The formal founding meeting on June 29, 1967, was attended by 31 scientists who appointed the Organizing Committee consisting of: Stefan Minc (Chairman), Janusz Beer (Secretary), Roman Broszkiewicz, Andrzej Danysz, Bogusława Jeżowska-Trzebiatowska, Maria Kopeć, Jerzy Kroh, and Tadeusz Obara.
The PRRS organizes conferences, scientific meetings, lectures, training courses, and contests covering the field of radiation research and related areas.
Every three years, the PRRS organizes its National Scientific Meetings which serve as a forum for presenting the research achievements by the Society members and supporters.
It has been a long tradition (since 1970) for the Society to organize its ‘Autumn Schools’ which are educational meetings directed not only towards the research community, but also industry and the state institutions responsible for radiation safety, emergency situations, or environment protection.
The Medals are awarded to Polish and foreign scholars for their outstanding achievements in the field of radiation studies and contribution to the development of this research in Poland.