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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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For presentations that combine terminations, the number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan or that expired.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Number of fully vested and expected to vest exercisable options that may be converted into shares under option plan. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Equity - Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Jul. 28, 2021	Jan. 22, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based compensation
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Stock grants		17,000	62,500		79,500
Exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 4.15	$ 3.97
Share based compensation cost related to vesting awards							271,000
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based compensation
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 0			0			0
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense				$ 0		$ 13,000	$ 13,000	$ 39,000
Contractual life							10 years
Fair value of options granted (in dollars)							$ 176,000
Minimum [Member] \| Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based compensation
Exercise price (in dollars per share)							$ 1.16
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based compensation
Grants of stock options				0			0
Restricted Stock Units \| 2021 Director Awards
Share-based compensation
Fair value of the RSUs aggregate				$ 84,000
Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based compensation
Number of common stock reserved for issuance	3,125,466			3,125,466			3,125,466
Stock option forfeitures (in shares)							124,000
Reserved but unissued shares under the Consultant Plan at Period End	885,000			885,000			885,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Exercisable, Number	2,518,901			2,518,901			2,518,901		2,379,752
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense				$ (85,000)		$ 48,000	$ 344,000	$ 163,000
Contractual life							10 years
Value of shares forfeited due to employee termination	$ 11,000
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based compensation
Share-based Compensation Outstanding - Reserved but unissued shares under the Plan	3,220,241			3,220,241			3,220,241		2,697,119
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Board of Directors [Member]
Share-based compensation
Stock grants				0		122,000	262,000	209,000
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2021 Employee Awards
Share-based compensation
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense									$ 192,000
Fair value of options granted (in dollars)							$ 1,924,000,000,000
Stock options issued in lieu of bonus in cash									80,000
Number of options awarded with performance condition							805,000
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2021 Director Awards
Share-based compensation
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense									$ 217,000
Exercise price (in dollars per share)							$ 3.37
Stock options issued in lieu of bonus in cash							64,439
Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Performance Incentive Awards, Not Probable [Member]
Share-based compensation
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 1,642,000			$ 1,642,000			$ 1,642,000
2021 Plan
Share-based compensation
Number of common stock reserved for issuance	3,381,369			3,381,369			3,381,369
2021 Plan \| Performance Incentive Awards, Probable [Member]
Share-based compensation
Reversal of Share Based Compensation Expense				$ 128,000