Dr. Billy Loo, MD, PHD

Radiation Oncologist

Palo Alto, CA

19 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

Who is Dr. Loo, Radiation Oncologist in Palo Alto, CA?

Dr. Billy Loo, MD, PHD is a Radiation Oncologist, who primarily practices in Palo Alto, CA with 1 additional practice location. He has been practicing for over 19 years and is board certified by the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Loo completed his residency at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Loo is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Loo’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Loo’s office at (650) 736-7143.

What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Loo?

Dr. Billy Loo, MD, PHD is a highly-rated, board-certified Radiation Oncologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Loo empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Lung Cancer, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Thoracic Cancers, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Palo Alto/CA community, Dr. Loo is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

Where did Dr. Loo go to medical school and complete their residency?

Residency: Stanford University Medical Center

Is Dr. Loo board certified in Radiation Oncologist?

Yes, Dr. Billy Loo, MD, PHD is board certified by the American Board of Radiology since 2006

What languages does Dr. Loo speak?

Dr. Loo and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

English

What conditions does Dr. Loo treat?

As a Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Loo diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Loo. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

Also known as:

Lung Cancer
Cancer Spread to Right Lung
Cancer Spread to Left Lung
Right upper lobe lung cancer
Bronchial cancer
Malignant neoplasm of lung
Right lung cancer
Left Lung Cancer
Upper Lobe Lung Cancer
Bronchial Cancer
Right lower lobe lung cancer
Left lower lobe lung cancer
Malignant Lung Tumor
Metastatic Cancer in Right Lung
Secondary Tumor in Right Lung
Right Lung Metastasis
Metastatic Cancer in Left Lung
Secondary Tumor in Left Lung
Left Lung Metastasis
Middle Lobe Lung Cancer
Pulmonary cancer

ICD-10 Codes:

C3411: Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, right bronchus or lung
C3491: Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of right bronchus or lung
C3412: Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung
C3431: Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, right bronchus or lung
C3432: Malignant neoplasm of lower lobe, left bronchus or lung
C3492: Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of left bronchus or lung
C7801: Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung
C7802: Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung
C342: Malignant neoplasm of middle lobe, bronchus or lung
C3490: Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung

Also known as:

History of Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy
Past Radiation Treatment
Previous Radiotherapy
History of Radiotherapy

ICD-10 Codes:

Z923: Personal history of irradiation

Also known as:

Secondary Bone Cancer
Cancer in Chest Lymph Nodes
Cancer in Multiple Lymph Node Regions
Bone Cancer
Cancer
Metastatic bone cancer
Cancer spread to bone
Bone metastases
Metastatic Chest Lymph Node Cancer
Secondary Intrathoracic Lymphoma
Chest Lymph Node Metastasis
Widespread Lymph Node Cancer
Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Multiple Areas
Multiregional Lymph Node Cancer

ICD-10 Codes:

C7951: Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone
C771: Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intrathoracic lymph nodes
C778: Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of multiple regions

Also known as:

Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Prostatic Carcinoma
Prostate Gland Cancer
Malignant Prostate Tumor

ICD-10 Codes:

C61: Malignant neoplasm of prostate

Also known as:

Tracheal Cancer
Head and Neck Cancer
Tracheal Disorder
Windpipe Cancer
Malignant Tracheal Tumor
Tracheal Carcinoma

ICD-10 Codes:

C33: Malignant neoplasm of trachea

Also known as:

Single Lung Nodule
Lung Disease
Lung Spot
Pulmonary Nodule
Spot on Lung Scan

ICD-10 Codes:

R911: Solitary pulmonary nodule

Also known as:

Thymus Cancer
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Thymoma
Thymic Carcinoma
Malignant Thymus Tumor

ICD-10 Codes:

C37: Malignant neoplasm of thymus

Also known as:

Secondary Cancer in Head and Neck Lymph Nodes
Cancer
Metastatic Cancer to Neck Lymph Nodes
Head and Neck Lymph Node Cancer Spread
Lymph Node Metastasis in Neck

ICD-10 Codes:

C770: Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck

Also known as:

Cancer Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy to Treat Cancer
Radiation treatment for cancer
Oncology radiation
Radiotherapy

ICD-10 Codes:

Z510: Encounter for antineoplastic radiation therapy

Which procedures does Dr. Loo perform as a Radiation Oncologist?

As a Radiation Oncologist, procedures performed by a Dr. Billy Loo may include:

For detailed information, please contact Dr. Loo's office.

Does Dr. Loo accept my insurance?

Dr. Loo accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (650) 736-7143 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

What insurance plans does Dr. Loo accept in Palo Alto, CA?

Dr. Loo in Palo Alto, CA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

Top Insurances

Advantage
All Other Third Party
Blue Shield of California
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Hill Physicians Medical Group
Medicaid
Medicare
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
UnitedHealthcare

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Where is Dr. Loo's office located?

Dr. Billy Loo's Primary Practice

875 Blake Wilbur Dr

Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 736-7143

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Dr. Billy Loo's Practice 2

300 Pasteur Dr

Stanford, CA 94305

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Recognitions

Publications

Feasibility and potential utility of multicomponent exhaled breath alysis for predicting

Jourl of thoracic oncology, 2014

An ultrasensitive method for quantitating circulating tumor D with broad patient coverage.

ture medicine, 2014

A Population-Based Comparative Effectiveness Study of Radiation Therapy Techniques in Stage III Non

Intertiol jourl of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2014

Investigating the Feasibility of Rapid MRI for Image

BIOMED RESEARCH INTERTIOL

Clinical implementation of intrafraction cone beam computed tomography imaging during lung tumor

Intertiol jourl of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2013

Radiotherapy for nodenoid cystic carcinomas of major salivary glands.

American jourl of otolaryngology, 2013

An Observatiol Study of Circulating Tumor Cells

PLOS ONE, 2013

Non-small cell lung cancer, version 2.2013.

Jourl of the tiol Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2013

Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2013

Migration of implanted markers for image-guided lung tumor stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.

Jourl of applied clinical medical physics, 2013

Metabolic Tumor Volume Predicts Disease Progression

JOURL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2013

Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2013

The Optimal Use of Radiotherapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2013

Reproducibility of Four-dimensiol Computed Tomography-based Lung Ventilation Imaging

ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY, 2012

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2012

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Reirradiation of Locally Recurrent Lung Tumors

JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 2012

Tumor Volume-Adapted Dosing in Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy of Lung Tumors

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

Prognostic Value of Metabolic Tumor Volume and Velocity in Predicting Head-and-Neck Cancer Outcomes

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

Intrafraction Verification of Gated RapidArc by Using Beam-Level Kilovoltage X-Ray Images

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

Validation that Metabolic Tumor Volume Predicts Outcome in Head-and-Neck Cancer

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

The Magement of Patients With Stage IIIA Non

JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2012

An automated method for comparing motion artifacts in cine four

Jourl of applied clinical medical physics, 2012

Malignt Pleural Mesothelioma

JOURL OF THE TIOL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2012

ON-BOARD IMAGING VALIDATION OF OPTICALLY GUIDED STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

Molecular Imaging with C-11-PD153035 PET

JOURL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2011

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer: What does the future hold?

Jourl of thoracic disease, 2011

HIGH RETENTION AND SAFETY OF PERCUTANEOUSLY IMPLANTED ENDOVASCULAR EMBOLIZATION COILS AS FIDUCIAL

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

IN REGARD TO BROWN ET AL. (INT J RADIAT ONCOL BIOL PHYS 2010;78:323-327) REPLY

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY FOR ORAL CAVITY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

POSTRADIATION METABOLIC TUMOR VOLUME PREDICTS OUTCOME IN HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

Tumor Volume as a Potential Imaging-Based Risk

JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 2011

Reducing 4D CT artifacts using optimized sorting based on atomic similarity

MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2011

Investigation of four-dimensiol computed tomography

PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 2011

HYPOFRACTIOTION RESULTS IN REDUCED TUMOR CELL KILL COMPARED TO CONVENTIOL FRACTIOTION FOR TUMORS

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

Four-dimensiol computed tomography pulmory ventilation images vary with deformable image

MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2011

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy: what's in a me?

Practical Radiation Oncology, 2011

Motion Magement and Image Guidance for Thoracic Tumor Radiotherapy: Clinical Treatment Programs

IMRT IGRT SBRT- ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF RAD, 2011

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED CANCERS OF THE LARYNX AND HYPOPHARYNX

HEAD AND NECK-JOURL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND N, 2011

STEREOTACTIC ABLATIVE RADIOTHERAPY SHOULD BE COMBINED WITH A HYPOXIC CELL RADIOSENSITIZER

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2010

Altertives to Surgery for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Ready for Prime Time?

CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN ONCOLOGY, 2010

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2010

Marked Tumor Response

JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 2009

Cooperative Group Research Efforts in Thoracic Maligncies 2009

CLINICAL LUNG CANCER, 2009

METABOLIC TUMOR VOLUME PREDICTS FOR RECURRENCE AND DEATH IN HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2009

Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Fiducial Marker Implantation for Image-guided Radiation Therapy

JOURL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIOL RADIOLOGY, 2009

RETROSPECTIVE ALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS IN FOUR

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2008

Excellent local control with stereotactic radiotherapy boost after exterl beam radiotherapy

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2008

Initial evaluation of F-18-fluorothymidine (FLT) PET/CT scanning for primary pancreatic cancer

EUROPEAN JOURL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, 2008

Quantification of motion of different thoracic locations using four-dimensiol computed tomography

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2007

Metabolic tumor burden predicts for disease progression and death in lung cancer

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2007

Clinical role of F-18-FDG PET/CT

JOURL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2007

Results of a phase I dose-escalation study using single

JOURL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 2006

Indirect MR lymphangiography of the head and neck using conventiol gadolinium contrast

INTERTIOL JOURL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2006

Four-dimensiol cone-beam computed tomography using an on-board imager

MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2006

Plasmablastic lymphoma presenting in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient: a case report

ANLS OF HEMATOLOGY, 2003

A new sample preparation method for biological soft X-ray microscopy

JOURL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 2001

Automatic image acquisition, calibration and montage assembly for biological X-ray microscopy

JOURL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 2000

X-RAY STEREOMICROSCOPY

JOURL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 1992

Feasibility and potential utility of multicomponent exhaled breath analysis for predicting

Journal of thoracic oncology, 2014

The effect of arm position on the dosimetry of thoracic stereotactic ablative radiation therapy

Practical radiation oncology, 2014

An ultrasensitive method for quantitating circulating tumor DNA with broad patient coverage.

Nature medicine, 2014

A Population-Based Comparative Effectiveness Study of Radiation Therapy Techniques in Stage III Non

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2014

PET Imaging of Stroke-Induced Neuroinflammation in Mice Using [F-18]PBR06

MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY, 2014

The Relationship Between Serial [

Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the

Imaging Features Associated With Dise

Clinical lung cancer

Investigating the Feasibility of Rapid MRI for Image

BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Clinical implementation of intrafraction cone beam computed tomography imaging during lung tumor

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2013

4D CT lung ventilation images are affected by the 4D CT sorting method

MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2013

Clinical impact of dose overestimation by effective path length calculation

Practical radiation oncology, 2013

Radiotherapy for nonadenoid cystic carcinomas of major salivary glands.

American journal of otolaryngology, 2013

Toward a planning scheme for emission guided radiation therapy (EGRT)

MEDICAL PHYSICS, 2013

An Observational Study of Circulating Tumor Cells

PLOS ONE, 2013

Non-small cell lung cancer, version 2.2013.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2013

Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2013

Migration of implanted markers for image-guided lung tumor stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.

Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2013

Metabolic Tumor Volume Predicts Disease Progression

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2013

Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2013

The Optimal Use of Radiotherapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2013

American College of Chest Physicians

CHEST, 2012

Metabolic imaging metrics correlate with survival

Lung cancer, 2012

Reproducibility of Four-dimensional Computed Tomography-based Lung Ventilation Imaging

ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY, 2012

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2012

Postchemoradiotherapy Positron Emission Tomography Predicts Pathologic Response

Jayachandran, P., Pai, R. K., Quon, A., Graves, E., Krakow, T. E., La,, 2012

Esophageal tolerance to high-dose stereotactic ablative radiotherapy

DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, 2012

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Reirradiation of Locally Recurrent Lung Tumors

JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 2012

Tumor Volume-Adapted Dosing in Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy of Lung Tumors

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

Prognostic Value of Metabolic Tumor Volume and Velocity in Predicting Head-and-Neck Cancer Outcomes

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

Intrafraction Verification of Gated RapidArc by Using Beam-Level Kilovoltage X-Ray Images

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

Validation that Metabolic Tumor Volume Predicts Outcome in Head-and-Neck Cancer

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2012

The Management of Patients With Stage IIIA Non

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2012

Interim-treatment quantitative PET parameters predict progression

RADIATION ONCOLOGY, 2012

Evaluation of a metal artifact reduction technique in tonsillar cancer delineation.

Practical radiation oncology, 2012

An automated method for comparing motion artifacts in cine four

Journal of applied clinical medical physics, 2012

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK, 2012

Metabolic Tumor Volume is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients Treated Definitively for Non

CLINICAL LUNG CANCER, 2012

Correlation between metabolic tumor volume

RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, 2011

ON-BOARD IMAGING VALIDATION OF OPTICALLY GUIDED STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 2011

What the Diagnostic Radiologist Needs to Know about Radiation Oncology

RADIOLOGY, 2011

Molecular Imaging with C-11-PD153035 PET

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, 2011

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer: What does the future hold?

Journal of thoracic disease, 2011

Results from a Single Institution Ph

CLINICAL LUNG CANCER, 2011