Dose Length Product

**Semantic type:** Quantitative Concept

**Definition:** The product of the number of computed tomography (CT) scans multiplied by the scan width (i.e., total scan length). This value is an indicator of the integrated radiation dose of a specific CT scan. This is expressed in the SI units milligray x centimeters (mGy x cm). DLP is CTDIvol x slice thickness x # of slices.

**Synonyms:** - DLP