STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - Schedule of Share-based Compensation Assumptions - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Employee Awards [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - Schedule of Share-based Compensation Assumptions [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 1.71	$ 1.34
Stock price on date of grant	$ 1.71	$ 1.34
Volatility	131.00%	140.00%
Risk-free interest rate	2.10%	1.40%
Expected life (years)	3 years	3 years
Employee Awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - Schedule of Share-based Compensation Assumptions [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 7.17	$ 4.23
Stock price on date of grant	$ 7.17	$ 4.23
Volatility	140.00%	153.00%
Risk-free interest rate	2.90%	2.30%
Expected life (years)	3 years	5 years
Consulting Awards [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - Schedule of Share-based Compensation Assumptions [Line Items]
Exercise price	$ 3.08	$ 1.40
Stock price on date of grant	$ 3.08	$ 1.40
Volatility	134.00%	128.00%
Risk-free interest rate	2.30%	1.70%
Expected life (years)	2 years	2 years

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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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Weighted average price of options that were either forfeited or expired.

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The grant-date intrinsic value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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