EQUITY AND CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES FINANCING (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Apr. 10, 2012 Rights item	Mar. 16, 2012 Rights	Mar. 31, 2013 Debenture Purchase Agreement	Jun. 01, 2011 Debenture Purchase Agreement Warrants	Mar. 31, 2013 Debenture Purchase Agreement Warrants	Jun. 30, 2012 Debenture Purchase Agreement Warrants	Jul. 28, 2011 Debenture Purchase Agreement Warrants	Jul. 28, 2011 Debenture Purchase Agreement Convertible debentures	Jul. 30, 2011 Debenture Purchase Agreement Convertible debentures	Mar. 31, 2013 Debenture Purchase Agreement Convertible debentures	Jun. 30, 2012 Debenture Purchase Agreement Convertible debentures	Mar. 31, 2013 Debenture Purchase Agreement Convertible debentures Minimum Prime Rate	Mar. 31, 2013 Debenture Purchase Agreement Convertible debentures Maximum
EQUITY AND CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES FINANCING
Warrants issued to Debenture Purchasers (in shares)											53,846
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued															$ 350,000
Reference rate, description																			Prime rate
Margin (as a percent)																			5.00%
Stated interest rate (as a percent)																				10.00%
Interest rate as of reporting date (as a percent)																	10.00%
Conversion price of debt into common stock (in dollars per share)															$ 1.30			$ 1.25
Percentage of remaining principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest at which the entity can redeem the outstanding debt																	120.00%
Warrant exercise period											5 years
Exercise price (in dollars per share)								$ 1.30			$ 1.00		$ 0.96
Direct costs under Agreement										32,000
Value of warrants														42,000
Fair value of convertible debt															289,000			307,000
Warrants outstanding (in shares)												53,846
Shares of common stock under conversion feature																269,230	280,682
Income (expense) recorded related to change in the fair value of financial instruments			(20,000)	(28,000)	41,000	(84,000)				41,000
Net difference between carrying value and fair value of warrants and the embedded conversion feature of the convertible debentures										78,000
Rights offering, value of securities available to be issued upon exercise of rights									4,200,000
Number of shares entitled by holder under each subscription right								0.532
Common stock owned by Wynnefield Capital prior to rights offering (as a percent)		21.00%
Proceeds from rights offering	$ 4,200,000
Rights offering (in shares)	3,230,769
Shares outstanding	9,305,702		9,318,000		9,318,000		9,266,000
Issuance of number of shares to officers and directors in rights offering	137,678
Issuance of number of shares to entities affiliated to Wynnefield Capital in rights offering	2,840,251