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The MOBY digital mouse phantom was used to perform Monte Carlo simulations of neutron and photon animal irradiations. Evaluated metrics included the ratio between the dose delivered to a variety of different organs (including lungs, brain, and heart) during neutron and photon irradiation. A sensitivity analysis including a variety of animal parameters (tissue elemental compositions and mass densities, animal size, and animal orientation) was performed, and the statistical significance (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05) of the dosimetric impact of uncertainties in simulation parameters was analyzed. During nominal simulations, differences in organ doses during neutron and photon irradiation were &lt;9% in all organs except the lungs (13%), in agreement with the dosimetric measurements performed, which exhibited differences of up to \u224820% depending on depth. During sensitivity analysis, no investigated source of uncertainty had a statistically significant dosimetric impact. Organ doses during simulated neutron and photon irradiations were found to be comparable for various organs. Investigated sources of uncertainties had no statistically significant impact. 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