SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2012	Aug. 15, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock Payable [Member]	Feb. 12, 2013 Common Stock Payable [Member]	Feb. 22, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Mar. 18, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Non-Executive Directors [Member] Director	Jan. 31, 2011 Subsequent Event [Member] Non-Executive Directors [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] Common Stock Payable [Member]	Feb. 12, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Common Stock Payable [Member]	Mar. 18, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock issued for directors fees (in shares)												114,944
Number of non executive directors												4
Shares issued for services													28,736
Stock issued for directors fees				$ 160,000	$ 141,400							$ 200,000
Shares issued on exercise of warrants (in shares)											1,838,841
Proceeds from exercise of warrants				304,225	0						2,225,621
Common shares issued upon cashless exercise of warrants										117,999
Shares issued on exercise of options								10,000
Exercised stock options for cash				9,526	0			10,100
Stock issued to employee on cashless basis (in shares)								79,825
Common equity offered										20,000,000
Exercisable warrants (in hundredths)										5.00%
Number of shares issued under settlement agreement (in shares)							875,000								875,000
Stock to be issued for settlement loss				1,881,250		1,881,250								1,881,250
Value of convertible preferred stock converted into common stock									3,326,697
Value of accrued dividends on convertible preferred stock converted into common stock									$ 533,000
Shares issued upon conversion of convertible notes (in shares)	17,403	34,800	126,440													3,859,697