STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLAN AND WARRANTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Number of shares [Roll Forward]
Exercised (in shares)		0
Cashless exercise of options shares	160,000
Weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Stock based compensation expense	$ 676,932	$ 190,112
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	10,100	0
Exercised cashless stock options, Shares	79,825	0
Stock option fair value assumptions [Abstract]
Stock issued for directors fees (in shares)	114,944
Shares issued for services	28,736
Stock issued for directors fees	200,002
Number of shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	18,000,000
Shares available for issuance under the plan (in shares)		7,952,788
Common shares issued upon exercise of warrants	117,999
Stock Options [Member]
Number of shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	7,728,877	5,645,202	5,645,202
Granted (in shares)	1,986,535	2,009,275	2,354,275
Exercised (in shares)	(170,000)		(230,600)
Expired and Cancelled (in shares)	0		(40,000)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	9,545,412		7,728,877
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	7,955,531		7,582,022
Value of granted options	2,079,484	855,175
Weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 1.01	$ 1.10	$ 1.10
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.67		$ 0.80
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 1.13		$ 1.09
Expired and Cancelled (in dollars per share)	$ 0		$ 0.86
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 1.15		$ 1.01
Exercisable at end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 1.07		$ 1.03
Unrecognized compensation cost, expected current fiscal period	1,556,047
The total fair value of options vested		190,112
Exercised cashless stock options, Shares	79,825
Stock option fair value assumptions [Abstract]
Weighted average fair value per option granted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.05
Risk free interest rate minimum (in hundredths)	0.77%
Risk free interest rate maximum (in hundredths)	0.81%
Expected dividend yield (in hundredths)	0.00%
Expected lives	2 years 8 months 10 days
Expected volatility rate maximum (in hundredths)	108.00%
Stock Options [Member] | Former Employee [Member]
Number of shares [Roll Forward]
Exercised (in shares)	10,000
Weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	$ 10,100