I had HDR-IORT..High Dose Rate Intraoperative Radiation Treatment in August, due to a recurrence, and having prior surgeries and radiation, which is a form of Brachytherapy, but instead of several, you get one high dose of radiation during surgery (10Gy-30Gy), which is more effective in some ways, and microscopic cancer. In mine, they resected the tumor, did HD-IORT 15Gy directly on the tumor bed while the neck is open during surgery, then performed a pec flap to the neck, so the neck could heal better, and bring new tissue to an area to get additional EBRT several weeks later to make it more effective. I then had 50Gy IMRT for 5 weeks, with Erbitux and Taxotere as radiosensitizers. Brachtherapy can be used with additional EBRT or not as a boost.

I had the same chemo regimine you are getting, and is called TPF Induction Chemo with Taxotere, Cisplatin, and 5-FU. 5 days of that chemo killed all my cancer..Tonsil, BOT, Vallecula, three bilateral nodes, but this is not permament, and if no other treatments are given, other than induction, the cancer will return in less than a year, so radiation and or surgery is needed in addition.

Good luck.