The Polish Radiation Research Society is an organization uniting scientists who are involved or interested in radiation research and applications. The main goal of the Society is to promote and popularize the development of radiation research. The society provides opportunities for an exchange of ideas and research results among members as well as enhances communication between scientific circles and the general public.
      Polish Radiation Research Society also plays a unique educational role through organizing regular publicly open seminars. The seminars topics generally concern ionizing and non ionizing radiation essentials.

      The Polish Radiation Research Society was founded in 1967 by the group of people working in the field of chemistry, physics, radiation-techniques and radiobiology. Thirty one founders participated in the first meeting held on June 29, 1967. At the first meeting the official name of the society was established, main rules of the statute were worked out and the Organizing Committee was brought into being. During the first 18 months the statute was confirmed by the State Court, and the Society has begun the cooperation with The International Association for Radiation Research (IARR), and with European Society for Radiation Biology (ESRB). The first National Scientific Meeting was organized on January 8, 1969. The Committee elected Prof. Jerzy Kroh as the first President, Dr. Janusz Beer as a Secretary, Assoc. Prof. Roman Broszkiewicz as a the Treasurer.
      The first National Congress of the Polish Radiation Research Society convened 314 members. In the next years number of members fluctuated and at the end of the twentieth century the Society consisted of more than 280 members. The Society unites scientists and researchers representing various fields: chemistry (34%), biology (24%), physics (8%), agronomy (6%), and other specializations (11%). National scientific meetings are organized every three years and are tied to the General Assembly.
      Since 1970 the Polish Radiation Research Society organizes regularly “Radiation Society Autumn Schools”. Five day Autumn Schools are also targeted at non-members and general public. The schools’ program covers basics of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation action, applications and protection. The School Director is a distinguished scientist in the field covered by the actual topic of the school. Secretary and Treasurer of the Society are main organizers. By the end of 2000 the School seminars were attended by over 1,300 participants, some 300 lectures were given, and over 100 achievements in the field were presented by attendees. The Polish Radiation Research Society publishes internal bulletins since 1969 and recently the Autumn Schools lectures as separate publications.

      On behalf of the Polish Radiation Research Society many scientific conferences and meetings have been organized. The most important were:

      The General Assembly is the sovereign authority of the Polish Radiation Research Society. The assembly takes place every three years during the National Scientific Meetings. The General Assembly elects the Council of the Polish Radiation Research Society, Supervisory Board, and Arbitration Court. The Council of the Polish Radiation Research Society acts as the authority for the time between Meetings.

      The original medal was designed by contemporary Polish artist Józef Markiewicz. In 1997 it was redesigned by a young talented artist Hanna Jelonek. The bronze cast medal has a profile of Maria Skłodowska–Curie on a face side, surrounded by the words “sin sua premia laudi.” The reverse presents the alpha, beta and gamma radiation emitted by a slice of metal that imitates a radiation source. The reverse bears also the name of the recipient and the number of the medal.
      The medal is awarded to Polish scholars who have made distinguished contribution to radiation science as well as to foreign scholars who have significantly contributed to the progress of radiation research in Poland. Medallists are appointed by the General Council of the Polish Radiation Research Society by a secret ballot.

Recipients of the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medal: