STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS - Transactions involving stock options issued to employees and consultants (Details 1) - Stock Options - 2005 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Incentive Plan")	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of Shares
Outstanding at October 1, 2017	5,333,227
Granted	0
Exercised	0
Cancelled or expired	(28,816)
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	5,304,411
Vested at December 31, 2017	4,490,618
Non-vested at December 31, 2017	813,793
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding at October 1, 2017 | $ / shares	$ 3.71
Granted | $ / shares	0
Exercised | $ / shares	0
Cancelled or expired | $ / shares	(10.79)
Outstanding at December 31, 2017 | $ / shares	3.67
Vested at December 31, 2017 | $ / shares	$ 3.83
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested at December 31, 2017 | $	$ 0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Non-vested at December 31, 2017 | $	$ 0
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years), Outstanding at December 31, 2017	4 years 9 months
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years), Vested at December 31, 2017	4 years 1 month 6 days