SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended																					1 Months Ended		15 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2013	Nov. 19, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011	May 31, 2011	Apr. 29, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2011	Dec. 30, 2010	Oct. 07, 2008	Sep. 27, 2008	Dec. 14, 2006	Oct. 05, 2006	Aug. 15, 2006	Jun. 30, 2006	Mar. 31, 2006	Jan. 26, 2006	May 31, 2005	Apr. 05, 2005	Jan. 14, 2005	Nov. 25, 2004	Mar. 16, 2004	Dec. 31, 2010	Jan. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2002	May 13, 2013 Placement Agent [Member]	Mar. 13, 2013 Purchasers of Previously Issued Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Purchasers of Previously Issued Common Stock [Member]	Mar. 13, 2013 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 13, 2013 Warrants Issued to Placement Agent, Tranche One [Member] Placement Agent [Member]	Mar. 13, 2013 Warrants Issued to Placement Agent, Tranche Two [Member] Placement Agent [Member]	May 13, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	May 14, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	May 13, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Purchasers of Common Stock Subsequently Cancelled [Member]	May 14, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Certain Holders of Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	May 14, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Certain Holders of Outstanding Warrants [Member]	May 14, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Certain Holder of Previously Issued Common Stock [Member]	May 13, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	May 13, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Warrants Issued with Preferred Stock [Member]	May 13, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Warrants Issued to Placement Agent, Tranche One [Member] Placement Agent [Member]	May 13, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Warrants Issued to Placement Agent, Tranche Two [Member] Placement Agent [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of units sold	6,300																														1,140.35
Stock issued, shares																												199,191
Issuance of common stock for cash, shares		165,057	269,680	34,200	40,000	90,768	16,320	48,000
Common stock issued, price per share		$ 7.00	$ 6.25	$ 6.25	$ 6.25	$ 6.25	$ 6.25	$ 6.25	$ 5.52	$ 5.52	$ 4.31	$ 4.31	$ 3.91	$ 3.63	$ 3.63	$ 1.47	$ 3.37	$ 1.72	$ 1.72	$ 1.72	$ 1.76	$ 6.25	$ 6.02	$ 0.001
Cancellation of shares, shares																																	162,907
Shares convertible into																												1,086,178									196,597
Number of warrants issued																									39,537
Number of shares covered by warrants																																						196,597
Exercise price of warrants																										5.80	6.25		5.80	6.96									6.96	5.80
Shares covered by registration statement																																2,824,471		1,284,925	1,539,546	2,150