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While long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs) were relatively preserved, short-term HSCs (ST-HSCs), multipotent progenitors (MPPs), and megakaryocyte\u2013erythroid progenitors (MEPs) exhibited marked reductions during the early phase after irradiation. Importantly, surviving cells retained partial differentiation capacity during this period, indicating that the early post-irradiation phase represents a biologically informative window for therapeutic evaluation. These radiosensitive populations were subsequently validated using a simplified flow cytometry platform and remained detectable under short-term in vitro culture conditions. 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