OPTIONS AND WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended																				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 22, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 0.70 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 0.83 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.00 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.24 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.45 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.55 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.75 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.90 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Vesting Period End Date 1 February 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Vesting Period End Date 1 May 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Vesting Period End Date 1 May 2015 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member] Vesting Period End Date December 31, 2013 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Exercise Price 0.70 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Exercise Price 1.55 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Exercise Price 0.70 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Exercise Price 1.55 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 0.75 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 0.78 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 0.80 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.00 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.00 [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.00 [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 1.15 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 2.00 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 2.00 [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Exercise Price 2.00 [Member] Maximum [Member]
Derivative Instruments - Warrants [Abstract]
Common shares issued in private placement	10,000,000	1,250,000
Strike price of warrants				$ 2.00
Proceeds from private placement allocated to common stock				$ 6,420,000
Proceeds from private placement allocated to warrant derivative liability				3,580,000
Reclassification from warrant derivative liability due to change in valuation methodology		780,000	780,000
Warrant derivative liability		1,135,000	3,355,000
Other income from decrease in warrant derivative liability		1,440,000
Outstanding Stock Warrants, Shares [Roll forward]
Outstanding, Beginning of period (in shares)		6,422,930																												340,000				5,054,367
Issued (in shares)	5,000,000	0
Exercised (in shares)		(90,000)
Outstanding, End of period (in shares)		6,332,930	6,422,930																								139,340	213,402	124,481	340,000			461,340	5,054,367
Warrants, Exercisable, Number (in shares)		6,332,930
Outstanding Stock Warrants, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Outstanding, Beginning of period (in dollars per share)		$ 1.77																												$ 1.00				$ 2.00
Issued (in dollars per share)		$ 0
Exercised (in dollars per share)		$ 0.35
Outstanding, End of period (in dollars per share)		$ 1.79	$ 1.77																								$ 0.75	$ 0.78	$ 0.80	$ 1.00			$ 1.15	$ 2.00
Exercisable (in dollars per share)		$ 1.79
Warrants, Exercise Price [Line Items]
Exercise price (in dollars per share)																											$ 0.75	$ 0.78	$ 0.80	$ 1.00			$ 1.15	$ 2.00
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		6,332,930	6,422,930																								139,340	213,402	124,481	340,000			461,340	5,054,367
Warrants outstanding, Weighted average remaining contractual life																											3 years 29 days	3 years 5 months 1 day	3 years 3 months 29 days		2 years 29 days	3 years 29 days	8 years 6 months 29 days		3 years 11 months 1 day	4 years 3 months
Warrants outstanding, Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.79	$ 1.77																								$ 0.75	$ 0.78	$ 0.80	$ 1.00			$ 1.15	$ 2.00
Warrants exercisable (in shares)		6,332,930
Warrants exercisable, Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.79
Warrants compensation expense		210,067
Fair value assumptions [Abstract]
Dividend Yield (in hundredths)													0.00%	0.00%
Expected Life																					1 year	5 years			10 years	10 years
Expected Volatility (in hundredths)																					89.06%	81.00%			90.48%	105.00%
Risk Free Interest Rate (in hundredths)																					0.74%	2.02%			1.74%	3.75%
Stock Options, Shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, Beginning of period (in shares)													11,598,411
Issued (in shares)													855,000		225,000	30,000	300,000	300,000
Exercised (in shares)													(75,000)
Outstanding, End of period (in shares)													12,378,411
Exercisable, End of period (in shares)													9,445,534
Stock Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, Beginning of period (in dollars per share)													$ 0.83
Issued (in dollars per share)																					$ 1.24				$ 1.75
Exercised (in dollars per share)													$ 0.67
Outstanding, End of period (in dollars per share)													$ 0.88
Exercisable, End of period (in dollars per share)													$ 0.78
Compensation cost not yet recognized [Abstract]
Compensation cost not yet recognized, Stock options		1,818,743
Compensation cost not yet recognized, Period for recognition (in years)		33 months
Compensation expense		1,543,685
Intrinsic value of outstanding options		5,945,379
Intrinsic value of options exercised		$ 53,050
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options outstanding, Exercise Price (in dollars per share)					$ 0.70	$ 0.83	$ 1.00	$ 1.24	$ 1.45	$ 1.55	$ 1.75	$ 1.90
Options outstanding, Number (in shares)		12,378,411			7,358,277	3,205,134	60,000	100,000	125,000	330,000	300,000	900,000
Outstanding options, Weighted average remaining contractual term						3 years 5 months 1 day	2 years 6 months	4 years 3 months 29 days	4 years 5 months 1 day		9 years 8 months 1 day	8 years 11 months 1 day							2 years 29 days	4 years 8 months 1 day			6 years 8 months 1 day	9 years 8 months 1 day
Outstanding options, Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.88			$ 0.70	$ 0.83	$ 1.00	$ 1.24	$ 1.45	$ 1.55	$ 1.75	$ 1.90
Options exercisable, Number (in shares)		9,445,534			7,358,277	1,555,985	60,000	24,999	72,917	31,678	16,678	325,000
Options exercisable, Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.76			$ 0.70	$ 0.83	$ 1.00	$ 1.24	$ 1.45	$ 1.55	$ 1.75	$ 1.90