STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS - Transactions involving stock options issued to employees and consultants (Details 1) - Stock Options - 2005 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Incentive Plan")	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of Shares
Outstanding at October 1, 2017	5,333,227
Granted	560,814
Exercised	0
Cancelled or expired	(670,820)
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	5,223,221
Vested at June 30, 2018	4,474,702
Non-vested at June 30, 2018	748,519
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding at October 1, 2017 | $ / shares	$ 3.71
Granted | $ / shares	1.57
Exercised | $ / shares	0.00
Cancelled or expired | $ / shares	(3.65)
Outstanding at June 30, 2018 | $ / shares	3.48
Vested at June 30, 2018 | $ / shares	$ 3.75
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested at June 30, 2018 | $	$ 0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Non-vested at June 30, 2018 | $	$ 0
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years), Outstanding at June 30, 2018	4 years 5 months 27 days
Weighted Average Contractual Life (years), Vested at June 30, 2018	3 years 8 months 19 days