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Investment in Equity Securities (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments	$ 579	$ 579
Mevion Medical Systems Inc [Member]
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments	$ 579,000
Cost Method Investments Ownership Percentage	0.46%

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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