STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLAN AND WARRANTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Options [Member] Former Employee [Member] Employee	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Employee [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Stock Options [Member] Advisory Committee [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Advisory Committee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Advisory Committee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock Options [Member] Advisory Committee [Member]
Number of shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)					5,645,202	7,728,877	5,645,202	5,645,202
Granted (in shares)						2,176,535	2,196,775	2,354,275					30,000	30,000
Exercised (in shares)		0			0	(267,400)		(230,600)	(91,400)	(2,500)
Expired and Cancelled (in shares)						0		(40,000)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)						9,638,012		7,728,877
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)						8,402,265		7,582,022
Value of granted options						$ 2,270,121	$ 898,651
Cashless exercise of options shares			176,000
Weighted average exercise price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at the beginning of period (in dollars per share)					$ 1.10	$ 1.01	$ 1.10	$ 1.10
Granted (in dollars per share)						$ 1.67		$ 0.80
Exercised (in dollars per share)						$ 1.01		$ 1.09
Expired and Cancelled (in dollars per share)						$ 0		$ 0.86
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)						$ 1.16		$ 1.01
Exercisable at end of the period (in dollars per share)						$ 1.11		$ 1.03
Stock based compensation expense	676,932		1,435,467	459,972							27,665	13,285
Unrecognized compensation cost on non-vested share-based compensation						874,963
Unrecognized compensation cost, expected current fiscal period						852,861
The total fair value of options vested							190,112
Number of former employees exercised stock options									2
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			77,734	0					77,734	1,625
Exercised cashless stock options, Shares			89,115	0		89,115	0
Exercised stock options for cash (in shares)		0			0	267,400		230,600	91,400	2,500
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			77,734	0					77,734	1,625
Stock option fair value assumptions [Abstract]
Weighted average fair value per option granted (in dollars per share)						$ 1.04
Risk free interest rate minimum (in hundredths)						0.65%
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)						99.79%
Expected volatility rate Minimum (in hundredths)						108.00%
Stock issued for directors fees (in shares)			114,944
Shares issued for services (in shares)			28,736
Stock issued for directors fees			$ 200,002
Number of shares reserved for issuance (in shares)	18,000,000		18,000,000
Shares available for issuance under the plan (in shares)	7,762,788		7,762,788
Common shares issued upon exercise of warrants (in shares)			318,490
Option expiration period from date of grant											5 years