SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Warrants [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Warrants [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member Level 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member Level 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities and accrued expenses [Abstract]
Stock awards payable							$ 0	$ 130,000	$ 0
Derivative instruments - Warrants							0	1,135,000	0
Total							0	1,265,000	0
Assumptions used in the fair valuation of warrants [Abstract]
Market price and estimated fair value of stock (in dollars per share)					$ 1.30	$ 1.27
Exercise price (in dollars per share)					$ 2.00	$ 2.00
Term (in years)					4 years 3 months	5 years
Dividend yield					$ 0	$ 0
Expected volatility (in hundredths)					89.50%	89.50%
Risk-free interest rate (in hundredths)					0.62%	0.83%
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stocks used to calculate loss per share (in shares)	89,292,491	75,688,625	89,198,723	73,010,225
Outstanding options and warrants to purchase common stock not included in diluted computation	18,711,341	13,122,188	18,711,341	13,122,188