STOCK OPTION PLAN AND WARRANTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock options [Roll Forward]
Exercised (in shares)		49,358
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock based compensation expense		$ 459,972	$ 1,367,164
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices lower (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Range of Exercise Prices upper (in dollars per share)		$ 36.00
Warrants [Member]
Warrants [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)		23,736,108	18,779,753	18,779,753
Granted (in shares)		100,000	5,130,046
Exercised (in shares)		0	(56,489)
Cashless (in shares)		0	0
Expired and Cancelled (in shares)		(223,893)	(117,202)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares)	23,612,215	23,612,215
Exercisable at end of period	23,612,215	23,612,215		23,736,108
Warrants weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollar per share)		$ 1.55	$ 1.59	$ 1.59
Granted (in dollar per share)		$ 0.71	$ 1.66
Exercised (in dollar per share)			$ 0.06
Expired and Cancelled (in dollar per share)		$ 12.28	$ 13.72
Outstanding, end of period (in dollar per share)	$ 1.45	$ 1.45
Exercisable at end of period (in dollar per share)	$ 1.45	$ 1.45		$ 1.55
Stock Options [Member]
Stock options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)		5,645,202	3,484,833	3,484,833
Granted (in shares)		2,196,775	2,058,702	2,298,702
Exercised (in shares)		(2,500)		0
Expired and Cancelled (in shares)		0		(138,333)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	7,839,477	7,839,477		5,645,202
Weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 1.10	$ 0.66	$ 0.66
Granted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.66		$ 1.21
Exercised (in dollars per share)		$ 0.65		$ 0
Expired and Cancelled (in dollars per share)		$ 0		$ 2.18
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 0.98	$ 0.98		$ 1.10
Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	6,530,485	6,530,485		5,317,003
Exercisable, weighted average exercise price at end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 1.05		$ 1.13
Stock based compensation expense	203,128	459,972
Unrecognized compensation cost	438,679	438,679
Unrecognized compensation cost, expected current fiscal period	415,959	415,959
The total fair value of options vested			$ 1,367,164
Stock option fair value assumptions [Abstract]
Weighted average fair value per option granted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.38
Risk free interest rate minimum (in hundredths)		0.34%
Expected dividend yield (in hundredths)		0.00%
Expected lives		2 years 7 months 6 days
Expected volatility rate minimum (in hundredths)		98.00%
Number of shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Shares available for issuance under the plan (in shares)	11,777,190	11,777,190
Shares available for issuance under the plan for directors (in shares)	383,333	383,333
Shares available for issuance under the plan for other than directors (in shares)	7,839,477	7,839,477
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Outstanding (in shares)	7,839,477	7,839,477
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		3 years 6 months
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 0.99	$ 0.99
Options Exercisable (in shares)	6,530,485	6,530,485
Stock Options [Member] | $0.01 - $1.50 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices lower (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Range of Exercise Prices upper (in dollars per share)		$ 1.50
Options Outstanding (in shares)	7,629,477	7,629,477
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		3 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.18	$ 1.18
Options Exercisable (in shares)	6,320,485	6,320,485
Stock Options [Member] | $1.51 to $3.00 [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Range of Exercise Prices lower (in dollars per share)		$ 1.51
Range of Exercise Prices upper (in dollars per share)		$ 3.00
Options Outstanding (in shares)	210,000	210,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		2 years 4 months 26 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.49	$ 1.49
Options Exercisable (in shares)	210,000	210,000