rename from corsika/detail/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.inl
rename to corsika/detail/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.inl
index 1300439a4193c2aef6aa5d7cf05a6ecc41810747..a11c22ee4ca9fdd0dc7720f3cdd45d5431a1d4d9 100644
--- a/corsika/detail/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.inl
+++ b/corsika/detail/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.inl
@@ -16,22 +16,22 @@
 namespace corsika {
 
   template <class TUnderlyingProcess>
-  inline IntLengthModifyingProcess<TUnderlyingProcess>::IntLengthModifyingProcess(
+  inline InteractionLengthModifier<TUnderlyingProcess>::InteractionLengthModifier(
       TUnderlyingProcess&& process,
-      std::function<IntLengthModifyingProcess::functor_signature> modifier)
+      std::function<InteractionLengthModifier::functor_signature> modifier)
       : process_{std::move(process)}
       , modifier_{std::move(modifier)} {}
 
   template <class TUnderlyingProcess>
   template <typename TSecondaryView>
-  inline void IntLengthModifyingProcess<TUnderlyingProcess>::doInteraction(
+  inline void InteractionLengthModifier<TUnderlyingProcess>::doInteraction(
       TSecondaryView& view) {
     process_.doInteraction(view);
   }
 
   template <class TUnderlyingProcess>
   template <typename TParticle>
-  inline GrammageType IntLengthModifyingProcess<TUnderlyingProcess>::getInteractionLength(
+  inline GrammageType InteractionLengthModifier<TUnderlyingProcess>::getInteractionLength(
       TParticle const& particle) {
     GrammageType const original = process_.getInteractionLength(particle);
     Code const pid = particle.getPID();
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ namespace corsika {
 
   template <class TUnderlyingProcess>
   inline TUnderlyingProcess const&
-  IntLengthModifyingProcess<TUnderlyingProcess>::getProcess() const {
+  InteractionLengthModifier<TUnderlyingProcess>::getProcess() const {
     return process_;
   }
 
   template <class TUnderlyingProcess>
-  inline TUnderlyingProcess& IntLengthModifyingProcess<TUnderlyingProcess>::getProcess() {
+  inline TUnderlyingProcess& InteractionLengthModifier<TUnderlyingProcess>::getProcess() {
     return process_;
   }
 
diff --git a/corsika/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.hpp b/corsika/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.hpp
similarity index 89%
rename from corsika/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.hpp
rename to corsika/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.hpp
index ab1e4e3ad1b840eebea2bbae3456ee4f381c0d92..d9013033e9b1b1716925c2110477d95e7a3176b1 100644
--- a/corsika/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.hpp
+++ b/corsika/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace corsika {
    * length returned by the underlying process in a user-defined way.   *
    */
   template <class TUnderlyingProcess>
-  class IntLengthModifyingProcess
-      : public InteractionProcess<IntLengthModifyingProcess<TUnderlyingProcess>> {
+  class InteractionLengthModifier
+      : public InteractionProcess<InteractionLengthModifier<TUnderlyingProcess>> {
 
     //! identity function as default modifier
     static auto constexpr non_modifying_functor = [](GrammageType original, corsika::Code,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace corsika {
      * Create wrapper around InteractionProcess. Note that the passed process object
      * itself may no longer be used, only through this class.
      */
-    IntLengthModifyingProcess(TUnderlyingProcess&& process,
+    InteractionLengthModifier(TUnderlyingProcess&& process,
                               std::function<functor_signature> modifier);
 
     //! wrapper around internal process doInteraction
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ namespace corsika {
 
 } // namespace corsika
 
-#include <corsika/detail/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.inl>
+#include <corsika/detail/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.inl>
diff --git a/tests/framework/testIntLengthModifyingProcess.cpp b/tests/framework/testInteractionLengthModifier.cpp
similarity index 86%
rename from tests/framework/testIntLengthModifyingProcess.cpp
rename to tests/framework/testInteractionLengthModifier.cpp
index 93e2072aff186ffd14d15e363f36abf0430b10fd..5d8ee70ed26ec29ff53c540cc2533e4b6b556668 100644
--- a/tests/framework/testIntLengthModifyingProcess.cpp
+++ b/tests/framework/testInteractionLengthModifier.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * the license.
  */
 
-#include <corsika/framework/process/IntLengthModifyingProcess.hpp>
+#include <corsika/framework/process/InteractionLengthModifier.hpp>
 #include <corsika/framework/core/PhysicalUnits.hpp>
 
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct DummyParticle {
   Code getPID() const { return Code::MuPlus; }
 };
 
-TEST_CASE("IntLengthModifyingProcess", "[process]") {
+TEST_CASE("InteractionLengthModifier", "[process]") {
   DummyProcess u;
   u.id = 38;
 
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ TEST_CASE("IntLengthModifyingProcess", "[process]") {
     return orig * 2;
   };
 
-  IntLengthModifyingProcess mod{std::move(u), modifier};
-  REQUIRE(std::is_same_v<decltype(mod), IntLengthModifyingProcess<DummyProcess>>);
+  InteractionLengthModifier mod{std::move(u), modifier};
+  REQUIRE(std::is_same_v<decltype(mod), InteractionLengthModifier<DummyProcess>>);
 
   SECTION("getInteractionLength") {
     DummyParticle const p;