SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Rights offering item	Mar. 31, 2013 RCF Short term financing	Dec. 31, 2012 RCF Short term financing	Sep. 30, 2013 RCF Short term financing	Mar. 31, 2013 RCF Rights offering Short term financing	Sep. 30, 2013 Common Stock	Sep. 30, 2013 Paid-In Capital	Sep. 30, 2013 Accumulated Deficit	Sep. 30, 2013 Treasury Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Treasury Stock
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Reverse stock split ratio	0.1
Common stock outstanding before reverse stock split (in shares)	161,100,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	16,100,000	20,100,258		20,100,258							20,100,258
Changes in shareholders equity
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)				16,150,163							16,150,163
Balance at the beginning of the period				$ 45,143,377							$ 16,154	$ 207,338,549	$ (162,201,908)	$ (9,418)	$ (9,418)
Net loss		(3,949,264)	(4,220,914)	(11,946,442)	(11,488,063)								(11,946,442)
Stock compensation expense												299,286
Common stock issued - payment of loan principal and interest services (in shares)									31,343		1,992,127
Common stock issued - payment of loan principal and interest services											1,992	5,093,841
Common stock issued - shareholder rights offering (in shares)											1,547,843
Common stock issued - shareholder rights offering											1,548	3,597,884
Common stock issued for services (in shares)											83,200
Common stock issued for services				291,500							83	291,417
Restricted stock issuance (in shares)											326,925
Restricted stock issuance				327	391						327	(327)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)	16,100,000	20,100,258		20,100,258							20,100,258
Balance at the end of the period		42,482,986		42,482,986							20,104	216,620,650	(174,148,350)	(9,418)	(9,418)
Short term financing repaid										5,000,000
Number of shares of common stock issued upon conversion										1,960,000
Interest accrued on the loan							79,167	16,667
Number of subscription rights issued for each share of common stock owned or subject to a warrant						1
Number of non-transferrable subscription rights received (in shares)						0.3119
Exercise price (in dollars per share)						$ 2.55
Net proceeds from sale of shares of common stock in cash				$ 3,599,432	$ 19,328,360	$ 3,600,000