LIQUIDITY (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 03, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2012 RCF Neutron	Mar. 09, 2012 RCF Neutron	Jul. 31, 2012 BTIG, LLC	Jan. 31, 2012 BTIG, LLC	Oct. 31, 2011 BTIG, LLC	Aug. 03, 2012 BTIG, LLC	Jun. 30, 2012 BTIG, LLC	Oct. 28, 2011 BTIG, LLC Maximum
LIQUIDITY
Cash	$ 2,824,375	$ 8,243,704	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,890,263	$ 15,386,472
LIQUIDITY
Proceeds from sale of shares of common stock under private placement							10,000,000
Shares of common stock sold under private placement						10,259,567
Price per share under private placement (in dollars per share)							$ 0.9747
Value of the shares of common stock available to be sold under ATM Sales Agreement											11,400,000	12,900,000	15,000,000
Percentage of commission to be paid on the gross proceeds from the sale of shares under ATM Sales Agreement										3.00%
Shares of common stock sold under ATM Sales Agreement								2,660,000	1,815,073
Net proceeds from sale of shares of common stock under ATM Sales Agreement	$ 11,434,055	$ 21,345						$ 1,455,000	$ 1,519,000
Period of time over which existing cash and funding will provide necessary liquidity	12 months