A 35-Year-Old, Previously Healthy Man Is Evaluated Immediately After Accidental

A 35-year-old, previously healthy man is evaluated immediately after accidental exposure to ionizing radiation at a fluoroscopy manufacturing facility.  The patient is currently asymptomatic.  Vital signs are normal.  Physical examination shows no abnormalities.  If radiation exposure is significant, which of the following cells are most likely to be affected first?

A) Bladder epithelial cells
B) Cardiac myocytes
C) Intestinal crypt cells
D) Renal proximal tubular cells
E) Skeletal muscle cells
F) Type II pneumocytes

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